Press Releases

2025 press releases

May 1

Rhode Island School of Design Grad Show 2025 to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 22

Apr 21

Rhode Island School of Design to Participate in ICFF + WANTED During NYCxDESIGN 2025

Apr 10

Mixed-media Artist Rose B. Simpson to Deliver Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design 2025 Commencement

Apr 4

Collection 2025: Rhode Island School of Design’s Apparel Design Seniors to Debut Their Work in Annual Runway Show

Mar 10

Rhode Island School of Design Launches Computation, Technology and Culture Department

2024 press releases

Dec 9

Eight Innovative Design Teams Named Winners of The Sustainable Markets Initiative’s 2024 Climate and Biodiversity Competition, Founded by His Majesty King Charles III and Designer Sir Jony Ive

Sep 27

Rhode Island School of Design Showcases Sustainability Innovation During Climate Week NYC 2024

Sep 18

Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design Expand Partnership with Launch of New Regeneration Studio

Jun 26

Rhode Island School of Design Announces Shortlisted Finalists in the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Global Terra Carta Design Lab Competition

May 24

Rhode Island School of Design to Celebrate 2024 Commencement on June 1

May 9

Rhode Island School of Design Grad Show 2024 to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 23

Apr 26

Collection 2024: RISD Apparel Design Seniors to Debut their Work on the Runway

Apr 26

Rhode Island School of Design to Participate in ICFF + WantedDesign Manhattan During NYCxDESIGN 2024

Mar 13

Rhode Island School of Design Presents Objects May Shift at Salone del Mobile 2024

Mar 4

“Debates in AI” Symposium at Rhode Island School of Design to Explore the Confluence of Artificial Intelligence and Creative Disciplines

Jan 25

AARP and RISD Present Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Concepts at the Rhode Island State House

Jan 8

Rhode Island School of Design Names Amanda Clark MacMullan New Vice President for Institutional Advancement

2023 press releases

Dec 5

RISD Students Create Objects to Engage Animals at Roger Williams Park Zoo

Sep 28

Rhode Island School of Design Joins the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Terra Carta Design Lab to Find Student-Led, High-Impact Solutions to the Climate Crisis

Aug 16

Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees Elects New Members

Jul 25

RISD Museum Names Tsugumi Maki Director

Jun 22

Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design Pursue ‘Collaborative Future Living’ via 2023 Project

Jun 1

Journalist Ari Shapiro to Deliver Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design 2023 Commencement

May 17

Rhode Island School of Design Grad Show 2023 to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 25

May 8

Rhode Island School of Design Appoints David T. Carreon Bradley Vice President for Social Equity and Inclusion

Apr 27

Rhode Island School of Design to Participate in ICFF + WantedDesign Manhattan During NYCxDESIGN 2023

Apr 21

RISD Introduces New Sustainability Design Lab

Apr 10

Rhode Island School of Design Names Touba Ghadessi Provost

Mar 15

Rhode Island School of Design Launches Say Your Pain Translation Tool for ER Patients

Feb 13

Rhode Island School of Design Withdraws from U.S. News & World Report’s Annual Rankings

Jan 23

Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees Elects New Co-Chairs

2022 press releases

Dec 15

RISD Welcomes Support for New Movement Lab

Nov 21

RISD Limited Editions Returns with a Second Sale to Benefit RISD Students

Nov 16

Biking and Walking on the Pell Bridge?

Sep 28

Rhode Island School of Design Introduces New Brand Identity

Sep 20

Rhode Island School of Design to Inaugurate 18th President Crystal Williams on October 7, 2022

Aug 30

RISD’s Center for Complexity to Present Three-Day Symposium Exploring Collapse

Jun 29

Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design Reveal 2022 Collaboration Project ‘Sustainable Futures’

Jun 4

Cheryl D. Miller, Graphic Designer and Educator, Delivered Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design 2022 Commencement

May 31

RISD Interior Architecture Students to Present Two Initiatives Envisioning More Inclusive Possible Futures for the Rhode Island State House

May 17

Rhode Island School of Design Grad Show 2022 to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 26

