Sands Family Studio (BOO)

Richard and Jennifer Sands

RIT trustee Richard Sands, who is also chairman of the board of Constellation Brands Inc.; his wife Jennifer, and New York State Sen. Jim Alesi invested in the renovations and addition of the School for American Crafts in 2011.  The Sands Family Studios offer an integrated, up-to-date resource that strengthens RIT’s standing as a world leader in crafts education.

The School for American Crafts has served as the center of crafts education at RIT for more than 60 years. The school offers undergraduate and graduate programs in ceramics, glass, metals and wood. The 14,000-square- foot facility includes expanded studio spaces, 16 kilns for the ceramics program, two furnaces for glass blowing and a workyard area students can use for iron pours, welding and raku firing.