Hands-on fall studios encourage students to incorporate contemporary technologies and platforms into their evolving creative practices www.risd.edu/news/stories...

Students in a fall studio are combining two age-old art forms—ceramics and printmaking—by using techniques like silkscreening and block printing to transform blank clay canvases into unique and expressive ceramic objects. www.risd.edu/news/stories...

"Pedagogical Playgrounds: Classroom as Studio," an interdisciplinary fall elective, invites RISD students interested in teaching to redefine the space of pedagogy as one of endless creative potential www.risd.edu/news/stories...

Earning a dual degree from RISD and Brown in 2024, Njari Anderson is currently working for an arts nonprofit in New York City and building a conceptual studio practice centered on social sculpture and community. Read more below on his thoughts about life after college.

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Now in its fifth year, the First Generation College Student Pre-Orientation Program (FGC POP) has been recognized for dramatically changing the landscape for first-generation students www.risd.edu/news/stories...

Conceptual artist Tsohil Bhatia recently completed a monthlong engagement at RISD that was made possible through the Kirloskar Visiting Scholar in Painting program www.risd.edu/news/stories...

A mix of Furniture Design and Architecture students in the collaborative fall studio “Site Specific Furnishings” are taking inspiration from work by renowned architect Louis Kahn to design site-specific furniture www.risd.edu/news/stories...

Students in an Interdisciplinary Hot Casting Glass course are exploring a range of traditional and non-traditional hot glass casting methods and mold materials www.risd.edu/news/stories...

An international group of thinkers, makers, and educators interested in spatial phenomena, complex systems, and nature-inspired design recently gathered on campus for the "Geometry of Uncertainty" symposium inspired by the Arthur Loeb collection

Since earning a dual degree from RISD and Brown in 2017, designer Nik Bentel has carved out a niche in the home goods market for his tongue-in-cheek objects that play off consumer culture www.risd.edu/news/stories...

RISD's President Crystal Williams and award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and alum RaMell Ross discuss everything from the life of an introvert and artistic development to the artistry of basketball and some of their favorite poets in "It Starts with a Question."

Moderated by Provost Touba Ghadessi and Assistant Provost Margot Nishimura, panelists participating in a recent DESIGNxRI DESIGN WEEK event discussed the role of artists and designers in building community and honoring diverse legacies www.risd.edu/news/stories...

RISD’s Illustration department is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a sweeping exhibition in the ISB Gallery featuring work by more than 200 alums.

The exhibition is on view through October 11, where it will be the site of a Families Weekend 2025 reception.

An initiative of the Edna Lawrence Nature Lab, the Loop Lab was made possible by a $100,000 grant from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation. The materials will be available for students across disciplines at no charge to experiment with in their own work and offered through Second Life Exchange.

Interior Architecture graduate and undergraduate students participated in the annual design charette competition, redesigning Connecting for Children and Families Front Street Family Center www.risd.edu/news/stories...

Individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners stepped up to improve access and the student experience at RISD.

Eleven arts educators and a full-time librarian join the community, bringing a wealth of new knowledge and perspectives to RISD students.

President Crystal Williams and Provost Touba Ghadessi welcome new and returning students and lead an emotional Convocation ceremony in the RISD Auditorium.