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Photographic and Imaging Arts BFA
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March 15, 2022
RIT, NTID make history with Coca-Cola-sponsored film
Film and Animation students Anna McClanahan (BFA) and Gabriel Ponte-Fleary (MFA) are finalists in Coca-Cola's Refreshing Films program. They are producing what is thought to be the program's first finalist film dealing with deaf and hard-of-hearing themes.
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March 10, 2022
Architect Michael Maltzan to deliver Vignelli Center Design Conversation Lecture March 17
Architect Michael Maltzan, whose firm is the design architect behind RIT’s performing arts complex, will be the next featured speaker for the Vignelli Center for Design Studies' Design Conversations Lecture Series.
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February 16, 2022
RIT Photojournalism capstone exhibition coming to RIT City Art Space
"The Heart, Not The Eye" is a collection of photographic and video storytelling with common themes of community, family, healing, preservation, racial inequalities and love.
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January 31, 2022
Updates meet growing photo demands
The extensive renovation of RIT’s College of Art and Design—with keen focuses on key areas within the internationally recognized School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (SPAS) and School of Film and Animation—made significant strides in 2021.
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December 20, 2021
Portfolio review event punctuates professional development class
Equipped with newly-developed professional skills and materials, students from Ceramics, Fine Art Photography and Metals and Jewelry gained insightful feedback on their work from 11 artists to wrap up the fall semester.
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December 6, 2021
Vignelli Center's 'Beyond Fashion' event unites RIT and community designers
RIT and local designers partnered to create garments and wearables inspired by the Vignelli Center archives for display during a first-of-its-kind fashion show on Dec. 10. The event is open to the public.
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November 17, 2021
One photo at a time, alumna advocates for women in sports
Photojournalism alumna Meg Oliphant '16 — an accomplished photographer who covers professional sports, the Olympics and more — started Women's Sports Archive, a photo service that exclusively offers women’s sports images.
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September 8, 2021
Photo alumnus applies analog processes with contemporary spin
Joe Matty '21 made the darkroom his second home as a Fine Art Photography student at RIT. He is now furthering his research and photographic explorations in pursuit of an MFA.
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September 7, 2021
New leadership roles, faculty hires highlight changes in College of Art and Design
RIT's Schools of Art, American Crafts, Film and Animation, and Photographic Arts and Sciences are all under new leadership.
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August 27, 2021
‘Just Watching With Horror’: A photographer in Afghanistan on the eve of collapse
Politico features Paula Bronstein '78 (photojournalism) detailing her experience on assignment in Afghanistan leading up to the Taliban takeover.
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June 30, 2021
Faculty's Def Jam photos celebrate new, legendary artists
Clay Patrick McBride recently photographed new rapper LaTheGoat while his archived portraits of DMX are being used to promote the late artist's posthumous album "Exodus."
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May 3, 2021
Versatile photo student felt 'limitless' at RIT
Graduating Visual Media student Trisha Pickelhaupt '21 is a multimedia Swiss Army knife, having produced videos and digital experiences for classes, internships and collaborative projects during her RIT career.