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Tavares Strachan’s Ambitious Work

A profile in The New York Times Style Magazine dubs the NYC-based Glass alum “The Artist Whose Medium Is Science.”

A panel of Furniture Design alums speak frankly about life after RISD on a video call
Initiating Dialogue During Quarantine

An extensive range of virtual programming helps returning students consider how they’ll contribute to the discourse around racial justice.

Faculty Members Honored

Matthew Bird and Avishek Ganguly earn the 2019/20 John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching.

RISD Convocation 2020 graphic logo
Welcoming Students to a Year Like No Other

Academic leaders convene at Convocation 2020 and invite the community back to a radically reenvisioned campus.

Collage made out of recycling by Mara Newkirk, a Providence public school student
Teens Connect through RISD

Continuing Education partners with Rhode Island Department of Education to offer free online art and design classes to underserved youth.

Director of Research Soul Brown
RISD Welcomes Director of Research

Soul Brown is focused on building a comprehensive and equitable ecosystem to support faculty research.

Work from RISD’s apparel design class of 2020
Ready to Reshape Fashion

A new publication captures the brilliant work and inclusive ethos of RISD’s Apparel Design class of 2020.

from new collection by Kyra Buenviaje 20 AP for the 2020 Supima Design Competition
Maximizing the Comfort of Cotton

Recent Apparel Design graduate Kyra Buenviaje brings a love of nature to her new collection for the 2020 Supima Design Competition.