May 11

Rhode Island School of Design’s Furniture Design Department Presents Embodied & Imbued at WantedDesign Fair 2022

Apr 21

Rhode Island School of Design Facilitates New Thinking on Opioids, Equity and Systemic Change

Apr 5

Cheryl D. Miller, Graphic Designer and Educator, to Deliver Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design 2022 Commencement

Mar 16

MIT and RISD Collaborate to Develop Fabric That “Hears” Your Heartbeat

2021 press releases

Dec 16

Crystal Williams Named 18th President of Rhode Island School of Design

Sep 16

Sarah Cunningham Appointed Inaugural Vice Provost for Strategic Partnerships at Rhode Island School of Design

Sep 15

Alumni Artists Launch RISD Limited Editions Sale to Benefit RISD Students

Sep 14

RISD Welcomes New Hires Focused on Race and Decolonization

Sep 3

RISD Completes Quad Block Enhancement Project with Reopening of Homer and South Hall Residences

Aug 19

Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees Elects New Members

Jul 26

Rhode Island School of Design Launches Master of Fine Arts in Illustration Program

Jul 6

Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design Announce Collaboration to Research Future of Cities

Jun 5

Surprise Honoree David Byrne Kicks Off Rhode Island School of Design 2021 Commencement, Virgil Abloh Delivers Keynote Address

May 27

Rhode Island School of Design Grad Show 2021

May 19

RISD Board of Trustees Names Dave Proulx Interim President

Apr 21

Community Message from President Somerson in Response to Derek Chauvin Verdict

Mar 19

Community Message from President Somerson in Response to Violence Against Asian and Asian American Communities

Jan 7

Community Message from President Somerson in Response to Riots at Nation's Capitol

2020 press releases

Dec 22

Message from RISD President Regarding Her Retirement

Oct 21

Update on Advancing Social Equity at RISD

Oct 7

Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University Launch Joint Master of Arts in Design Engineering

Sep 9

Rhode Island School of Design Completes Phase Two of Quad Block Enhancement Project with Reopening of Nickerson Hall

Jul 15

President Somerson Announces Actions to Advance Social Equity at RISD

Jun 23

Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design Announce Collaboration to Study Future Mobility Innovations Inspired by Nature

Jun 22

Rhode Island School of Design’s Senior Show 2020 Now on View

Jun 15

Rhode Island School of Design Announces 2020–2021 Reopening Plan

Jun 15

Rhode Island School of Design’s Grad Show 2020 Now on View

Jun 1

Community Message From President Somerson

May 30

Rhode Island School of Design Celebrates the Class of 2020

2019 Press Releases

Oct 1

AS220 and RISD collaborate with Shepard Fairey for 100th mural, a 3-decade exhibit and lecture in Providence

Oct 1

Rhode Island School of Design Launches Society of Presidential Fellows with Record-breaking Financial Aid Gifts to Advance Graduate Education

Sep 17

Rhode Island School of Design Opens First Newly Constructed Residence Hall in 34 Years

Sep 17

North Hall Fact Sheet

Sep 3

Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees Elects New Members

Aug 30

Rhode Island School of Design Launches Test-Optional Admissions Policy

Aug 27

Rhode Island School of Design Unveils New Strategic Plan

Aug 23

Rhode Island School of Design Presents Collection 19 at New York Fashion Week

Aug 19

Rhode Island School of Design Announces Second Phase of Collaboration with Moss Bureau

Apr 26

Rhode Island School of Design’s 2019 Grad Show to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 22

Apr 18

Rhode Island School of Design’s RISD WORKS Relocates to RISD Store for Enhanced One-Stop Retail Experience

Apr 11

COLLECTION 19: RISD Apparel Design Seniors to Debut their Work on the Runway

Apr 5

Rhode Island School of Design Launches RISD Stands Against Gun Violence, a Multidisciplinary Initiative Honoring Victims of Gun Violence

Apr 4

Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, to Deliver Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design’s 2019 Commencement

Apr 3

Rhode Island School of Design’s Furniture Design Department presents RISDXMABEO 2019 in Milan and New York City

