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Illustration students partnered with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for assignments that saw application in a live concert.

RIT students created artworks to benefit Keeping Our Promise, a local nonprofit that provides resettlement assistance for Afghan, Iraqi and Kurdish interpreters and support personnel who served U.S. interests in conflicts and warzones. 

Over the last year, RIT students, alumni, faculty, and staff have worked to give back to the Rochester community by leveraging art and design. From providing creative outlets for young students to making a shelter to protect residents from the weather, RIT community members are dedicated to giving back to the city where they blossomed into the professionals they are today.

Illustration students designed Frankenstein-inspired, "Be My Valenstein" cards for a contest sponsored by the greeting card giant.

RIT alumnus John W. Tomac ’03 (illustration) has recreated The New Yorker’s iconic dandy Eustace Tilley as a dog for the cover of the magazine’s February 2023 issue, which is on stands now. Tomac’s artwork, called New Tricks, continues the tradition of The New Yorker’s annual February anniversary issue displaying a different artist’s version of the magazine’s mascot.

Unique Fair ’19, '21 MFA curated a group show at RIT City Art Space titled "All of Us" that inherits its namesake from the pioneering efforts of local artists like RIT Professor Luvon Sheppard.

RIT's College of Art and Design faculty, along with those at 25 other top art and design schools, reviewed students' portfolios as they prepared their artwork for the college admissions process.

City Newspaper features Ben Rubin ’10 (illustration), ’12 MFA (fine arts studio).

Three games created by RIT students were honored at the RPI GameFest 2022 April 30.

Meghan Wassil ’22 and Malvana Ramborger ’23 were both accepted into the distinguished 2022 Society of Illustrators’ Student Scholarship Competition. Their honored pieces will be featured in an upcoming exhibition and catalog.

An event showcasing more than 30 independent comic artists from across the Northeast and surveying Rochester’s independent video game scene will highlight the third annual Rochester Independent Comics Expo (RICE) this weekend.

It was a memorable and historic Academy Awards for Hollywood and a number of RIT alumni at the 94th Oscars from Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.