Featured Events
Renowned visual artist, performer and author Patti Smith reads from her latest book, Devotion, a detailed account of her own creative process, inspirations...
Don’t miss the opportunity to get together with other RISD alumni and parents this fall at RISD Weekend. It’s a great way to tap into the vitality of our...
The annual Sellie Bernstingle lecture, named in honor of late RISD Museum Docent Sellie Bernstingle, will feature former RISD President (1993–2008) Roger...
On Campus
Following his critically acclaimed series The Tipping Point—timely images of riots and rebellion—Jerome Lagarrigue invites us to experience his newest work,...
Want to catalyze positive change on a local and global scale? Attend one of the most impressive student-organized conferences in the world led by your Brown...
The past year has been a deeply unnerving time to be in graduate school. As hateful politics entered the White House, we witnessed stability collapse and...
“Time. Space. Place. Global Thoughts and Practices” showcases work by RISD students developed over the past year during short-term travel courses,...
Ava Ansari (1982) plays as an artist, curator, and educator concurrently. She lived for 26 years in her motherland, Tehran, two years in Dubai, five years in...
As a student at RISD, Jeffrey Beers BArch 79 studied under renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly MFA 68 CR and developed a passion for glassblowing that...
Nickelodeon Animation Studio's manager of recruitment Ariel Goldberg will be joining RISD Illustration to discuss how to join the workforce equipped with...
Renowned visual artist, performer and author Patti Smith reads from her latest book, Devotion, a detailed account of her own creative process, inspirations...
Collaborators Mike Nesbit and Carl Lostritto recently worked together in Los Angeles to produce a body of work that positions their unique practices in...
Hear everything you need to know to meet with companies at Internship Connect on October 11. Learn how to speak with them professionally. Discover what they...
President Somerson will host two town halls for faculty and staff to share key points and priorities of the SEI Action Plan so that we can engage in...
Catherine Wagner works with elements of contemporary society and transforms them into conceptual images that investigate culture. For more than 30 years she...
Denise Markonish is the curator at MASS MoCA, where she has presented such exhibitions as Nick Cave: Until; Explode Every Day: An Inquiry into the Phenomena...
Receive $4,000 for your project that will have social impact and be supported with skills training, a community of mentors, and even complimentary...
Don’t miss the opportunity to get together with other RISD alumni and parents this fall at RISD Weekend. It’s a great way to tap into the vitality of our...
Discover how to increase the opportunities available to you as an artist and designer. Hear how students and alumni apply their skills and creative thinking...
Degree program classes held, Offices and Library open
Wintersession 2018 Travel Class Registration Begins
President Somerson will host two town halls for faculty and staff to share key points and priorities of the SEI Action Plan so that we can engage in...
Regine Basha is the director of residencies at Pioneer Works in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. Since the early 1990s she has curated for contemporary...
This is your chance to speak directly with companies and organizations seeking RISD interns! Learn about their internship opportunities and practice how you...
President Somerson will host a student town hall to share key points and priorities of the SEI Action Plan so that we can engage in conversation to help to...
Sue Coe is a contemporary English artist noted for her intensely political graphic illustrations and activism. Born on November 28, 1951 in Staffordshire,...
See firsthand this vibrant art and design scene in your backyard. Numerous studios and creative businesses have made their home in the Valley Arts District....
The annual Sellie Bernstingle lecture, named in honor of late RISD Museum Docent Sellie Bernstingle, will feature former RISD President (1993–2008) Roger...
Laia Abril is a visual artist, photographer and bookmaker from Barcelona. After graduating in Journalism she enrolled FABRICA’s — the Benneton artist...
Diversity Conversations in the Classroom, a faculty and staff workshop led by diversity trainer Lee Mun Wah. Wah is an internationally renowned...
So often we are afraid to begin a conversation about diversity issues because we have had a bad experience or feel others will say something wrong or...
Lee Mun Wah is an internationally renowned Chinese-American documentary filmmaker, author, poet, educator, facilitator. and diversity trainer.
Please join us for a screening of If These Halls Could Talk, a film by internationally renowned Chinese-American documentary filmmaker, author, poet and...
JASON FULFORD is a photographer and co-founder of J&L Books. His monographs include Sunbird (2000), Crushed (2003), Raising Frogs for $$$ (2006), The...
Drawing influence from popular music, fashion, literature, cultural and critical theory and his Cherokee and Choctaw lineage, Gibson’s work re-contextualizes...
Gain guidance and tips on which visa options might be available to US visa holders after graduation. Immigration attorney, Eileen Morrison, will present visa...
Hear how RISD alumni pursue their passions! Learn how they launch personal projects, start businesses, ignite innovation and make social impact. These...
Brooklyn-based artist Spencer Finch MFA 89 SC has been exhibiting internationally since the early 1990s. He has recently shown work at the Seattle Art Museum...
Receive $5,000 for your summer project and be part of RISD's prestigious Maharam Fellowship! Learn everything you need to know to make a strong and...
Degree program classes held, Offices and Library open
Texas-born RISD alumnus Vincent Valdez 00 IL focuses in his career on the practices of drawing and painting. Recognized for his intensive devotion to detail,...
Find out how residencies can provide you with time and space for your work. They can expand your resources including access to equipment, community,...
