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Soo Park EFS 20 created 3D renderings of an imagined universe frozen in time

Architecting the Infinite

In a Wintersession studio conceived to open up the imagination, students applied architectural principles to their own designs of fictional cosmic environments.

Still of Quincy, from RaMell Ross MFA 14 PH's documentary Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Quietly Revolutionary Film Up for an Oscar

Hale County This Morning, This Evening by RaMell Ross has been nominated for a 2019 Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary.

Illustrations by Victo Ngai from a new collector’s edition of the Kama Sutra

Kama Sutra Revisited

Illustrator Victo Ngai 10 IL has earned the Society of Illustrator’s 2019 Hamilton King Award for her interpretation of the ancient Sanskrit classic.

Portrait by Shterna Goldbloom MFA 19 PH of Hasidic woman

Portraits of Undeniable Presence

Photography grad student Shterna Goldbloom explores the complicated intersection of queer and Hasidic experiences.

Print of a deep pool, infinite (palladium leaf on black paper) by Alex Dodge 01 PT

Museum Acquires Edgy Contemporary Prints

Curator Jan Howard explains how Forth Estate’s wide-ranging print archive found a permanent home at the RISD Museum.

Embroidered border patterns by Textiles Critic Michael Savoia draw inspiration from design details in NYC’s Grand Central Station

Here in RI | Providence Backs Local Designers

Three entrepreneurial alumni and a current faculty member earn 2019 Providence Design Catalyst awards in support of their practices.

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.