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  • Alum’s Neurotic Machines at Bell Gallery

    12/09/2011
    Quirky kinetic sculpture by Meridith Pingree MFA 03 SC injects a visceral immediacy to the work in a group show at Brown University’s David Winton Bell Gallery.

  • Polymath Artist Anne Spalter Makes NYC Debut

    12/07/2011
    Inspired by computers, math and the complexity of contemporary life, Anne Morgan Spalter MFA 92 PT presents a new body of work in her first New York solo show, called Traffic Circle.

  • Photographic Provocateur

    12/06/2011
    In a rare interview in The New York Times, photographer Steven Klein 76 PT reveals a bit about why he has earned a reputation as “one of fashion’s most cunning provocateurs.”

  • Following Dreams by Following Ideas

    12/06/2011
    Tino Chow 09 ID, cofounder of the multidisciplinary design studio Big New Ideas, spoke about dreaming and designing at TedxHunstville.

  • Architecture Professor Wins Major Award

    12/02/2011
    Architecture Professor Peter Tagiuri and his London firm earn a Best Housing Development Prize in the 2011 Brick Awards.   

  • Etsy Backs RISD’s Newest Entrepreneurs

    11/29/2011
    Jewelry designer Kellie Riggs 11 JM reflects on her opportunity to attend the 2011 Hello Etsy Summit in Berlin.

  • Making HUGO

    11/22/2011
    Cinematographer Robert Richardson 79 FAV collaborated with director Martin Scorsese to make the Brian Selznick 88 IL book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, into a wonderful movie.

  • Opportunities to Make It Better

    11/18/2011
    A new healthcare internship program at the Department of Health and Human Services grew out of RISD’s 2011 Make It Better symposium.

  • Student Artwork Gains Exposure at RISD Exposé

    11/16/2011
    RISD Exposé, the student-run gallery and pop-up shop, is now in its third year of featuring fine art and design work by RISD students, both for browsing and for sale.

  • Passion and Problem-Solving: Artists as Entrepreneurs

    11/15/2011
    The RISD Career Center held its first-ever Entrepreneur Mindshare on Saturday, November 12. Billed as part TED conference and part boot camp, the all-day event was designed to get RISD students and alumni energized about creative entrepreneurship.

  • Bright Lights, Bold Collaboration

    11/16/2011
    San Francisco-based alumni and entrepreneurs Lauren Geremia 04 PT and Jess Wainer 04 GL team up to light up the Bay Area.

  • Mapping the Visual Mind

    11/16/2011
    A new book by Graduate Studies faculty member Anne West helps artists to better think about and articulate the meaning and messages in their work.

  • Architecture Trio Wins New Recognition

    11/15/2011
    An innovative Jewish devotional hut designed by a team of young alums wins the Holcim Next Generation Award.

  • Maeda Brings STEAM to MIT

    11/14/2011
    RISD President John Maeda and a number of RISD students, faculty members and trustees visited Maeda’s former academic home at the MIT Media Lab to speak about RISD’s STEM to STEAM initiative.

  • Collaborative Work Shines at Slater Mill Museum

    11/10/2011
    In a three-way exchange of inspiration, students in Textiles create print designs inspired by works at the RISD Museum and Apparel Design students create garments inspired by the resulting fabrics.

  • Alums Revive a Tiny Town in Hudson Valley

    11/09/2011
    The Wassaic Project connects artists with each other and with the local community.

  • Alum’s Powerful Portraits Now at MoMA

    11/03/2011
    The high-energy portraits Deana Lawson MFA 04 PH is currently showing at MoMA suggest the fascinating personal and social histories of the people she photographs.

  • RI to Fund Bold New Ideas

    11/01/2011
    A new fellowship opportunity announced by the Rhode Island Foundation will provide substantial seed money to Rhode Islanders with good ideas about how to solve statewide problems.

  • RISD/Brown Collaboration Celebrates Cunningham

    10/14/2011
    Working with costume design professionals on RISD’s faculty, Apparel Design students became part of the late Merce Cunningham’s legacy when they designed the dancers’ costumes for MinEvent: A Cunningham Collaboration.

  • Local Collaboration Fosters Global Innovation

    10/04/2011
    A Better World by Design, a student-led conference organized by RISD and Brown University, addressed sustainable solutions to complex social issues such as food, health care and the built environment in the developing world.

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At RISD there's nothing unusual about suddenly finding a doorknob on a tree trunk, shown here across from Carr House,
the charming home of Student Life offices and the student-run Carr Haus Café.