Faculty stories
Researchers Think a Key to Cooling Cities Lies in Naples’ Ancient Aqueducts
The Cool City Project headed up by RISD faculty member Nick De Pace looks to use the city’s existing infrastructure to combat life-threatening heat waves.
Printing on Clay
Students in a fall Ceramics studio led by Associate Professor Lesley Baker are introducing printmaking techniques into their work.
Jazz, Gender and Social Justice
SEI Research Fellow Nichole Rustin engages RISD students in contemporary political questions and develops their skills as liberal arts scholars.
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.
Finding Hope in the Face of Climate Change
RISD’s Liberal Arts division welcomes sponsors of creative writing contest Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors.
Artist’s Ascent: A Conversation with New RISD President Crystal Williams
President Williams sits down with Providence artist Nafis M. White to discuss inclusion, equity in the arts and her dreams for RISD’s future.
Getting Conceptual in the Hot Shop
Students in a fall Glass studio taught by Sean Salstrom use movement and choreography as a starting point for experimentation.
Symposium Explores Collapse
A three-day gathering organized by RISD’s Center for Complexity brings to light insights, mindsets and practices for productive problem solving in the wake of disaster.
Expanding Pedagogical Perspectives
RISD welcomes 13 new full-time faculty members, including a second cohort of Race in Art & Design hires.