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July 11, 2022
RIT and NTID student film ‘Say Cheese’ now screening at Cinemark theaters nationwide
When audiences head to Cinemark theaters to catch a movie this July, they’ll also see a commercial produced by students from RIT and NTID. The short film, Say Cheese, was awarded the grand prize in the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films (CCRF) program.
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June 28, 2022
Jonathan Hopkins retires after a long career of interpreting and inclusion
Jonathan Hopkins, a beloved member of the interpreting team for the College of Art and Design, has retired. But many others know Hopkins from his work as an interpreter for a wide range of activities at RIT including sports games and practices, stage performances, Native American events, and art classroom sessions.
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June 28, 2022
RIT Croatia launches a new media design program, accepting students for fall 2022
RIT has launched a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in new media design at its RIT Croatia Zagreb campus. Enrollment is currently underway and the first cohort of students will begin its studies in the multidisciplinary degree program this fall.
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June 15, 2022
Far from home, young Afghan refugees find community in skateboarding
City Newspaper features Ben Rubin ’10 (illustration), ’12 MFA (fine arts studio).
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June 15, 2022
RIT Vignelli Center partners with Corning Museum of Glass to host design workshop
The Vignelli Center for Design Studies is hosting a week-long Summer Design Workshop in partnership with Corning Museum of Glass. Held from June 11 to 18, the workshop is an opportunity for professional designers to utilize the resources at the Vignelli Center and Corning Museum of Glass.
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June 13, 2022
Photographer Joshua Rashaad McFadden exhibit explores how images impact race and identity
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about his solo exhibition, "I Believe I'll Run On," at the George Eastman Museum.
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June 13, 2022
Marla Schweppe, former 3D digital design program chair, retires after nearly three decades at RIT
Since graduating its first four students in 2011, the 3D digital design program—one of the first of its kind in the country—flourished under the tutelage of Marla Schweppe, who retired in December after nearly 29 years at RIT’s College of Art and Design.
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June 10, 2022
RIT’s summer camp programs back in person
This summer, RIT’s youth summer camps will be back in person for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. RIT will be offering a variety of youth residential and day camps.
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June 6, 2022
RIT trustee gives $500,000 to Student Hall for Exploration and Development
RIT alumnus and trustee Brooks Bower ’74 (printing) has made a gift to the multi-use complex under construction that will showcase the university as a place for technology, the arts, and design.
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June 3, 2022
What can the history of Clarissa Street teach us about impact of urban renewal?
WXXI’s “Connections” program highlights the “Clarissa Uprooted: Unearthing Stories of Our Village (1940s-early 1970s),” exhibit at City Art Space.
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June 3, 2022
'Clarissa Uprooted' exhibit opens at RIT gallery space in downtown Rochester
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to John Aasp, gallery director, and Juilee Decker, professor in the Department of History, about the “Clarissa Uprooted: Unearthing Stories of Our Village (1940s-early 1970s),” exhibit at City Art Space.
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June 2, 2022
Printmaking workshop showcases innovative processes of visiting artists
Twelve renowned printmakers took up residency at RIT for the one-week Artist Print! event, which culminated in an exhibition and auction of monoprints created by the artists.