2018 press releases

Dec 20

Rhode Island School of Design Appoints Kent Kleinman as Provost

Nov 29

Rhode Island School of Design and University of Rhode Island to Offer Joint Program on Coastal Sustainability

Nov 12

Rhode Island School of Design | Johnson & Wales University | Farm Fresh Rhode Island Awarded Henry P. Kendall Foundation 2018 New England Food Vision Prize

Nov 5

Rhode Island School of Design and N Square Collaborate to Explore New Approaches to Addressing Nuclear Proliferation

Sep 17

Rhode Island School of Design Announces Collaboration with Murray Moss

Aug 23

Rhode Island School Of Design Returns To New York Fashion Week: Collection 18 Presents Best Of Class

Jun 26

Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees Elects New 2018 Members

Jun 13

Infosys and Rhode Island School of Design Launch Pioneering Design Partnership

Jun 5

Matthew Shenoda Appointed as Inaugural Vice President of Social Equity and Inclusion at Rhode Island School of Design

May 31

Rhode Island School of Design Announces Initiative Focused on Softwoods and Cork in the Context of Portugal

May 4

Rhode Island School of Design’s 2018 Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 23

Apr 23

Hanson Robotics Founder, CEO and Chief Designer David Hanson to Deliver Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design’s 2018 Commencement

Apr 6

COLLECTION 2018: RISD Apparel Design Seniors to Debut their Work on the Runway

Apr 4

Rhode Island School of Design and the Ministry of Tourism, Air Transport, Handicrafts and Social Economy of Morocco, Maison de l’Artisan and Holmarcom Group Announce Pilot Collaboration and Partnership

Mar 5

RISD Announces Decision on Art Claim Made by the Alphonse Kann Association

2017 press releases

Sep 13

Rhode Island School of Design Joins Growing Alliance of Colleges Working Nationally To Expand Access and Opportunities for 50,000 Talented Low-And Moderate-Income Students

Sep 5

Rhode Island School of Design Marks Anniversary of Glass Department with Wonder: 50 Years RISD Glass

Aug 29

RISD Presents COLLECTION 2017 at New York Fashion Week

Aug 8

Rhode Island School of Design and Prospect Park Alliance Partner on Cultural Study and Object Creation from Fallen Witness Tree

May 19

Airbnb Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community Brian Chesky to Deliver Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design’s 2017 Commencement

Apr 4

Rhode Island School of Design’s 2017 Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 24

Mar 27

COLLECTION 2017: RISD Apparel Design Seniors to Debut their Work on the Runway

Mar 10

Rhode Island School of Design’s Furniture Design + Textiles Departments present Patterns of Making in Milan and New York City

Jan 10

Emory Douglas to Deliver Keynote for Rhode Island School of Design’s 2016-17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Series

2016 press releases

Nov 15

Rhode Island School of Design Completes SouthLight Performance Venue and Urban Lawn

Oct 12

Rhode Island School of Design Welcomes Shahzia Sikander, the 2016 Kirloskar Visiting Scholar in Painting at RISD

Sep 21

Rhode Island School of Design Launches Design for Manufacturing Innovation Certificate Program

Sep 6

New SouthLight Extension Opens at the Southside Cultural Center of Rhode Island

Aug 17

RISD Presents COLLECTION 2016 at New York Fashion Week

May 13

Maharam and Rhode Island School of Design Celebrate the Maharam STEAM Fellowships in Applied Art and Design and Announce Program Renewal

May 11

Writer Hilton Als to Deliver Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design’s 2016 Commencement

May 6

Rhode Island School of Design Announces Institute for Design + Public Policy with the Rhode Island Foundation

Mar 22

Rhode Island School of Design’s 2016 Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 26

Mar 21

COLLECTION 2016: RISD Apparel Design Seniors to Debut their Work on the Runway

Mar 8

RISD to Host Design Science Symposium

Mar 7

Rhode Island School of Design’s Furniture Design + Textiles Departments present 'The Narrative of Making' in Milan and New York City

Mar 7

Rhode Island School of Design’s Furniture Design + Textiles Departments present The Narrative of Making in Milan and New York City