Faculty Stories
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On view in the Gelman Gallery through January 28, the exhibition provides a snapshot of the student experience in each of RISD’s 16 undergraduate departments.
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In her nifty Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close, Hannah Carlson unbuttons the politics behind who gets to hide their belongings, and where.
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Assistant Professor of Architecture Amelyn Ng presents a collaborative project and panel discussion focused on networks of salvage and design for disassembly.
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The exhibition, Gateways into the Polycene, showcases art by RISD faculty and staff that imagines a more just and sustainable future.
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Andrew Raftery’s ceramics and wallpaper energize the laborious art of engraving to explore contemporary life.
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The community welcomes 14 experienced art and design educators, including a new librarian for the Fleet Library.
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An ongoing initiative brings together experts and futurists from around the world to consider planetary policy decisions that increase the odds of our survival.
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Six funded projects explore radical solutions to longstanding problems that impact the environment and marginalized communities.
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Students in two spring 2023 studios used scientific methodologies combined with design thinking to explore collaborative future living.