Student Stories

Events highlight the institution’s commitment to sustainable design research and demonstrate art and design’s potential to effect positive change. 

The founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings visited RISD as part of DESIGN WEEK RI. 

RISD Careers and Alumni + Family Relations team up on summer travel program exploring studios, galleries, arts nonprofits, residency programs and more.

President Crystal Williams, Provost Touba Ghadessi, other academic leaders address the Class of 2028 at uplifting Convocation ceremony. 

RISD students and recent graduates combine art and design with sustainability and social justice in 2024 Maharam Fellowships.

Students make cross-cultural connections and take a deep dive into fundamental concepts of truth and beauty, manga and Indigenous Filipino arts traditions. 

Inspired by the canyons of the southwest, Rappuhn’s design for a music school secured a $30,000 prize.

More than 300 students are working for art and design organizations as nearby as Providence and as far away as the Netherlands.

Sight Unseen editors highlight seating designs by RISD Furniture Design grad students shown in Material Opulence at WantedDesign.