Each year, the Illustration Department selects and features outstanding student work from the prior year in what is known as the Red Shoe Awards Exhibition. Now in its sixth year, the exhibition recognizes the efforts of students and faculty in the Illustration Department in 2023.

Images have been selected and will be displayed in digital and physical formats. The top 30 images are featured in a printed catalog and in physical form on campus. This year, the work will be displayed in the Rotunda Gallery from Oct 30 - Nov 17. The gallery reception will be held on Friday, November 3 from 6 pm -7 pm. All are invited to visit the gallery and see the work.

Awards will be announced that evening in the following categories: Best Drawing, Best Design, Best Storytelling, Best Use of Media, and Best of Show.

EXHIBITION RUN

• October 30 - November 17

OPENING RECEPTION

• Friday, November 3rd, 2023, from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

GALLERY HOURS

• Monday through Friday, 11 am - 4 pm.

The Philip J. Steele Gallery is located on RMCAD’s campus at 1600 Pierce Street, Denver, CO 80214.

ABOUT THE ROTUNDA GALLERY

The Rotunda Gallery focuses on exhibitions featuring work by the RMCAD faculty, alumni, and local artists and designers in one of the college’s most unique buildings.