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A wall of metalsmithing tools in the J+M studio
Project Open Door Students Explore Jewelry Making

RISD’s Jewelry + Metalsmithing department collaborates with Project Open Door to offer young artists the first on-campus studio of its kind.

Project Open Door student painting in the Steel Yard
Opening Doors for Young Artists

Project Open Door students are back on campus this summer, trying their hands at everything from textiles to toy design in long-running RISD program.

close-up photo of a green cricket on a leaf
The Regenerative Earth Collective 

A transdisciplinary, student-led initiative reimagines RISD’s relationship with the ecosystem that surrounds it.

Pieces and elements from Hasbro's Monopoly board game
Fair Play

Project Open Door teams up with Hasbro to provide area teens with an intensive, all-virtual toy and game design workshop.

Graduate student Francesca Rosati 19 PT/MAT 20
Learning to Teach from Home

Grad students committed to becoming teachers are developing alternative curricula and connecting with high school students remotely.

Michelle Grohe MA 02 with group of people viewing paintings
Making the Gardner Relevant to Diverse Visitors

Museum educator Michelle Grohe MA 02 takes an inclusive approach at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

From The Self Publication Nitashia Johnson MAT 15
Clear Vision of Empowerment

A Sony-supported residency is giving artist/educator Nitashia Johnson MAT 15 the momentum to move inspiring creative projects forward.

Cover of Biodiversity 360, a guide to rediscovering of urban-biodiversity of Guwahati
Designing Educational Experiences in India

Now back in her home country, alumna Mudita Pasari is using her design expertise to promote sustainability and environmental awareness.