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David Schnuckel

Students leveraged the variety of makerspaces in RIT's brand-new SHED facility to create arts-integrative work responding to a theme of "Play."

RIT glass students spent the fall producing visual representations of their research into failure and how it relates to their work.

Assistant Professor David Schnuckel's infusion of photography and video into his glass practice is highlighted by Glass Quarterly, UrbanGlass' preeminent magazine that presents discourse about glass as a medium for contemporary art.

Madeline Rile Smith '20 MFA (Glass) engaged in a creative partnership with TikTok to produce dozens of videos that educate users about the science and art of different methods of glassworking. Some of the posts have gone viral.

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.

A multidisciplinary research project saw RIT Glass students team up with the Munsell Color Science Laboratory to investigate how color — beyond its tangible application — can be incorporated into their practice.

Andy Koupal '09 (glass) worked with College of Art and Design interim dean Robin Cass during a weeklong artist-in-residency program Koupal helps manage.