SAC senior show

BFA candidates studying ceramics, glass, furniture design, and metals and jewelry design at Rochester Institute of Technology will feature their work in a senior show from May 4-13 at Gallery r. An opening reception is scheduled for 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 4.

The exhibit’s artists include:

Ceramics

Autumn Hausthor

Codey Davia

Daniel Pfohl

Glass

Tate Newfield

Jarryd Pezzillo

Madeline Stewart

Furniture design

Samuel Fishman

Sarah Kridenoff

Kyu Hyun Chun

Jean Lan Polishook

Luca Tifone

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Visual communication design MFA thesis show

Thesis work by 25 visual communication design (MFA) candidates will be on display from May 4-12 in University Gallery, with an opening reception slated for 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 4. The show will share a space with the industrial design (MFA) thesis exhibit, which opens the same night, offering the public a thorough look at Rochester Institute of Technology’s graduate design programs. 

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Industrial design MFA thesis exhibition

Thesis work by 19 industrial design (MFA) candidates will be on display from May 4-12 in University Gallery, with an opening reception slated for 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 4.

The show will include work by the following industrial design students: Xavier Arvelo, Kenneth Chen, Weiying Chen, Wentian Chen, Xiaoru Chen, Shima Ghaheri, Xinyue Guo, Limin He, Jiameng Huang, Fang-yi Lin, Meng Liu, Yingyi Mo, Brendan Murphy, Wenxi Qi, Maitrayee Sohni, Mintesinot Gebre, Aishwaryra Uniyal, David Villarreal and Akanksha Vishwakarma. read more

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4D Design final screenings

College of Imaging Arts and Sciences (CAD) at RIT students in all sections of the 4D Design course will present their final projects during an afternoon screening event. 

The screenings are scheduled to run from 12:30-4:45 p.m. Thursday, May 3, in Webb Auditorium (Booth Hall, first floor). Students enrolled in 4D Design are from multiple disciplines within CAD, including School of Photographic Arts and Sciences programs, School of Art programs, 3D digital design and new media design.

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School of Photographic Arts and Sciences honors show

The annual School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (SPAS) honors show displays work by students that was judged and selected by faculty. 

This year’s juried exhibition is set to open with a reception at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, in William Harris Gallery and remain on view through the summer. Students in all SPAS programs were eligible to enter work for consideration.  

Purchase prizes will be awarded to students whose work is bought by Rochester Institute of Technology faculty, staff and departments.  read more

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School of Art studio celebration

Projects by students in three School of Art programs will be showcased during the school’s Studio Celebration on Monday, April 30. The public is invited to view their work from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in several spaces on the third floor of Booth Hall. 

• Student work from the illustration program is in room 3510

• Medical illustration is in room 3520

• MST in visual arts-all grades (art education) is in room 3560

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Imagine RIT exhibit: Media Sciences Fair

The School of Media Sciences is hosting an exhibit at Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival that showcases recent projects in various areas completed within the school.

The “Media Sciences Fair” will take place in Gannett Hall, room 1294, throughout Imagine RIT, scheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 28. 

The displayed projects are set to include 3D scanning and immersive work with HP Sprout Pro, interactive print and smart textiles, mixed-reality publishing with Microsoft HoloLens, preferences in consumer packaging, visual eye-tracking for publishing, and limited-edition publication and print works. read more

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Imagine RIT exhibit: Smart Textiles

View projects and prototypes from a class titled Smart Textiles that explore imagery on fabric that is “smart,” interactive or dynamic during the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival. 

The “Smart Textiles” exhibit will on view in Gannett Hall, room 1290, throughout the festival, set for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 28. The course is run by Shu Chang, the Melbert B. Cary Jr. Endowed Professor in the School of Media Sciences (SMS), Christine Heusner, SMS senior lecturer and graduate director, and Marla Schweppe, 3D digital design program chair. read more

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Imagine RIT exhibit: Photo sciences capstone showcase

Experience projects completed by photographic sciences students at the program’s capstone walkthrough event during Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival.

The photo sciences walkthrough will take place in the Ron Francis Lab (Gannett Hall, 2182) throughout the festival, which is scheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 28.

Exhibitors include School of Photographic Arts and Sciences assistant professor Bob Rose and the following students: Rhonda Kay, Ian Longton, Nicholas Mailhot, Nora Pfund, Paige Pham, Nina Roepke, Geoffrey Sasaki, Abigail Semler, Krit Upra and Steve Viggiano.  read more

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