Fire Night and Charrette
Students get to stretch their creative minds in exciting hands-on activities. Our annual Fire Night is a display of flaming sculptures and projection mapping installations. In our annual Charrette, all art and design students come together in teams and spend the week creating a piece of art around a theme.
Vernacular
Vernacular is a student-run book of art, design, and literature that has been published annually at Russell Sage for more than 50 years.
Annual BFA Show
The annual BFA Show showcases senior art and design students’ work each year in the Opalka Gallery. You can see previous BFA Show work showcased online here.
Student Clubs
There are dozens of clubs to get involved with at Russell Sage, and some of them are even specific to the arts:
AIGA: AIGA is the design profession’s oldest and largest professional membership organization. Our student club is affiliated with the AIGA Upstate New York Chapter. Students elect officers, network with professional members of AIGA, coordinate programming efforts, raise funds for student activities, host professional speakers, and organize student trips. AIGA students have traveled to London, Italy, Greece, San Francisco, and New York; and have attended annual AIGA conventions in Memphis, Denver, Minneapolis, and Pasadena.
Interior + Spatial Design Club: This club provides an opportunity for students to connect with one another outside of the design studio. The ISD Club hosts monthly guest speakers, a lunch and learn series, and a fall trip to museums and design firms among other activities. The ISD Club welcomes participants from all majors, not only interior design students.
Lost In Art: Lost in Art (LIA) is a student club exploring the broader local art scene by organizing technical workshops and mural painting events and builds community by curating art exhibitions and film screenings. LIA is an extension of the Art + Extended Media program, with a focus on celebrating the studio arts.