Ringling debuts Phase II of the Richard and Barbara Basch Visual Arts Center
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Dec. 9 to inaugurate phase II of the building.
By
Katie Johns
| 4:13 p.m. December 9, 2017
Arts + Culture
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The Richard and Barbara Basch Visual Arts Center sits in the middle of Ringling College of Art and Design’s campus not because it’s new.
But because of what it stands for.
“It’s symbolic of the importance of the art part of art and design,” Ringling President Larry Thompson said at a ribbon cutting Dec. 9.
The ribbon cutting was held in honor of the completion of Phase II of the Richard and Barbara Basch Visual Arts Center.
“It’s a beautiful building but what’s more relevant is what’s going on inside,” Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dean Eisner said to the crowd.
The building replaces the former Selby Gallery, which was demolished in December 2015. The new center houses spaces for woodworking, photography, printmaking, glass making, digital fabrication and sculpture.
Jerry Sparkman, Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson, Richard and Barbara Basch and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dean Eisner cut the ribbon.
Kathy Yahya and Pat Thompson
Katherine and Frank Martucci
Miqui Lora and Mark Ormond
Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dean Eisner
Karl, Valerie and Arthur Bernhard
Jerry and Leslie Sparkman
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dean Eisner addresses the crowd at the ribbon cutting.
Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson speaks to the crowd.
Richard Basch says a few words before he, Barbara Basch and others cut the ribbon on the completed Richard and Barbara Basch Visual Arts Center.
Jerry Sparkman, Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson, Richard and Barbara Basch, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dean Eisner and others cut the ribbon.
Jerry Sparkman, Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson, Richard and Barbara Basch and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dean Eisner are all smiles as they cut the ribbon.
Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson and Richard and Barbara Basch
Richard and Barbara Basch
Attendees watched a glass blowing demonstration following the ribbon cutting.
