02/14/2011Rhode Island and RISD serve as the launching pad for a national conversation about the role of the arts in the creative economy.
02/01/2011Entrepreneurs from Kickstarter, Etsy and Quirky came to campus during Wintersession to launch new online networks featuring work from RISD students and alumni, and to speak to RISD students on what it takes to launch a successful business. The answer? A combination of a focused vision and an expansive network.
01/31/2011The National Science Foundation recently sponsored a gathering of minds at RISD to strategize innovative ways to enhance STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math] education by integrating art and design – transforming STEM into STEAM.
01/28/2011RISD partners with local arts organization AS220 to bring printing power to the people.
01/20/2011President John Maeda talks about sandpit psychotherapy and the pros and cons of digitized discourse.
01/11/2011In his most recent documentary, producer and director of photography Rhett Turner 98 PH probes an ongoing battle over water rights in the American Southeast.
12/21/2010 A design by Jen Magathan MFA 09 GD is helping to add visual interest to a construction site in New York City.
12/15/2010At the 2010 A Better World by Design conference, Professor Seth Stem led a workshop focused on the design potential of working with environmentally friendly natural fiber composites.
12/14/2010 The annual English Department exhibition offers a compelling look at the many ways in which literary study and studio work come together at RISD.
12/13/2010 Two RISD alumni are among the 52 artists nationwide selected for prestigious 2010 fellowships from the United States Artists foundation.
12/07/2010In Witness, his most recent solo show, painter, actor and RISD alum Martin Mull reflects on his memories of the long-gone “picture-perfect” America of the 1950s and ’60s.
12/06/2010Furniture Design senior and HAVC concentrator Adam Hyman is a natural when it comes to researching and helping to conserve works of ancient art at the RISD Museum.
11/30/2010When working to develop the Magic Windows communication project for NASA, students sought to simplify the manner in which astronauts receive and navigate massive amounts of information.
11/29/2010In The Exquisite Book, a lush new picture book for adults, alumni Matt Lamothe, Julia Rothman and Jenny Volvovski invited 100 of their favorite contemporary artists to play a collaborative spin-off of a classic surrealist drawing game.
11/29/2010Painting major Yao Cheng discusses the lessons learned during a summer internship with a RISD alumna who runs her own custom mural and fine art company.
11/29/2010David Stark brings a designer’s eye and artist’s touch to everything he does – whether he’s creating recycled holiday ornaments for the marketplace or one-of-a-kind installations for special events.
11/29/2010Alumni help design an incubator for the developing world that makes use of the limited parts and expertise available in remote regions of the world.
11/29/2010Interior Architecture announces two new graduate degree programs focused on adaptive reuse – one for architecture professionals, the other for designers interested in specializing in this growing field.
11/29/2010As part of the Museum Fellows program, Graphic Design major Shu Min Lim is interning with the Museum’s resident expert in handling and preserving its large and varied collection of works on paper.
11/29/2010During the fall semester, Julien Nguyen has been juggling his time in the Painting studio with an internship at the RISD Museum, where he’s learning to conserve works of 3D art from every period and genre.