Student Stories

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Davis Calls Students to Action

02/06/2012
When Angela Davis visited RISD in January, students packed the auditorium to hear her speak.

Tags: public engagement, social responsibility, students, wintersession
Go Nads!

02/16/2012
More than half a century after RISD’s first hockey team hit the ice, fans of The Nads are still able to yell “Go Nads!” when cheering on their team.

Tags: alumni, students, wintersession
RISD Partners with US State Department

01/31/2012
Renowned sculptor Jim Drain 98 SC works with students during Wintersession to design a site-specific installation for an Art in Embassies project in Morocco.

Tags: alumni, governmental, interdisciplinary, local/global, partnerships + collaborations, public engagement, students, Sculpture, wintersession, Textiles
Hoop-La: RISD’s Basketball Team is Having a Ball

01/26/2012
RISD students come together to play basketball for fun and for their fans, but their games aren’t for the faint of heart.

Tags: students
Design that Does Good Best

01/25/2012
A new interdisciplinary studio co-taught by architect Lynnette Widder and architectural historian Ijlal Muzaffar culminated in a thought-provoking conference on architecture for the public good.

Tags: Architecture, alumni, faculty, interdisciplinary, History of Art + Visual Culture, public engagement, research, students
Heartbroken but Happy: Handler and Kalman Visit RISD

01/23/2012
Author Daniel Handler and Illustrator Maira Kalman came to RISD to discuss their creative process with participants in RISD’s Project Open Door after-school program, the RISD Museum teen program and the broader RISD community.

Tags: Fine Arts, public engagement, RISD Museum, students, Teaching + Learning in Art + Design, wintersession
Swarovski Sparks Experimentation

01/13/2012
A sponsored RISD studio by global fine crystal manufacturer Swarovski kicks off its visiting artist lecture series with contemporary artist Rashaad Newsome.

Tags: corporate, local/regional, partnerships + collaborations, Jewelry + Metalsmithing, Painting, students, wintersession
Hats Off to Foundation Students

01/12/2012
Students from Assistant Professor Wendy Seller’s Spatial Dynamics studio celebrate the opening of the 2012 Foundation Studies Triennial Exhibition by modeling outrageous hats created as their final project last semester.

Tags: digital, faculty, Foundation Studies, students
Designs to Deliver Comfort

12/19/2011
Interior Architecture graduate students design and install handcrafted furniture to help families living at a shelter in Woonsocket, RI.

Tags: local/regional, graduate, nonprofits, partnerships + collaborations, Interior Architecture, public engagement, students
Hermès Creative Director Critiques Grad Work

12/13/2011
As a graduate program guest critic in Glass and Furniture Design, Pierre-Alexis Dumas, chief creative officer at Hermès, was impressed with the experimentation, craftsmanship and passion RISD students pour into their work.

Tags: Brown, Furniture Design, graduate, Glass, local/global, multimedia, students

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