Editing Ringling College of Art and Design

{{Short description|Art school in Sarasota, Florida}}
{{Infobox university
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| logo_alt = Logo of Ringling College of Art and Design
| name = Ringling College of Art and Design
| image = RCAD Logo FullColor 2023 No Background.png
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| image_alt = Full color logo of Ringling College of Art and Design
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| other_name = RCAD<!--or, other_names-->
| former_names = The School of Fine and Applied Art of the John and Mable Ringling Art Museum,<ref name="AboutUs">{{cite web|url=https://www.ringling.edu/About|title=About us|website=Ringling College of Art and Design|access-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref> Ringling School of Art and Design (RSAD)
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| type = [[Private college|Private]] [[art school]]
| established = {{start date and age|1931|03|31}}
| founder = Ludd M. Spivey
| academic_affiliation = [[National Association of Schools of Art and Design]]
| accreditation = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]]
| endowment = $49.5 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
| chairman = 
| president = [[Larry R. Thompson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ringling.edu/Leadership|title=Leadership & Administration|work=Ringling College of Art and Design|access-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref>
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| provost = 
| academic_staff = 182
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| students = 1,663<ref name="US News">{{cite web| url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/ringling-college-of-art-and-design-12574 |title=At A Glance 2018-19|website=Ringling College of Art and Design |access-date=May 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512164723/https://www.ringling.edu/sites/default/files/FactSheet.pdf |archive-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref>
| address = 
| city = [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]]
| state = [[Florida]]
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|27.3606697|-82.5480817|format=dms|region:US-FL_type:edu|display=title}}
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br/>{{convert|48|acres}}
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| mascot = Remy the Armadillo
| website = {{URL|https://www.ringling.edu}}
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'''Ringling College of Art and Design''' ('''RCAD'''; stylized as '''Ringling College of Art + Design''') is a [[Private college|private]] [[art school|art and design school]] in [[Sarasota, Florida]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/ringling-college-of-art-and-design-12574|title=Overview of Ringling College of Art and Design|website=US News}}</ref> It was founded by [[Ludd M. Spivey]] as an [[art school]] in 1931 as a remote branch of [[Florida Southern College|Southern College]] before their separation in 1933.

== History ==
The origins of the college go back to when the President of Southern College (now called [[Florida Southern College]]), [[Ludd M. Spivey]], wanted to get the support of [[John Ringling]] for his institution. Spivey learned that Ringling did not have an interest in helping Southern College, was almost broke, and wanted to start his own art school on the grounds of [[John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art|his museum]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Perkins |first=Robert E. |url=https://ringling.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01RINGLING_INST:01RINGLING&search_scope=MyInstitution&tab=LibraryCatalog&docid=alma99362753406101 |title=The first fifty years : Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida, 1931-1981. |access-date=October 27, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Meter |first=Amanda Ellen |url=https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A180667 |title=John Ringling: Story of a Capitalist |publisher=Florida State University |year=2009 |access-date=October 28, 2022 |via=DigiNole}}</ref> The two discussed the idea of creating a new and independent art school before reaching the agreement that they would open a school in Sarasota as a branch of Florida Southern College.<ref name=":2" />

