News
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January 18, 2019
RIT receives grant to assess research needs of cultural institutions
RIT has received a $165,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support assessment initiatives that will inform and strengthen short- and long-term research goals and institutional planning at RIT’s Image Permanence Institute.
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January 16, 2019
Alumna makes her mark on local art scene with second downtown sculpture
Julia Manson '17 designs "Gateway," her second prominently placed work in downtown Rochester.
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January 14, 2019
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January 12, 2019
Many Voices, Many Visions, "Douglass Legacy, Mt. Hope Cemetery"
WHAM-TV's "Many Voices, Many Visions" segment features Richard Newman, professor of history, and Olivia Kim, adjunct professor, School of Art and Design, talking about the life of Frederick Douglass.
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December 21, 2018
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.
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December 10, 2018
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December 6, 2018
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
Podcast: City Art Space
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.
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November 30, 2018
Student Spotlight: Students collaborate to design the new City Art Space downtown
Meet Logan Fugle, Marjorie Henderson, Caitlyn Litaker and Michelle Reuter, fourth-year interior design students whose designs were chosen for RIT’s new gallery space in downtown Rochester. -
November 20, 2018
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
Alumna finds perfect solution to wedding planning
Arielle Link ’13 used graphic design skills that she learned at RIT to create a wedding planner for the modern bride. -
November 20, 2018
Main Street Arts becomes family affair
Bradley Butler ’10 MFA (fine arts studio) and Sarah Butler ’08 (graphic design) run Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs, N.Y.