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Chad Grohman
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May 8, 2024
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Graduating student embarks on France Fulbright journey to bridge art and history
Emma Herz Thakur '24 (ceramics and illustration) aims to create connections between practicing artisans and museum collections as a Fulbright Scholar working in partnership with French potters and France's Natural Museum of Natural History.
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June 6, 2023
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Students leverage creativity to give back to Rochester community
RIT students created artworks to benefit Keeping Our Promise, a local nonprofit that provides resettlement assistance for Afghan, Iraqi and Kurdish interpreters and support personnel who served U.S. interests in conflicts and warzones.
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March 27, 2023
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Illustration program works with American Greetings on 'Valenstein' Day cards
Illustration students designed Frankenstein-inspired, "Be My Valenstein" cards for a contest sponsored by the greeting card giant.
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April 7, 2021
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Student's work accepted into Society of Illustrators' annual competition
Devon Scott-Davis '23 (Illustration) created "Shopping," which was among a few hundred pieces selected for the Student Scholarship Competition out of more than 8,000 entries.
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October 5, 2020
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RIT art disciplines demonstrate necessity to create in a time of pandemic
While all educators are contending with new challenges of teaching in the middle of a pandemic, teaching in the arts—a traditionally hands-on process—represents unique challenges.
