WHAT ARE THE TECHNICAL FACITILITES FOR PRINTMAKING AT RISD?
RISD graduate students are free to work in two well-equipped buildings: Benson Hall, a multipurpose facility that includes digital and darkroom equipment as well as large areas for intaqlio, silkscreen and lithography; and Mason Building, which offers a large print studio for producing private press editions.

DO GRADUATE STUDENTS GET PRIVATE STUDIOS?
Yes, each graduate student is given large private space in the Fletcher Building. These spaces are used 24 hours a day for individual studio practice and at times for individual critiques with visiting critics.

IS ANY FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE FOR PRINTMAKING GRAD STUDENTS?
Assistantships are available in which students receive a stipend for assisting the Printmaking faculty in a wide variety of courses.

DO GRADUATE STUDENTS EVER TEACH A COURSE OF THEIR OWN?
Yes, during the second year of study each graduate student teaches a course that he or she conceives of and develops. This usually takes place over RISD’s six-week Wintersession.

ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNSHIPS AT PROFESSIONAL PRINTMAKING WORKSHOPS?
Many RISD graduate students have interned at major print workshops and with visiting artists.