Art House

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"Art House" redirects here. For artistic films often called "arthouse films", see Art film.

Art House was the first of eight special interest house of Rochester Institute of Technology. Founded in 1969 by Charles McDougal, Art House has flourished for almost half a century into one of the most dynamic dorms on campus.

As a floor, Art House has many unique aspects that separate it from other floors. Despite RIT's high number of male students[1], Art House observes a policy of keeping a 1:1 ratio. Unlike other floors, which only have a lounge or two, Art House also has a studio, spray booth, and screen printing room. The studio is one of the busiest areas on floor, with most, if not all the tables, usually taken. The studio is also used for floor meetings, and for guest speakers who come to the floor. The studio also contains a display case for artwork.

As a special interest house, Art House must adhere to certain policies on RIT. In order for members to stay on Art House, members pay a $90 USD yearly fee, and are expected to do both 8 hours of community service (only 6 for second years), and 4 floor activities every quarter (10 weeks). Four hours of the community service may be used to help the floor, like cleaning up the studio, or helping with the Rochester Institute of Technology open houses. At least four hours of community service must be done off floor. Activities can be anything, such as Twister or a movie, but to be an activity, at least seven members of the floor must attend, and it must last at least 20 minutes.

One of the more famous aspects of Art House is the yearly trip to Toronto, where the Art House members take a weekend trip to see museums, relax, and possibly drink alcohol legally.

In 1992, an "Art House sculpture" was erected outside of the entrance (later moved to the new location of Art House in Colby Hall D) depicting "the delicate balance between Arts and Sciences at RIT."