This year’s local Comic Con (Pinellas Comic and Maker Con- PCMCON) brought more than five thousand people to St. Petersburg College (SPC)Seminole Campus on Saturday, Sept. 10. Now in its third year, the Comic Con convention is doing better than ever! Comic Con draws crowds to SPC Seminole Campus The free annual Comic Con event … Continue reading Comic Con Pinellas celebrates creativity
St. Petersburg College Digital Arts student Stephanie Buss completed an internship for drawing during the spring semester. “I was originally tentative to attend SPC,” Buss said. “But I found that the staff and professors are very dedicated to their students, making sure they learn and succeed.” Buss spent the semester working for Individuality LTD. She … Continue reading Drawing, digital arts and internships #spcinspires
St. Petersburg College Digital Arts students Anna Marie Mazza, Clio Perkins, David Quintana and Maddie Stubbs brought their heart, creativity and work ethic. SPC provided the foundation for the four to excel and achieve a placement in their dream programs at Florida State University, the Ringling College of Art and Design and the University of Florida. “I wasn’t born … Continue reading Digital creatives headed for success
St. Petersburg College Digital Arts Student Adam Ricketts won the Special Jury Award in the Youth Documentary Category at the recent World Arts Film Festival in Jacksonville. The award-winning film, Ability: A journey with Rachel, follows the journey of current Miss Florida Collegiate Rachel Barcellona. https://youtu.be/HaH1Y9TQFcU The festival is produced in collaboration with World Arts Education, … Continue reading SPC Digital Arts student honored at World Arts Film Festival
St. Petersburg College alumni, Taylor Hajash, is a successful independent third-party video game developer for Nintendo and Microsoft. He attributes his success to the knowledge he received from St. Petersburg College’s Digital Arts, Media and Interactive Web Design program. Hajash acknowledges that compared to other universities, SPC is the most affordable and gives students the skills they need to … Continue reading SPC digital arts grad works for Nintendo, Microsoft
More than 70 students had a date with their future during the St. Petersburg College Arts & Entertainment speed networking event at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus on Thursday, Oct. 9. Students got to strengthen their career networks with representatives from WMNF, Gasparilla Music Festival, the Mahaffey Theater, the Palladium, local music schools, and SPC’s fine … Continue reading Inaugural Arts & Entertainment speed networking event a success
St. Petersburg College is pleased to announce and congratulate MIRA Student Austin Consigny on winning a TC Electronic bass amp for his creative video submitted in the TC Electronic Bass Amp contest. The Music Industry/Recording Arts (MIRA) Program is extremely proud of the unique association with learning partner, TC Electronic, which created and provided the prize bass … Continue reading MIRA student wins amp with creative video
Taylor Hajash, a lifelong video game fan, has become a licensed Nintendo game developer partly due to an award he received in an SPC competition. The path to the license began when Taylor, 25, a student in the Digital Media program, bought a tablet for his girlfriend, Chelsie. “She was always playing these games she’d … Continue reading SPC award helps student earn Nintendo developer license
On Oct. 11, students from St. Petersburg College’s MIRA (Music Industry/Recording Arts) program and the Digital Arts program experienced an educational tour of ABC Studios in Tampa. This was an excellent opportunity for MIRA/Digital Arts students to network with local businesses to further their career goals while witnessing live and pre-produced television content first-hand. MIRA … Continue reading MIRA, Digital Arts students get up-close view of a TV news operation