News by Topic: Galleries
RIT is a long-time supporter of the arts. Exhibits featuring bold and innovative works are regularly showcased across the campus’s many galleries, seeking to inspire, inform, and engage with the wider public.
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June 18, 2019
RIT offers film and photography, music, belly dancing and ukuleles at this year’s Fringe
RIT students, faculty, staff and Osher members are part of a 12-day lineup of more than 500 eclectic performances in this year’s KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, Sept. 10-21 in Rochester. RIT also is a major educational sponsor of the community collaborative event, now in its eighth year.
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May 15, 2019
Longtime RIT instructor John Dodd receives outstanding teaching award
John Dodd, an instructor in RIT’s College of Art and Design for more than 40 years, is the sixth recipient of the Edline M. Chun Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service. The award, named in honor of the late RIT adjunct professor Edline Chun, has been given annually since 2014 to a faculty member who exemplifies excellence and dedication in teaching to an affiliated school in the College of Art and Design.
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March 13, 2019
RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center hosts ‘Three Masters: Hidden Gems’ exhibit through April 20
Three artists whose works have been shaped by family, faith and overcoming hardships are the focus of the “Three Masters: Hidden Gems” exhibit at the Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts Center at NTID. The show runs through April 20.
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January 26, 2019
Artist explores her deafness in new gallery exhibit
A collection of paintings on display at NTID explores deafness in a unique and powerful way. “Rise Up: Silent Margins,” a collection of 17 paintings by RIT/NTID alumna Ashley Hannan, runs through Feb. 23 in NTID’s Dyer Arts Center.
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January 18, 2019
RIT hosts rare exhibit featuring work of Abram Games
The pioneering work of Abram Games, a prominent British graphic designer renowned for his inimitable wartime poster designs, is now on display at University Gallery in Booth Hall on the RIT campus through March 9.
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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 15, 2018
Art exhibitions connect deaf and hearing artistic communities
“Cultivating Connections: Growing Communities in the Flower City” showcases artwork representing the local community. “6x6 Deaf Pride” features more than 100 artworks created by members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. Both exhibits run through Dec. 15 at NTID’s Dyer Arts Center. -
November 6, 2018
Exhibition explores Marvel Comics artist’s creative process
“Anatomy of a Comic,” will provide a behind-the-scenes look at how Adam Kubert ’81 illustrated an entire issue of Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man No. 305. -
October 1, 2018
Dyer Arts Center director named ‘40 Under 40’ honoree
Tabitha Jacques has been selected as a 2018 Forty Under 40 honoree by the Rochester Business Journal. -
September 17, 2018
Exploring photography’s role in social change
“Whose Streets? Our Streets!” features the work of 37 independent photographers who documented protests, demonstrations and conflicts on the streets of New York City from 1980 to 2000. The project, led by RIT faculty and alumni, features a book, short film, interactive website and exhibitions.