Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoon
Illustrator Michael Sloan and writer Jake Halpern earn a Pulitzer Prize for a New York Times cartoon on the Syrian refugee crisis.
Shifting Focus After the Storm
Two art students from Puerto Rico are studying at RISD this semester as part of an AICAD exchange program initiated in the aftermath of Hurricane María.
A Call for Creative Activism
During a visit to campus in mid April, poet and indigenous rights activist Allison Adelle Hedge Coke inspired students to address urgent social and environmental issues.
Honoring Innovation at Commencement 2018
Artist Cai Guo-Qiang, photographer Annie Leibovitz and robotics pioneer David Hanson are being recognized at this year’s ceremony.
Rooftop Landing
We Come in Peace, a new installation by Huma Bhabha 85 PR, brings an otherworldly feel to the roof of the Metropolitan Museum in NYC.
Conversing with the Cosmos
A two-person exhibition at Haines Gallery in San Francisco showcases breathtaking images by photographer Linda Connor paired with sculpture by Zhan Wang.
Instinct for Allegory
Visiting artist Walton Ford paints stunning pictures alluding to the disastrous impact of humans on the natural world.
Contributing via Alternative Spring Break
At the end of March, students participating in Alternative Spring Break traveled to Acadia National Park to create, plan and execute a service experience from the ground up.
Souvenirs of Substance
Associate Professor Paolo Cardini leads a RISD symposium in Rome focused on non-Western, student-conceived visions of the future.