Rhode Island School of Design
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Founded in 1877, RISD is a college and museum in Providence, RI, where curiosity and creativity spark progress.
Congratulations to alums Sasha Gordon and Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo on being named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 2026 Art & Style list. They are among a group noted young artists creating and designing the future www.forbes.com/30-under-30/...
Forbes 30 Under 30 2025: Art & Style
Creating and designing the future of fashion and the arts
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December 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Congratulations to alums Sasha Gordon and Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo on being named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 2026 Art & Style list. They are among a group noted young artists creating and designing the future www.forbes.com/30-under-30/...
Congratulations to alums Kye Christensen-Knowles, Brian Oakes and Coumba Samba on being named to CULTURED Magazine's 2025 Young Artists List. Each has a rising profile, something important to say, and a novel way in which to express it.
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Introducing CULTURED's 2025 Young Artists List
The makers on the 10th annual Young Artists list were selected by the magazine’s editors, as well as dealers, curators, and artists.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Congratulations to alums Kye Christensen-Knowles, Brian Oakes and Coumba Samba on being named to CULTURED Magazine's 2025 Young Artists List. Each has a rising profile, something important to say, and a novel way in which to express it.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
Industrial Design alum Juan Carlos Noguera discusses how his own identity enables him to find unique solutions and effect positive change www.risd.edu/news/stories...
Life After RISD: Checking in with Alum Juan Carlos Noguera
The empathic industrial designer and educator discusses how his own identity enables him to find unique solutions and effect positive change.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Industrial Design alum Juan Carlos Noguera discusses how his own identity enables him to find unique solutions and effect positive change www.risd.edu/news/stories...
In 'Graphic Design studio 'Reframing the Poster,' students are exploring the poster’s singular capacity to transform ideas into iconic picture planes combining typography and image www.risd.edu/news/stories...
Popular RISD Graphic Design Course Reexamines the Power of the Poster
Students are exploring the poster’s singular capacity to transform ideas into iconic picture planes combining typography and image.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
In 'Graphic Design studio 'Reframing the Poster,' students are exploring the poster’s singular capacity to transform ideas into iconic picture planes combining typography and image www.risd.edu/news/stories...
Hands-on fall studios encourage students to incorporate contemporary technologies and platforms into their evolving creative practices www.risd.edu/news/stories...
RISD Sculpture Department’s Digital Fabrication Lab Offers Innovative Approaches to Making
Hands-on fall studios encourage students to incorporate contemporary technologies and platforms into their evolving creative practices.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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...
Fall RISD Course Combines Age-Old Art Forms of Ceramics and Printmaking
Students are using such techniques as silkscreening and block printing to transform blank clay canvases into unique and expressive ceramic objects.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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...
New TLAD Course at RISD Positions Pedagogy as Source of Limitless Innovation
Creative practitioners in a wide range of disciplines are invited to experiment with the notion of teaching as creative practice.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"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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Life After RISD: Checking in with Alum Njari Anderson
The Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program grad discusses his worldly, discipline-melding approach to sculpture and installation
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November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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.
www.risd.edu/news/stories...
www.risd.edu/news/stories...
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...
RISD Pre-Orientation Program Supports First-Generation Students
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
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October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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...
Endowed Kirloskar Program Brings Artist Tsohil Bhatia to RISD for Monthlong Engagement
The conceptual artist elevates the everyday through performance pieces and exhibitions like the one that transformed RISD’s Memorial Hall Gallery this fall
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October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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...
RISD Students Design Site-Specific Furniture Inspired by Late Architect Louis Kahn
A mix of Furniture Design and Architecture students, the class is designing and building furniture pieces that reference Kahn’s love of geometric forms and natural light
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October 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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...
Experimental Glass Course at RISD Introduces New Ideas and Material Understandings
Open to students in every major, Interdisciplinary Hot Casting explores a range of traditional and non-traditional techniques and mold materials
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October 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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
RISD Presents Design Science Symposium Inspired by the Arthur Loeb Collection
An international group of thinkers, makers, and educators interested in spatial phenomena, complex systems, and nature-inspired design gathered on campus in late September
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October 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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...
Life After RISD: Checking in with Alum Nik Bentel
The unconventional designer creates unexpected, humorous objects with stories to tell about consumer culture.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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."
It Starts with a Question — RaMell Ross interviewed by Crystal Williams
YouTube video by RISD / Rhode Island School of Design
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October 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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 Hosts DESIGN WEEK RI Panel on Commemoration and Historical Preservation
Moderated by Provost Touba Ghadessi and Assistant Provost Margot Nishimura, panelists discussed the role of artists and designers in building community and honoring diverse legacies
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September 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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.
The exhibition is on view through October 11, where it will be the site of a Families Weekend 2025 reception.
RISD’s Illustration Department Celebrates 75 Years with Sweeping Alumni Exhibition
On view in the Illustration Studies Building Gallery and open during Families Weekend, the show highlights the incredible diversity of work shaped by the popular program
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September 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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.
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.
RISD’s Loop Lab Transforms Paper Waste into Materials for Studio Practice
Students are turning waste into materials ready for cross-disciplinary use and experimentation, from blotter paper to cotton muslin.
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September 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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...
Interior Architecture Department at RISD Offers Ideas for Redesigning Community Food Pantry
Student interventions transform the Front Street Family Center in Woonsocket, RI into a celebration of food, wellness, and community.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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.
Supporters Contribute $19.4 Million to RISD in Fiscal Year 2025
Individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners stepped up to improve access and the student experience at RISD
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September 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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.
RISD Welcomes New Full-Time Faculty Members as Academic Year 2025–26 Gets Underway
Eleven arts educators and a full-time librarian join the community, bringing a wealth of new knowledge and perspectives to RISD students.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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.
RISD’s 2025–26 Academic Year Begins with Hope and Inspiration
President Crystal Williams and Provost Touba Ghadessi welcome new and returning students and lead an emotional Convocation ceremony in the RISD Auditorium
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September 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
President Crystal Williams and Provost Touba Ghadessi welcome new and returning students and lead an emotional Convocation ceremony in the RISD Auditorium.