College of Art and Design News
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George Dubinsky and David Short discovered a shared vision while at RIT, using it to guide them in developing their Philadelphia-based company into one that works with the world's top architects and interior designers.

Charles Gaines '67 MFA (art and design), a pivotal figure in the field of conceptual art, has an upcoming exhibition in RIT’s University Gallery that traces a loose arc of his career and illustrates his sustained interest in the lyrical potential of logical systems. He will also give a companion artist talk Thursday, March 26.

ArtEx creates opportunities for students outside of RIT’s College of Art and Design to participate in creative and collaborative experiences by granting special access to engage with the studios, resources, and expertise available within the School for American Crafts and School of Art.

A chance interaction between old classmates led to a rewarding design collaboration for the alumni-run furniture design studio Edgewood Made (George Dubinsky '11 and David Short '13) and Gunther Jacobson '12. Edgewood Made designed millwork and kitchen cabinetry for a luxury home that they then trusted Jacobson to install in the Miami area home.

Ricky Figueora taking over as the new director of RIT's School of Film and Animation headlines exciting promotions and additions to the College of Art and Design faculty.

A New Year's Resolution turned into a staunch commitment to research for Associate Professor David Schnuckel, whose solo exhibition "redundancies" is on view at the Museum of American Glass through Dec. 28.

Many employees of RIT City Art Space have used their experience working in the gallery to prepare for fulfilling careers in museums, community art centers, and project and event management.

Between a moving performance, building an award-winning iron-melting device, and featured exhibitions, RIT students, faculty, staff and alumni were present in every corner of the National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices.

From textiles to clay, Emmanuel Okechukwu’s journey at RIT was marked by an ambition to find a storytelling style with his ceramics that authentically shared his Nigerian lineage.

The New York Times features the work of Wendy Maruyama '80 MFA (woodworking and furniture design), one of the first two women to graduate with a master's degree in furniture making.

Central Penn Business Journal speaks to Stephanie Perrotti '06 (metalcrafts and jewelry) about her part in crafting the NFL Superbowl Vince Lombardi Trophy.

A group of six faculty members in RIT’s College of Art and Design have earned the University & Research Projects Award from the European Cultural Centre (ECC) for their collection of works, titled “Cultural Disruptors.”