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  • December 21, 2018

    View of mountains with road cutting through and vehicles traveling on the road.

    Professor named fourth laureate of exclusive Hermes Foundation award

    Gregory Halpern, an associate professor in RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, has been named the fourth laureate of “Immersion, A French-American Photography Commission of the Hermes Foundation,” a highly exclusive annual photography program.

  • December 6, 2018

    The front window display at the new RIT City Art Space.

    RIT City Art Space ushers in new creative era for Rochester

    RIT City Art Space—the College of Art and Design’s new first-floor gallery and community event venue inside Sibley Square at Liberty Pole Plaza in downtown Rochester—opened its doors to the public on Friday, with an exhibition featuring two of the university’s creative titans.
  • December 6, 2018

    logo for RIT intersections: the RIT podcast.

    Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 4: Robin Cass, interim dean of the College of Art and Design, and John Aäsp , gallery director, discuss how RIT City Art Space in downtown Rochester will invite the public to engage with the university through culture and creativity.

  • November 20, 2018

    Overhead view of MAGIC Spell Studios.

    MAGIC spells opportunity with new learning laboratory

    RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios opened the doors to its new home this fall, inviting students, faculty and industry professionals to experience a digital media development and publishing learning laboratory never before seen in the Northeast.
  • November 20, 2018

    MAGIC Spell Studios: Making new products

    Taylor Thum is using her enthusiasm for live- action, virtual reality and 360- degree filmmaking—as well as the countless opportunities provided by MAGIC Spell Studios—to design and build a new platform for live-action storytelling.
  • November 20, 2018

    Design manager by day, air guitarist by night

    Jason Farnan ’03 (graphic design) performs a rather unconventional instrument in front of thousands of people. Farnan, known on stage as Lt. Facemelter, is a decorated air guitarist.
  • November 20, 2018

    student Chris Robinson.

    MAGIC Spell Studios: Publishing a game

    The collaborative nature of MAGIC Spell Studios gives RIT students such as Chris Robinson the unique opportunity to create, develop and publish digital media projects alongside students and faculty from a variety of colleges and departments.