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Winning 2024 Dorner Prize Projects Reflect on RISD Museum’s History and Practices

RISD students create two site-specific interventions that aim to make the museum and its holdings more accessible to diverse visitors.

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Apparel Design Seniors Present Cohesive Collections at RISD’s Annual Runway Show

The well-crafted looks were unveiled at Providence’s WaterFire Arts Center.

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Grad Show 2024 Presents Thesis Work by RISD’s Global Community of Artists and Designers

The sprawling exhibition invites viewers to experience a wide range of exploratory projects representing 19 advanced degree programs.

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Deep Space

RISD industrial designers at NASA—and in the private sector—gear up for the new space race.

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RISD Students Use Scientific Fieldwork to Inform Their Art and Design Projects

A team of science educators encourages students to see themselves as integral parts of the natural world.

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Graduating RISD Film/Animation/Video Students Show Compelling Final Films

A mix of animated and live-action shorts that premiered in the RISD Auditorium last weekend will be livestreamed on YouTube.

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After Setbacks, a Textile Artist Finds New Success

Venues across the US and beyond are giving Liz Collins, who first found fame as a fashion designer, the art-world recognition that had eluded her.

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RISD’s Jewelry + Metalsmithing Department Partners with Platinum Guild International

Students in a spring studio called Creating in Platinum are investigating the characteristics and corresponding design constraints of the unique precious metal.