²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College announces inaugural Carl Foreman Award winner
A film student and a father living with Alzheimer’s are at the center of Matthew Peterson’s Swan Song, winner of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design’s inaugural ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College Film Carl Foreman Award. The award, to be given annually, recognizes a graduating senior majoring in Film or Creative Writing for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, directing, […]
Sarasota Art Museum and ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College faculty, staff, and alumni selected for triennial exhibition
Throughout the summer, exhibitions will open at art institutions across the greater Tampa Bay area as part of Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration 2024 and will feature several ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design community members. The multi-location exhibition will take place at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; The John and Mable ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Museum […]
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ faculty participate in inaugural comic convention
On Saturday, May 11, Creative Writing faculty Rick Dakan, Illustration faculty Gary Barker, and Liberal Arts faculty Glenn Schudel, will host a table at SiestaCon, a brand-new comic book convention in Sarasota. The event will take place at Robarts Arena, where the Class of 2024 Commencement ceremony took place last week. The group will be […]
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College plays host to multiple events for Sarasota Film Festival
April 5-14, the 26th annual Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) brought dozens of filmmakers to the area, with film screenings, panel discussions, and more happening at downtown Sarasota’s Regal Hollywood Theater and other locations in and around the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design campus. Led in part by SFF managing director Paul Ratner, also a […]
Booker High Law Academy and Visual Arts students visit forensic sculpture exhibition
On Wednesday, April 10, a group of almost 70 students from neighboring Booker High School visited the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design campus to view a collection of busts made over spring break at the Forensic Sculpture Workshop. The visiting students were part of Booker’s Law Academy program and Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) […]
Students gain industry insights and job connections at 2024 Game Developers Conference
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design students, faculty, and staff recently attended the 2024 Game Developers Conference (GDC), held in San Francisco March 18-22. The group represented the College at an informational booth in the event’s expo hall while also experiencing essential seminars and workshops. This year’s featured speakers at GDC included Nintendo Executive Officer […]
Students, faculty, and alumni make their mark for student scholarships
Students, faculty, staff, and alumni from ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design collaborated with Maker’s Mark Distillery to produce a series of uniquely designed bottles of bourbon called, Make Your Mark. The project is part of the College’s Industry Experience (INDEX) program, which creates opportunities for students to gain real work experience while still in college. […]
Avant-Garde: a colorful history of philanthropy and fun
Now in its 28th year, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design’s annual fundraising gala Avant-Garde invites guests—donors, faculty, staff, students, and members of Sarasota’s arts community—to conjure up all of their creativity and create unique, elaborate, topical, and infamous looks for the much-anticipated event. Each year offers a new theme, and the College’s Design Center […]
First-annual Women of Industry panel celebrates women’s leadership in entertainment design
On March 22, 2024 at 7 pm, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design and their Center for Diversity and Inclusion will host the first-annual Women of Industry event. The panel, initially inspired by Women’s History Month, will feature a number of women working in the themed entertainment industry. Each year, the panel will focus on […]
Students and faculty put skills to use for a great cause at forensic workshop
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design students, faculty, and an alum spent the College’s spring break learning the art of reconstruction as they brought skulls from active and cold cases back to life with clay. Guided by forensic artist Joe Mullins, the class recreated the faces of real victims, through a process called facial approximation. […]