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September 10, 2025
Highmark Stadium to be site of RIT’s ‘Big Shot 37’ project
WHEC-TV highlights RIT's next Big Shot event at Highmark Stadium.
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September 10, 2025
RIT’s next Big Shot heading to Highmark Stadium
WROC-TV speaks to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the Big Shot event at Highmark Stadium.
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September 9, 2025
RIT project increases representation in animated films
The Character Mosaic Project is a recently revived initiative that aims to build a library of 3D characters — diverse in their ethnicities and backgrounds — that are open source for animators to seamlessly use as a broader range of subjects in their films. The project is led by Kevin Bauer, graduate director of the film and animation MFA program.
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September 8, 2025
RIT's Big Shot heads to Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium for historic photo event
Democrat and Chronicle speaks to Dan Hughes, lecturer in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, and Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID’s visual communications studies department, about the event.
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September 8, 2025
Mount Hope World Singers open ‘The Hundred Windows’
Rochester Beacon speaks to Christine Banna, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation, about the sensorial experiences offered in the show.
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September 5, 2025
RIT’s new art space to be a creative hub for Rochester
WROC-TV highlights the new location for RIT's City Art Space.
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September 5, 2025
RIT expands art space in downtown Rochester
WHAM-TV talks to John Aasp, gallery director in the College of Art and Design, about the new location for RIT's City Art Space.
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September 4, 2025
RIT launches ‘City Art Space’ located in Downtown Rochester
WHEC-TV speaks to John Aasp, gallery director in the College of Art and Design, about the opening.
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September 4, 2025
City Art Space celebrates new downtown location
RIT’s City Art Space is ready to welcome visitors to its new downtown location in the heart of Rochester’s Neighborhood of Play. The gallery will host an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 5, from 6-9 p.m.
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September 3, 2025
How to Build a Simple DIY Focus Stacking System
An essay by Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, published by DIY Photography.
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September 2, 2025
Highmark Stadium in for a Big Shot courtesy of the Rochester Institute of Technology
WGRZ-TV talks about RIT's Big Shot, which will take place at Highmark Stadium in October.
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August 27, 2025
Big Shot 37 set to touch down at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium
On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Big Shot will return for its 37th event to illuminate the Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium. RIT and the Bills invite the community to shine a light on the interior of the stadium to document the iconic location before it closes, making way for a new stadium set to open in 2026.