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Students conducted research and proposed monuments for College Hill that commemorate the past while reinterpreting symbols of collective memory. 

The recent Film/Animation/Video alum and Student Academy Award-winning animator reflects on his passions for problem solving, the magic of filmmaking, and what RISD taught him about hard work.

The alum and designer of the classic Cubebot toy robot worked with first-year students in a Wintersession studio focused on iteration and simplicity.

From the coast of South Africa to the streets of Japan, students investigated local traditions, conducted research, and tapped into interdisciplinary making opportunities.

The class studied inlay, overlay, and engraving processes, reimagining the relationship between the functional and the ornamental.

From cooking to travel to themes of medicine, students created their own video games in a recent Wintersession studio. 

Students considered how sound can serve as a spatial and experiential medium, guiding attention, shifting atmosphere, and provoking new forms of encounter.

Please Catch Me When I Fall, curated by RISD students Karma Johnson, Khalil McKnight, and King Meulens, highlights joy, vulnerability, and the many stories to be told about the Black experience.