Stories about studios + projects
Sketchbook | Shadow Maker
Artist Kara Walker MFA 94 PT/PR speaks to the Toni Morrison tribute she created for the cover of The New Yorker.
Sketchbook | New Heights of Natural Wonder
Accomplished artist Henry Isaacs paints 100+ plein air studies in Nepal to prep for a monumental painting of Mount Everest.
Quest for Nonviolence
Artist/activist Jordan Seaberry 14 PT encourages students enrolled in RISD’s Pre-College Program to pay attention and get involved in the world around them.
Unfinished Train of Thought
Works by Maddy Parrasch 19 PT and Emma Soucek 18 PT speak to a rich creative conversation cut short.
Between + Beyond at the Biennials
Nicole Eisenman 87 PT and Korakrit Arunanondchai 09 PR are the only two artists worldwide invited to show in both the 2019 Whitney and Venice biennials.
Painter on Being Old in Art School
Noted historian and author Nell Irvin Painter MFA 11 PT returned to RISD for a conversation about aging, ambivalence, ambition and starting over in art school.
Museum Acquires Edgy Contemporary Prints
Curator Jan Howard explains how Forth Estate’s wide-ranging print archive found a permanent home at the RISD Museum.
Contributing to the Greater Good
Providence-based artist Marly Rogers 90 PT collaborates on public installations that spark dialogue while making the world a more beautiful place.
Sharing Strategies for Disruption
As the 2018 Kirloskar Visiting Scholar in Painting, Delhi-based artist Asim Waqif shared insights from a career of making art in service of the public good.