'''The School of Fine and Applied Art of the John and Mable Ringling Art Museum''' was founded on March 31, 1931.<ref name=":2" /> It opened on October 2 with 75 registered students.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Shank |first=Ann |title=Ringling School of Art Started with 75 Students |url=http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/index.php?back=history&src=directory&srctype=detail&refno=1200&category=Articles&view=history |access-date=October 27, 2022 |website=Sarasota History Alive!}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> The school, although an extension of Florida Southern, initially functioned as a [[junior college]] with business and arts classes. The college would end up breaking off from Southern College in 1933 after Ringling faculty discovered and disliked that money made from the school went to pay salaries at the college's [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]] campus. Another theory holds that conservative Methodist trustees from Florida Southern were outraged that Ringling students were drawing naked models, so they sought to end the relationship.  In any case, the school ended up successfully petitioning for and officially became independent on May 14, 1933 when they received their charter.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Bauer |first=Ruthmary |date=1997 |title=Sarasota: Hardship and Tourism in the 1930s |url=https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4169&context=fhq |format=PDF |journal=[[Florida Historical Quarterly]] |publisher=[[Florida Historical Society]] |volume=76 |issue=3 |pages=8 |access-date=October 27, 2022 |via=STARS (Showcase of Text, Archives, Research & Scholarship) from the University of Central Florida Libraries}}</ref> Under this new charter, the institution became known as the '''Ringling School of Art'''.<ref name=":1" /> In 1934, the junior college and music courses were eliminated and the decision was made to concentrate solely on art.<ref name=":3" /> After [[World War II]], enrollment grew at the school, growing from 250 in 1949 to 450 by 1959, mostly because of the [[G.I. Bill]].<ref name=":2" />

The institution qualified for full accreditation as a degree-granting institution by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] in 1979. That year the college became known as the '''Ringling School of Art and Design'''.<ref name=":2" /> In 1984, the school became accredited by the [[National Association of Schools of Art and Design|National Association of Schools of Art]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN |url=https://nasad.arts-accredit.org/directory-lists/accredited-institutions/search/?id=I1231 |access-date=October 27, 2022 |website=National Association of Schools of Art & Design}}</ref>

The campus has in the past also included the [[Longboat Key Center for the Arts]], which operated from 1952 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/news-and-profiles/2017/04/longboat-key-center-for-arts-closes|title=A Fond Farewell to Longboat Key Center for the Arts|website=Sarasota Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Thomas|last1=Becnel|date=April 29, 2020|access-date=2020-04-14|title=Ringling College reconsiders Longboat Key Art Center project|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190429/ringling-college-reconsiders-longboat-key-art-center-project|website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune}}</ref>

Most recently, the [[Sarasota Art Museum]], housed in a newly-renovated 1926 Sarasota High School, opened in 2019 as a division of Ringling College of Art and Design, and comprises a separate "Museum Campus" further south than main campus.

== Academics ==
The college currently offers the [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] and [[Bachelor of Arts]] degrees. It operates on a [[Academic term|semester]] academic term system.<ref name=":0" />

=== Library ===
The Alfred R. Goldstein Library is an informational, educational, and social hub for RCAD's students and faculty.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alfred R. Goldstein Library |url=https://www.ringling.edu/library |website=Ringling College of Art + Design |publisher=Ringling College of Art and Design |access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> Designed specifically for its creative students, the library's collection includes children's literature, game arts, graphic novels, letterpress, book arts, pop up books, special collections, reference, and online resources.<ref>{{cite web |title=Library Catalog |url=http://ring1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/vwebv/searchAdvanced |website=Ringling College of Art + Design |publisher=Ringling College of Art and Design, Alfred R. Goldstein Library |access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> The 46,000-square-foot library houses over 75,000 books and periodicals.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Alfred R. Goldstein Library |journal=The Sarasota Observer |date=March 9, 2017}}</ref>

The Ringling College Library Association (RCLA) is a nonprofit organization that was created by a small group of community leaders in 1975 in an attempt to aid Ringing College in constructing its first library. The RCLA operates with an annual overhead of 10% and has “made gifts and commitments to the college in excess of $11 million dollars”.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ringling College Library Association |title=History |url=https://www.rclassociation.org/rcla-mission/hstory/ |access-date=October 28, 2022}}</ref> With nearly 2,000 members, the RCLA continues to support the Alfred R. Goldstein Library and the RCAD community by providing scholarships to students, programming special events (including the RCLA Town Hall Lecture Series), and encouraging creativity and community togetherness. 

