Student Stories

Corey Wantanabe string up clotheslines and hangs sheer lace fabric from them in the CIT building as a part of an installation for Snowtown monuments
RISD Landscape Architecture Studio Challenges the Histories of Local Monuments

In Monumental Publics, students interrogated Providence’s history before turning to public spaces and monuments in Boston.

graduating students hug outside of the First Baptist Church, 2023
Celebrating Community at RISD Commencement 2023

Students, families, friends, faculty and alumni joined together to welcome RISD’s newest alums into the fold.

first-year student Emily Kwak takes a swing at her pinata during spring 2023 crits
RISD’s Spring 2023 Semester Comes to a Close with Final Critiques

Students across campus present the fruits of their labor to peers, faculty members and visiting critics

crowds view student work at Grad Show 2023
RISD’s Graduate Class of 2023 Presents Thesis Work in Wide-Ranging Exhibition

Grad Show 2023 offers visitors a peek inside the studios of artists and designers working in 19 different areas of study.

A model walks down the runway in drag and a red with in a garment made by Disco Amber
Apparel Design Students Stage First Live Runway Show Since 2019

Students presented their senior thesis work in the Fleet Library at RISD in Epilogue [23].

historic photo of little-known Snowtown neighborhood in 1800s Providence
RISD Students and Local Researchers Shine Light on Rhode Island’s 19th-Century Snowtown Neighborhood

The once-vibrant, multiracial Providence community was razed in the 1800s to make room for the railroad and the Rhode Island State House.

student at work
RISD Film/Animation/Video Students Share Creative Visions at 2023 Senior Show

More than 40 live-action and animated films featured in four-night festival.

students demo AI-created tarot deck
Computation, Technology and Culture Studio Encourages RISD Students to Explore AI

Faculty member Griffin Smith welcomes the creative opportunities evolving artificial intelligence tools provide.

A hand poised over a game board
RISD’s Global Arts and Cultures Program Hosts Counter-Colonialism Board Game Symposium

Shey Rivera Ríos and Ruchika Nambiar collaborate with research designers from the MIT Game Lab to explore how games can be used to subvert oppressive narratives.