On-campus exhibitions
Current exhibitions (open to the public)
These exhibitions are in RISD venues that are open to both the RISD community and the public.
No Longer Transparent
through December 11
Gelman Gallery
Curated by Yuxuan An MFA 23 SC
Scale to Fit
Architecture Department Triennial
through December 11
Woods-Gerry Gallery
Opening reception: Monday, November 21, 6–7:30 pm
Surface Tension
through December 14
Memorial Hall Gallery
Work by RISD faculty and visiting artists
Sustainable Futures: Co-creating with Nature
through December 31
20 Washington Place lobby
Hyundai Research Collaborative Exhibition
Graduate Glass Biennial
December 2 – January 22
Sol Koffler Graduate Student Gallery
Inherent Vice: Hidden Narratives
through January 15, 2023
RISD Museum
The decommissioning of degraded garments from the Costumes and Textiles collection
Take Care
through March 12, 2023
RISD Museum
Objects examining sustainability, repair and biodiversity
On Paper: Gifts from Paula and Leonard Granoff
through April 16, 2023
RISD Museum
Twenty-six contemporary works on paper, many on public display for the first time.
Being and Believing in the Natural World
through May 7, 2023
RISD Museum
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia and Indigenous North America
Helina Metaferia: We’ve Been Here Before
through June 25, 2023
Cafe Pearl, RISD Museum
Installation of collaged images by the Ethiopian American artist
On the Surface
through June 30, 2023
RISD Museum
Contemporary ceramics
Past Made Present: Dutch Shadows in the Black Atlantic
through August 6, 2023
RISD Museum
In the spirit of the Afro-diasporic intellectual tradition, the show invites viewers to challenge established notions of time, space and history
Trading Earth
through January 28, 2024
RISD Museum
Ceramics, commodities and commerce
Art and Design from 1900 to Now
through June 9, 2024
RISD Museum
Features newly acquired and rarely exhibited works by underrepresented artists and designers
Gallery information
From student-curated shows to a world-class museum with vibrant programming, RISD invites art lovers to enjoy a range of ever-changing exhibitions on campus.
RISD Museum
Alfred DeCredico Gallery
Illustration Studies Building
One Washington Place
BEB Gallery
Bayard Ewing Building
231 South Main Street
Dryfoos Student Media Gallery
Chace Center
20 North Main Street
Gelman Student Exhibitions Gallery
Chace Center, 2nd floor
20 North Main Street
ISB Gallery*
Illustration Studies Building, 1st floor
One Washington Place
Memorial Gallery
Memorial Hall
226 Benefit Street
Museum Special Exhibitions Galleries
Chace Center
20 North Main Street
Red Eye Gallery
Design Center
30 North Main Street
Sol Koffler Graduate Student Gallery*
Center for Integrative Technologies/CIT, 1st floor
169 Weybosset Street
Washington Place Lobby*
Washington Place, 1st floor
20 Washington Place
Waterman Gallery
Waterman Street Building
13 Waterman Street
Woods-Gerry Gallery
Woods-Gerry House, 1st floor
62 Prospect Street
*venues open only to the RISD community