Painting News
Curated by President Crystal Williams and Director of Campus Exhibitions Mark Moscone, RISD Emerging includes work from the Classes of 2023–26.
Launched together 150 years ago, RISD’s college and museum enjoy a unique, symbiotic relationship in which creativity and learning intertwine.
The New York City event designer and producer partners with clients to create memorable, one-of-a-kind affairs he likens to immersive, three-dimensional paintings.
The artist presented this stirring commencement speech at RISD in May 2026, encouraging graduating students to imagine the radical.
The Commencement 2026 speaker was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree along with cartoonist Roz Chast, philanthropist Stephen A. Metcalf, and designer David Wiseman.
The Chicago-based presidential archive will feature monumental works by faculty member Tyanna J. Buie and alums Julie Mehretu, Jenny Holzer, and Spencer Finch.
The Observer considers the relationship between Black and Brown bodies and museum spaces and was inspired by Egungun and New Orleans masquerade traditions.
The class is working together to create a large-scale fresco in the College Building using lime putty mixed with brick dust as the foundation.
The Rhode Island Foundation selected the winning alums and faculty members out of 144 applicants.