Guests become a kaleidoscope of color at Ringing College of Art and Design
Ringling College's Avant-Garde was hosted March 17 at Ringling College.
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Kayleigh Omang
| 9:33 p.m. March 17, 2018
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It wasn’t just seas of green that took over North Trail on March 17.
Ringling College of Art and Design brought guests together on the evening of St. Patrick’s Day for its annual An Evening at the Avant-Garde on the lawn of the college. This year’s theme, In Color!, left guests quite a bit of room to showcase their creativity.
And creative they were, with costumes including St. Patrick’s Day leprechauns, a unicorn and the Pantone Color of the Year.
Ringling College hosts Avant-Garde each year to support its students and raise money for scholarships. This year’s Avant-Garde $5,000 scholarship recipient was illustration major Dionisius Bangun.
In addition to the costume contest, guests enjoyed a silent and live auction, figure enhancement sketches by Ringling students, face painting, a photo booth, a game of Twister, meet-and-greets with artist Tim Rogerson and, of course, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Winners of the costume contest were chosen by photographer Cliff Roles. The categories were most imaginative, best representation of theme, most beautiful and best group. Each category had two winners.
The evening ended with live music and dancing with the Blonde Ambition Band.
Co-Chairs Lou and Rosemary Oberndorf
Co-Chairs Lou and Rosemary Oberndorf
Lindsey Lim greets guests as they walk in.
Ringling students Devin Houston and Emad Al-Majtary film for Art Network.
Kendra Poleshek, Steve and Joann Stein and Jeff Poleshek
Colorful balloons popped against the white tent background.
Guests were given a kaleidoscope, pair of glasses and a cup at their seat.
This year's Avant-Garde is all about color.
The seating arrangement were arranged by different colored tables.
Each section of tables had its own color.
Each table was given two bottles of wine.
The tables were decorated with colorful origami.
Paul and Marilyn Frederick
John and Mary Matz
Laura Blackman and Maria Marling
Ringling students Imo Rolfe, Fay Han, Lindsey Lim, Arianna Mcaniff, Sarah Bedell, Kegan Jones, Emily Lamberski, Yasmine Encarnacion and Andrew Benson
Tammy Walsh and Kevin Friedman
Kevin Friedman shows off his pot o' gold.
Edit Szegedi and Yaima Morgado
Just before Ringling College President Larry and Pat Thompson arrived, colorful smoke bombs clouded the road.
The Thompsons were dropped off at the gala in a Moke.
Pat Thompson steps up onto the runway.
Ringling students threw paint on the Thompsons' white outfits to color them up.
Pat Thompson smiles as she makes her entrance.
Ringling College President Larry Thompson follows behind Pat.
Pat and Ringling College President Larry Thompson celebrate their entrance to Avant-Garde.
The Thompsons' outfits went from white to splattered with different color.
Each year, the Thompsons have a new creative entrance to the gala.
Ringling students pose with Pat and Ringling College President Larry Thompson.
Yasmine Encarnacion smiles after throwing paint on the Thompsons.
Jennifer Mumford
Ringling College of Art and Design Color Squad
Jean Martin, Sandy Lenhart and Anne Garlington
Isabel Norton, Jan Matthews and Lora Wey
Lynn Strype
Michael Corley and Laurey Stryker
Gina and Justin Wells
Debbie and Gary Mariotti
Toby Parker, Christina Barnes and Hosana Fieber
Debra Torger dances with her marionette while Ringling college students draw her.
Ringling students made Figure Enhancement sketches for guests.
Patricia Caswell and Cyndi Flanagan
Tom Koski made a big statement with his oversized clown shoes.
Tom and Sherry Koski
Peggy Hayes and Karin Jones
David Sessions, Robin and Brenda Cote, Taylor Aultman and John LaCivita
Robyn Fortsch gets her face painted by Pixie Painting.
Vicky Randall and Jeff Kalin
Suzy Kalin shows Robyn Fortsch her face painting.
Jeff and Suzy Kalin
Suzy Kalin brought an array of colors for her face painting.
Suzy Kalin, Pixie Painting, did face paintings for guests during cocktail hour.
Kameron Hodgen, Sid Friedman and Lauren Hughey
Silent auction items were displayed and available for bids throughout the night.
Auction items were available to view in the Diane Roskamp Exhibition Hall.
Doris Berkey and Susannah Cripe pose in BeGlam's photo booth.
Alex Shaulis, Ellie Morlino and Imo Rolfe
Each table had a white tablecloth and flowers in the respective color of the table theme.
Ruth Weisberg
Silent auction items were lined up in the Diane Roskamp Exhibition Hall.
Artwork in the silent auction lined the side wall of the hall.
Costumes from Feld Entertainment Studios decorated the Diane Roskamp Exhibition Hall.
Students in the fine arts/visual studies department worked on Sol LeWitt: "Wall Drawing #797" throughout the night.
Jayden Irizarry draws on the wall as part of Sol LeWitt: "Wall Drawing #797."
Freddie Lamoreaux
Tim Rogerson painted this piece during cocktail hour.
Artist Tim Rogerson
Tim Rogerson's works were on display and for sale.
Tara Norten gets her shirt signed by Tim Rogerson.
Rui Zhou sketches a couple.
Ringling College President Larry Thompson thanks guests for coming.
Sherry and Tom Koski won best representation of the theme in the costume contest.
The Willis Smith group also won best representation of the theme with their confetti suits.
Patricia Caswell and Lorraine Matthews celebrate their wins for most beautiful.
The flamingos pose for a photo after winning best group.
Ringling College President Larry Thompson and scholarship recipient Dionisius Bangun laugh together on stage.
