Alumni stories

2021–22 was among RISD’s top five years for fundraising and set a new record for volunteering and other forms of community involvement.

Multidisciplinary artist and RISD alum Jes Fan uses fungi, bacteria and hormones to produce thought-provoking sculptures.

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Emily Vogler and alum José R. Menéndez are bringing communities together through the Blackstone River Commons.

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.

RISD students and recent grads are using design thinking skills to support positive change in Africa, Asia and North and South America.

Recent Photography and Ceramics graduate students present historically grounded work at Microscope Gallery in Chelsea and Sculpture Space in Long Island City.

Michael Maltzan’s 6th Street Viaduct addresses mistakes of LA’s past.

Seven artists and designers will advance cross-cultural dialogue across Europe and Asia during the 2022–23 academic year.  

The artist and MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative Arts curator makes work that explores why the seemingly impossible is possible.