Student Stories

shorn sheep in the barn at Ocean Hour Farm
RISD’s Sustainability Design Lab Focuses on Sheep’s Wool in Third Year of Program

Students traveled to Ocean Hour Farm in Newport, RI as part of their yearlong investigation into the earth-friendly material.

a student teaches ballet positions to the class
New TLAD Course at RISD Positions Pedagogy as Source of Limitless Innovation

Creative practitioners in a wide range of disciplines are invited to experiment with the notion of teaching as creative practice.

A group hangs out under a pavillion
RISD Pre-Orientation Program Supports First-Generation Students

Now in its fifth year, the First Generation College Student Pre-Orientation Program (FGC POP) has been recognized for dramatically changing the landscape for first-generation students.

hot molten glass after it has been poured into a sand cast in the Hot Shop
Experimental Glass Course at RISD Introduces New Ideas and Material Understandings

Open to students in every major, Interdisciplinary Hot Casting explores a range of traditional and non-traditional techniques and mold materials.

Architecture student Rubelcy Herrera works on a model
Not Just a Building

With intergenerational support, Rubelcy Herrera explores a holistic architecture.

first cohort of CTC students at work in the Old Library
The Journey Begins for RISD’s First Cohort of Computation, Technology and Culture Students

Offering two BFAs—Art and Computation and Sound—the new department focuses on networks and simulation, computational art making, and coding.

Two students make a sheet of paper
RISD’s Loop Lab Transforms Paper Waste into Materials for Studio Practice

Students are turning waste into materials ready for cross-disciplinary use and experimentation, from blotter paper to cotton muslin. 

student rendering of a bright, well-organized, welcoming space
Interior Architecture Department at RISD Offers Ideas for Redesigning Community Food Pantry

Student interventions transform the Front Street Family Center in Woonsocket, RI into a celebration of food, wellness, and community.