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Hand holding a piece of jewelry
Shapeshifters’ Show

A dazzling exhibition at Woods-Gerry Gallery presents an overview of RISD’s evolving Jewelry + Metalsmithing programs.

Piece by Luci Jockel MFA 16 JM
Bare Bones Beauty

Visiting artist Luci Jockel transforms bits and pieces from animals into wearable art that points to the fragility of nature.

Characters from Olsen’s wonky stop-motion animation Under Covers
New Shorts Debut at Sundance

Short films by Zenzele Ojore, Michaela Olsen and RaMell Ross premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

Visiting scholar and activist Cornel West speaking passionately at RISD
In Praise of King’s Noble Discontent

Visiting scholar and activist Cornel West calls for ongoing work to address the many “catastrophes” plaguing American society.

Michaela Olsen 09 FAV, Jess Peterson and Emily Collins 08 FAV
Animating Ambition

Michaela Olsen and Emily Collins bring complementary skills to their growing animation studio Mighty Oak.

In Technological Landscapes, a Digital + Media studio, students experiment in the acoustics tank at the University of Rhode Island’s Ocean Engineering department
Exploring Technological Landscapes

Students in a fall semester Digital + Media studio explore the potential and pitfalls of new technologies.

Graphic Design seniors Raina Wellman, Eliza Chen and Theia Flynn
Instagram Meets Installation

Three Graphic Design seniors won a 2018 Dorner Prize from the RISD Museum to develop an installation and publication called the Draft Catalog.

Talkbox, by Industrial Design junior Malaika Franks 20 ID, contains materials for developing social-emotional skills that promote nonviolence
Preventing Gun Violence

In a fall semester Industrial Design studio, students took a holistic approach to addressing an urgent public health issue.