Mapping Engagement

Explore RISD’s ongoing impact through collaborative partnerships and meaningful community engagement.

Mapping engagement at RISD

The interactive RISD Community Engagement Map brings RISD’s collaborative efforts to life. As an evolving resource, the map invites faculty, students and staff to explore new opportunities and expand the impact of their engagement.

Partnerships by industry/nonprofit sector

arts and culture

25+

community and economic development

25+

education

30+

social services

15+

other

40+

Discover service opportunities

If you’re interested in engaged community work, our involved.risd.edu board provides a list of opportunities across a range of regional organizations. You can search for a cause you’re passionate about or one in need of specific skills, and further refine to identify short- or longer-term volunteer engagements.

Find service opportunities on Involved

Put your work on the map

To tell us about the engaged work emerging from your studio, classroom, student organization, office, or department, contact community@risd.edu.

Impact stories

Students in protective gear prepare to remove fired ceramics pieces from the new raku kiln

RISD’s Ceramics Department Fires Up New Raku Kiln at the Steel Yard

Students learn to create a range of effects by hacking outdoor kilns built at the nearby nonprofit arts center.

inside the Gelman Gallery with view of off-white cotton dress

RISD’s Student-Curated Black Biennial Focuses on Access and Community

Artists of color from across the state show powerful work in multidisciplinary exhibition.

RISD Students Team Up with AARP to Demonstrate the Potential of ADUs to Lawmakers

The project was spearheaded by RISD faculty member Elizabeth Debs as part of the Interior Architecture department’s annual design charette.

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