Hundreds of rising juniors and seniors are learning the ropes working for arts organizations and design firms from coast to ...

Faculty- and alum-led initiatives focus on everything from new materials to sustainable fishing practices to strategies for ...

This summer’s courses focused on the architecture of Brazil, printmaking in Italy and the use of glass as an architectural element in Japan ...

RISD alum Rebecca J. Miller completes the film she began in 1976 about a 1940s Robert Flaherty documentary focused on RISD Professor John Howard Benson that never came to be ...

Artists, alumni, faculty and community members gathered at Woods-Gerry Gallery in June for the 20th anniversary of RISD’s Project Open Door (POD). Run by the Teaching + Learning in Art + Design (TLAD) ...

Spring 2025 marked the return of in-person adult art classes offered by RISD’s Continuing Ed division after a five-year, pandemic-related pause. Although virtual and long-distance learning is still ...

RISD celebrated the Class of 2025 at Commencement and Reunion Weekend with graduate hooding ceremonies, alumni reunions, a tented RISD Craft art sale, departmental receptions, a festive lunch in ...

“As a queer woman of color, I know the fear of retribution for simply existing,” says senior Kailyn Bryant 25 FD. “The World Is on Fire underscores the urgency of protecting shared histories and ...

It’s early in the spring semester, and students in a lighting design course offered through the Furniture Design department are just beginning to consider ideas for their final projects. Junior Ankita ...

How do artists make the leap from ideation to creation? How do they experiment and collaborate with other artists to create complex pieces using a variety of mediums? First-year students in a ...