Art Awards

^{2023 Senior Award Winner, Michael Mollicone: Sculpture + 2023 Harriet Brisson Ceramics Award Winner, Marisol Martinez Kritkos}

Annual Special Talent Awards

Each Spring semester, all art majors are invited to display a selection of works they have completed during the academic year. Details are posted in Alex & Ani Hall each Spring. Winners are granted partial tuition waivers* for the following academic year.

* Please Note: Amounts vary pending funding.

Mary Ball Howkins Art History Award

The Art History Award was renamed in 2012 in honor of Emeritus Professor Dr. Mary Ball Howkins, who taught for 37 years with outstanding commitment and high standards in the Department of Art. Celebrating achievement in art history, this award goes to a senior student whose work exhibits the highest degree of excellence, including oral and written forms of presentation. To be eligible, a student must have attained an overall grade point average of at least 3.33 and 3.67 in art history courses. Art history faculty base their selection on class work and research as well as academic achievement. The winner is honored at the annual Cap and Gown Convocation and given a cash award provided by the RIC Art Club.

2023 Mary Ball Howkins Art History Award Winner: Gabrielle Siena Patrone

Graduating Senior Award in Studio Art

This award for excellence in studio art is made annually to one senior student. It is a competitive award for which eligible graduating seniors present their work to a faculty jury. The winner is honored at the Cap and Gown Convocation and given a cash award provided by the RIC Art Club.

2023 Graduating Senior Award in Studio Art Winner: Michael Mollicone

The Harriet Brisson Ceramics Award 

Established in 2000 in honor of Emeritus Professor Harriet Brisson, who taught Ceramics at Rhode Island College from 1969 –1997, this award is given to a graduating senior each year that excels in the field of Ceramics. This cash award recognizes creativity, hard work, department involvement, and willingness to mentor others.

2023 Harriet Brisson Ceramics Award Winner: Marisol Martinez Kritkos