2D Studio Arts Minor

Overview for 2D Studio Arts Minor

The plan code for 2D Studio Arts Minor is 2DSA-MN.

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Summer Drawing Course for High School Students

Denton Crawford Each summer, RIT’s School of Art invites high school students to campus for an intensive course that prepares them to apply to the art schools of their dreams. Pre-College Portfolio Prep is a two-week...
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Exhibition Opportunities in Downtown Rochester

John Aasp, Todd Jokl RIT has maintained a creative presence in downtown Rochester with an urban art gallery in various locations since 1999. The latest location of RIT City Art Space in the Neighborhood of Play, steps...
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Visiting Artist: Corey Pemberton

Corey Pemberton spent three days embedded in the RIT College of Art and Design's creative community in February 2025, leading an artist talk, studio visits with MFA candidates, glassblowing demos, and...
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Silkscreen print selected for juried exhibition

Kas Gaviola ’27 (painting option - studio arts BFA) created a silkscreen print that was selected for the prestigious Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition at Memorial Art Gallery.
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Drawing II Course - Self-Portrait

Denton Crawford Foundations students in Denton Crawford's Drawing II course complete vibrant self-portrait drawings with expressive colors.
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Drawing Projects

Emily Glass A survey of projects by first-year students in Senior Lecturer Emily Glass's Drawing 1 class. The foundations course is an introduction to the visualization of form, thought, and expression through...
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Curriculum for 2026-2027 for 2D Studio Arts Minor

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August 31, 2026

RIT furniture design alumnus uses celebrity commissions as springboard for Miami studio

A storyteller at heart, RIT alumnus Gunther Jacobson '12 (furniture design) has operated Design by Gunther out of Miami for more than a decade, completing work for the likes of DJ Khaled, Shakira and a wide range of design projects.
February 16, 2026

Exhibition, talk features influential artist Charles Gaines '67

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.
September 24, 2025

New School of Film and Animation director, faculty roles for 2025-26

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.