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  • Frenetic Films at MoMA PS1

    06/14/2011
    Experimental filmmaker Ryan Trecartin 04 FAV makes a splash in NYC this summer with Any Ever, his solo show at MoMA PS1.

  • Rich Brilliant Willing Still Winning

    06/27/2011
    In winning the best new designer award at last month’s 2011 ICFF, Theo Richardson 06 FD, Charles Brill 06 FD and Alex Williams 06 FD confirm that Rich Brilliant Willing is on the rise.

  • Community Garden Blossoms

    06/09/2011
    Six faculty members work with dozens of Architecture students to design and build a community garden that brings together preschoolers, the elderly and everyone in between.

  • Creative Energy at Commencement 2011

    06/06/2011
    Graduates urged to learn by making and by doing to thrive amidst chaos. View photo slideshows and watch video of keynote and student speakers.

  • The Best Commencement is Still to Come

    06/03/2011
    Share your photos and tweets or watch the webcast online this Saturday, June 4, as 661 RISD graduates celebrate their creative explorations and collect their diplomas at Commencement 2011.

  • Empowering Enterprise

    05/26/2011
    For the second year in a row, Rhode Island School of Design is arming each of its 661 graduates with an Artrepreneur Kit, a practical parting gift to help students explore entrepreneurial possibilities after graduation and beyond.

  • RISD Appoints Interim Academic Leadership

    05/24/2011
    Rhode Island School of Design has tapped three RISD alumni, professors and department heads for key leadership positions for next academic year: Professor Rosanne Somerson 76 ID, head of Furniture Design as interim provost, Professor Bill Newkirk 68 GD, head of Graphic Design as interim dean of  Architecture + Design and Professor Anais Missakian 84 TX, head of Textiles as interim dean of Fine Arts.

  • Cyclist Sets Wheels in Motion

    05/19/2011
    Evan Murphy 11 FD helps create RISD’s first-ever Division II sports team and gets to compete in the Nationals.

  • Fashion Forward

    05/17/2011
    RISD’s future trendsetters unveil their signature creations in a fast-paced runway show of one-of-a-kind designs.

  • Coming Attractions

    05/17/2011
    RISD hosts world premiere of 31 films by FAV seniors.

  • New Masters

    05/16/2011
    Graduate students in 16 disciplines showcase their work in a culminating exhibition, opening May 19th at the Providence Convention Center.

  • Designs to Make a Difference

    05/10/2011
    As the first RISD student to win the highly coveted Gensler Diversity Scholarship, Nathalie Jolivert BArch 12 hopes to gain valuable architectural experience to bring home to Haiti after graduation.

  • International Focus on Furniture

    05/13/2011
    Furniture Design students are showcasing new works made from a recyclable composite material at the 2011 ICFF in New York City.

  • Students Collaborate with National Park Service

    04/14/2011
    Student work created as part of RISD’s interdisciplinary Witness Tree course helps the NPS celebrate National Park Week.

  • Maeda Accepts AIGA Medal

    04/13/2011
    RISD President John Maeda was among the three 2010 AIGA Medalists honored at a celebration in New York on April 7, 2011.

  • RISD Student Wins a Windgate

    04/12/2011
    Ceramics senior Rebecca Manson is one of 10 students nationwide to win a coveted Windgate Fellowship to help further her work.

  • Japanese Art to Offer Relief

    04/06/2011
    Aki Ishida of the Architecture faculty works with students to present their Japanese paper installation as part of a benefit at the Japan Society in NYC.

  • Building a Better Buggy: RISD Students Reach for the Moon

    04/01/2011
    On April 1-2, a team of six RISD students participated in this year’s NASA Great Moonbuggy Race in Huntsville, AL, competing against teams from nearly 90 schools and colleges to design, build and race lightweight, human-powered vehicles over lunar-like terrain.

  • A Better Place to Learn

    03/31/2011
    Jo Ann Secor 73 AE, , a principal at LHSA+DP in NYC, recently worked with kids and parents in Casper, WY to build the school of their dreams.

  • Creativity Cubed

    03/29/2011
    Professors Markus Berger and Peter Dean lead a collaborative triad between RISD, Brown University and a team of RISD alumni in thinking outside the box – or in this case, redesigning the box entirely to creatively repurpose shipping containers.

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RISD has a long history of offering Saturday and after-school classes for children and teens, as this photo from c. 1910 confirms.