The library hosts an independent art publishing book fair called Paper Jam. Organized jointly with Letterpress and Book Arts Center and the Brizdle-Schoenberg Special Collections Center and in collaboration with SRQ Zine Fest, the annual event features a wide array of creative books and experimental printed items that highlight local and diverse perspectives.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paper Jam |url=https://sites.google.com/c.ringling.edu/paperjam/home |website=Paper Jam |publisher=Ringling College of Art and Design |access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref>

The library originated as a first floor location on the east side of campus. Its new modern facility, completed in January 2017, is centrally located, physically representing the mission of the library as the heart of its college. The $20 million dollar library, designed by [[Shepley Bulfinch]] and Sweet Sparkman Architects, is significantly larger than its predecessor. It features furnishings selected by RCAD students, bright colors, a 24-hour lab, a café, ten group study areas, and 4 terraces overlooking Whitaker Bayou. [[American Libraries]], a publication of the [[American Library Association]], featured the Alfred R. Goldstein Library in its yearly Library Design Showcase later in 2017.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Alfred R. Goldstein College Library at the Ringling College of Art and Design |journal=University Business |date=2018 |volume=5 |page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pirman |first1=J. |title=Alfred R. Goldstein Library, Ringling College |journal=Sarasota Magazine |date=2017 |volume=9 |page=180}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Morehart |first1=P. |title=2017 Library Design Showcase |journal=American Libraries |date=2017 |volume=48 |issue=9/10 |pages=26–33}}</ref>

Alfred Goldstein, the library's namesake, was a local benefactor. Along with his wife Ann, he contributed to many Sarasota organizations and funded the Ann Goldstein Children's Rainforest Garden at the [[Marie Selby Botanical Gardens]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Brugmann |first1=Anna |title=Alfred R. Goldstein: A legacy etched in stone |journal=The Longboat Observer |date=June 29, 2017 |page=4}}</ref> The library naming ceremony took place on February 15, 2016.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Topping-Out and Naming Ceremony Heralds The Ringling College Alfred R. Goldstein Library and Appointment of Kristina Keogh as Director of Library Services; New Ringling College of Art and Design campus library slated to open fall 2016 |journal=GlobeNewswire |date=February 12, 2016}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
{{Main|Category:Ringling College of Art and Design alumni}}The Ringling Alumni Wall of Honor on the main campus recognizes exceptional RCAD alumni who have received awards and accolades since graduating, and whose creative work has made a positive impact. Twelve alumni are honored each year, one for each major, as well as alumni leaders who support the college with their time and generosity.

Distinguished alumni include the following individuals:

* [[David Bromstad]] — designer, television personality
* [[Jeff Fowler]] — filmmaker and animator
* [[John Hambrock]] — graphic designer, cartoonist of ''[[The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee]] ''
* [[Bret Iwan]] — voice actor, illustrator
* [[Tim Jaeger]] — painter
* [[Andrew Jones (artist)|Andrew Jones]] — concept artist and digital "painter"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imersa.org/arts|title=Arts and Artists: Andrew Jones|website=www.imersa.org|access-date=2020-01-30|quote=He attended the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota FL, where he trained in traditional academic drawing/painting and animation.}}</ref>
* [[John Marshall (cartoonist)|John Marshall]] — cartoonist of the ''[[Blondie (comic strip)|Blondie]]'' [[comic strip]]
* [[Brandon Oldenburg]] — Academy Award-winning short film director and illustrator
* [[Patrick Osborne (animator)|Patrick Osborne]] — Academy Award-winning short film director and animator
* [[Tim Rogerson]] — painter
* [[Michelle Phan]] (never graduated) — make-up demonstrator and entrepreneur - founder of EM cosmetics
* [[Nick Pitera]] — singer-songwriter, musician, animator
* [[Mike Zeck]] — comic book artist
* [[Brenna Thummler]] — illustrator, author of ''Sheets'' graphic novel

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.ringling.edu/}}

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