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  • February 26, 2020

    nighttime shot of statues of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass.

    POSTPONED: RIT’s nighttime community photo project focuses on women’s rights icon

    Rochester, N.Y.’s notable histories as the birthplace of the women’s rights movement and photography will come together for RIT’s Big Shot next month. Organizers of the longtime community photographic project will capture a dramatic nighttime image of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, 17 Madison St., and surrounding neighborhood on March 22.

  • February 25, 2020

    students demonstrating mobile kitchen project.

    POSTPONED: RIT hosts Conference on Effective Access Technology March 17

    From furniture and toys that assist children with special needs to car seats that help people with mobility issues enter and exit vehicles safely, cutting-edge technologies designed to enhance accessibility for individuals across a wide range of physical and cognitive challenges will be on display March 17 at the fifth Conference on Effective Access Technology.

  • February 25, 2020

    Imagine RIT Creativity and Innovation Festival logo.

    Winner announced in 2020 Imagine RIT poster contest

    The winning design in this year’s Imagine RIT poster contest was created by Jacqueline Lando, a fourth-year student majoring in new media design. Her design—colorful images sprouting from the mind—was chosen from among 28 entries in the contest.  

  • February 20, 2020

    silver cuff-style bracelet.

    Student Spotlight: Student creates artwork to sell at Shop One

    Maddy Schoenfeld says that the beauty isn’t in the creation of the piece, but in the experience of the wearer. The fourth-year metals and jewelry design student tries to incorporate this idea into every piece of artwork that she sells at Shop One, the contemporary design shop on campus.

  • February 17, 2020

    students tour old building undergoing renovations.

    RIT students join Dove Block project  

    The Finger Lakes Times talks to Kelly Jahn, lecturer in the College of Art and Design, about a project her students are working on to help restore a 19th-century building in Geneva, N.Y.

  • February 17, 2020

    book cover of Late Harvest by Forest McMullin.

    RIT alumnus highlights rural South in new photography collection

    A new collection of documentary photographs made by an RIT alumnus focuses on the American South. Late Harvest, by Forest McMullin ’77 (photography), captures the spirit and dignity of the rural South through photographs and individual stories.

  • February 14, 2020

    Kibaek Sung metalsmithing a silver platter.

    Co-op stories: Tiffany & Co.

    Instead of having breakfast at Tiffany’s, Kibaek Sung ’19 MFA (metals and jewelry design) got to work with the chefs in the jewelry-crafting kitchen during his co-op with the world-renowned luxury jewelry company.

  • February 14, 2020

    student posing with art work in the background.

    Scholarship makes grad school possible

    The Mark and Maureen Davitt Graduate Education Endowed Scholarship was established with a $500,000 gift to RIT by Mark and Maureen Davitt to help graduates from the Rochester City School District pursue advanced degrees.