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School of Art
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December 15, 2022
Graduate students create family visitor kits for George Eastman Museum
Students in the visual arts-all grades MST program packaged together tangible props that allow children and families to more deeply engage with exhibits at the world-renowned photography and film museum.
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December 13, 2022
Innovative rule-breakers: Glass students examine how failure fuels ingenuity
RIT glass students spent the fall producing visual representations of their research into failure and how it relates to their work.
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December 3, 2022
RIT students work with local students at community arts event
WHEC-TV features a community art event hosted by students in RIT's visual arts–all grades (art education) master's program.
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December 2, 2022
Exploring art history and experimenting with clay in an interdisciplinary classroom
Developed and taught by Assistant Professor Peter Pincus, the course Josiah Wedgewood’s Legacy is a unique meld of art history, philosophy, and ceramics education and encourages students of all majors to explore and learn freely through experimentation and trial and error.
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November 11, 2022
Student creates ceramic work at the intersection of technology, the arts, and design
Mikey Gambino, a fifth-year student double majoring in industrial design and ceramics, is combining cutting-edge technology with the ancient art of ceramics.
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October 12, 2022
Their Loved Ones Died. Preserved Tattoos Offer a Way to Keep Them Close.
The New York Times talks to Karly Etz, postdoctoral associate in the School of Art, about tattoo preservation.
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October 5, 2022
Alumnus-curated exhibition pays homage to historical efforts of Rochester artists
Unique Fair ’19, '21 MFA curated a group show at RIT City Art Space titled "All of Us" that inherits its namesake from the pioneering efforts of local artists like RIT Professor Luvon Sheppard.
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October 4, 2022
RIT welcomes prospective students for National Portfolio Day
RIT's College of Art and Design faculty, along with those at 25 other top art and design schools, reviewed students' portfolios as they prepared their artwork for the college admissions process.
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September 8, 2022
Student learns from alumnus during summer internship
Kasey Portanova '25 (medical illustration) took the initiative to connect with alumnus Kevin O'Neill '86, leading to a valuable internship under his tutelage at The Scranton Times-Tribune.
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July 27, 2022
How Removing Distance Can Bring Us Closer to Answering an Age-Old Question
Essay by Peter Pincus, assistant professor in the School of Art, published by Studio Potter.
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July 21, 2022
3D shops manager brings personal touch to the job
Meet Joe Allgeier, an educator, maker and Jack of all trades for the College of Art and Design.
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July 19, 2022
WALL\THERAPY continues community impact with 10th anniversary festival
Renowned artists will install 10 new murals in Rochester as part of the art and community intervention project's weeklong festival, set for July 23-31.