Student stories

Annual Fine Arts Portfolio Review provides students with fresh perspectives on their work and opportunities in the arts.

The Providence Journal reflects on Don’t You Sit Down: Shades of Jim Crow, 1960– exhibition designed by RISD’s Interior Architecture department.

The Boston Globe reports on RISD students joining local artists and The Avenue Concept in transforming dull utility boxes into works of art.

Four graduating fine arts students discuss the joy of working with their hands and mixing mediums at RISD.

An interactive on-campus exhibition brings to life the civil rights movement and ongoing struggle against racism and segregation in the US.

Four graduating seniors discuss how the pandemic influenced their RISD experience and fueled their very personal degree projects.

Hundreds of RISD students share their portfolios online with eager design firm reps from across the country.

Students in the recently launched RISD Space Design club are working on getting three separate projects into outer space.

Four seniors in Illustration look back on how RISD has impacted their creative practices as they look forward to the future.