International film festival opens with red carpet celebration at Ringling College
The 24th annual Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival opens tonight with talks and a film screening from 5-9 pm. Ringling College of Art and Design will host the opening night event with a red carpet celebration. The night will open with a reception, opening talks by festival organizer E. Scott Osborne, and a brief […]
Community Foundation of Sarasota County awards grant to Ringling College
Ringling College of Art and Design today announced the receipt of a strategic partnership grant totaling $36,000 from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County sponsoring 2022-23 season arts programming. This comprehensive grant will support Ringling College’s Lois and David Stulberg Gallery, the Richard and Barbara Basch Gallery and Campus Art Walks; Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College’s (SAM) Sara Berman’s Closet exhibition and its […]
New exhibit pays tribute to contributions of African Americans in Sarasota
A new exhibit in the Richard and Barbara Basch Gallery at Ringling College of Art and Design showcases student artwork that places surrounding Newtown Neighborhood front and center, paying tribute to the contributions of African Americans in Sarasota from its earliest days to the present. The Courage, Dignity, and Determination: The Newtown History Series exhibition […]
Ringling College honors Dr. Richard Basch
Dr. Larry R. Thompson, president of Ringling College of Art and Design, wrote to the campus community on Monday, September 19, 2022 with the sad news of the passing of Dr. Richard Basch. Basch is survived by his loving wife Barbara, a son, daughter, and two granddaughters. Richard and Barbara both grew up in a […]
Registration now open for fall 2022 courses at OLLI at Ringling College
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Ringling College kicked off the fall 2022 term with an open house this week. Despite the afternoon showers, several dozen members and guests came out to attend the event and learn more about the 50-plus classes that will be offered. The highlight of the event featured nine different […]
Local Boy Scout installs free library on Ringling College campus, sharing the arts with the community
Local seventeen-year-old Robert Brady is making a powerful impact on the community as he earns the honor of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America. As part of the requirement for all who are seeking the Eagle Scout rank, scouts must complete a project that benefits their community and/or a not-for-profit. […]
Cross College Alliance interns complete Community Foundation of Sarasota County-funded Americans for the Arts ‘Diversity in Arts Leadership (DIAL)’ Program
Americans for the Arts, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, and the Cross College Alliance (CCA) today announced the successful completion of the Diversity in Arts Leadership (DIAL) program in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Five interns in Sarasota/Manatee out of 39 total finalists nationwide were selected for the 30th year of the Diversity in Arts […]
Ringling College student’s Berlin Wall artwork to be auctioned in Sarasota, July 7, 2022
Through an INDEX opportunity – Industry Experience at Ringling College – and a partnership with Sarasota’s Art Ovation Hotel and The Rainer Hildebrandt Collection, one Ringling College of Art and Design student was selected to create a unique artwork on a slab of the supremely historic Berlin Wall. When the Berlin Wall was being destroyed […]
Sarasota Native to be Honored in Hollywood at Illustrators Awards Event
Illustrations by Ringling College of Art and Design senior, Zaine Lodhi Sarasota, Florida native and Ringling College of Art and Design student, Zaine Lodhi ’22, will be honored in Hollywood as a winner in the Illustrators of the Future Contest at The Taglyan Complex on Friday, April 8th. In addition, his art has earned him […]
Ringling College Archivist Awarded Sarasota County Heritage Award for Historical Collections Preservation
Ringling College’s inaugural Archivist, Alexandra Vargas-Minor, is among this year’s recipients of the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation (SAHP)’s Sarasota County Heritage Awards. Alexandra is being recognized in the Historical Collections Preservation category for her achievements while founding the Ringling College Archives, located in the Brizdle-Schoenberg Special Collections Center in the Alfred R. Goldstein Library. […]