New Contemporary Art Curator for Museum

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:19:20 GMT

In September Dominic Molon will join the RISD Museum as Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art.

Looking Sharp

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:27:56 GMT

The RISD Museum celebrates the connection between creativity and style in its major exhibition Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion.

Sitings 13

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:44:13 GMT

New site-specific works by student winners of this year’s SITINGS competition are now on view at the RISD Museum.

New RISD Museum Director Starts in September

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:39:10 GMT

The RISD Museum has appointed John W. Smith of the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art as its new director, effective this fall.

Mythic Meditations

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:36:27 GMT

Painting Professor Donna Bruton finds that when she’s open to the experience, painting comes as naturally as teaching.

Learning the Art of Paper Preservation

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:29:51 GMT

As 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.

Faculty Biennial Showcases Eye-Opening Work

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:37:23 GMT

Enormous puppetry, Japanese joinery and other breathtaking pieces made by 197 talented faculty members are now on display in the RISD Museum.

Successor Succeeds at Painting Air

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:00:04 GMT

Alumnus Spencer Finch’s alluring installation and exhibition at the RISD Museum continues to get rave reviews from both critics and the public.

Seeing Color in a Whole New Light

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:39:51 GMT

In a recent panel discussion on Color Effects, artist Spencer Finch MFA 89 SC spoke with a biologist and photographer about the nature of color and its ramifications in the fields of art and science.

Heartbroken but Happy: Handler and Kalman Visit RISD

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:40:09 GMT

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.

The Irresistible Lure of Looking Closely

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:16:53 GMT

Through her experience as a Museum Fellow, Holly Broussard has begun to think more seriously about pursuing a career as a museum curator or administrator.

Museum Fellows Go Behind the Scenes

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:14:32 GMT

Art History Concentrators have an opportunity to learn professional curatorial practices through apprenticeships at the RISD Museum.

Appreciating the Ancient Art of Creativity

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:12:59 GMT

Furniture 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.

Exploring a Different Kind of Conservation

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:00:21 GMT

During 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.

Collaborative Work Shines at Slater Mill Museum

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:12:22 GMT

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.

A Better Biennial

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:06:56 GMT

RISD’s Faculty Biennial, the most comprehensive showing of faculty work to date, is on view at the RISD Museum through March 20.

Printmaking Professor Illuminates Engraving

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:48:53 GMT

Master engraver Andrew Raftery helped the RISD Museum to retrace the early history of this painstaking art form in the popular exhibition The Brilliant Line.