News and Events
See what our students, faculty and alumni are up to at RISD and in the world.
Upcoming events
Join Social Equity and Inclusion and the President’s Office as we come together for our annual MLK Series event. More details coming soon!
The Ceramics department welcomes the RISD community back to campus for the Ceramics Triennial, on view in Woods-Gerry Gallery through February 15.
The Furniture Design department welcomes the RISD community to their Graduate Biennial, on view in the Sol Koffler Gallery through February 15.
RISD news
New grants totaling over $1.6 million fund the study of everything from inclusive research approaches to carbon exchange in the Antarctic’s Southern Ocean to automated 3D textile manufacturing.
RISD alums Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo and Sasha Gordon make the 2026 Art & Style list, and Pave Robotics, co-founded by Mason Landon Smith, is included in the Manufacturing & Industry category.
Nearly two dozen first-year students began their college journey immersed in Italian culture.
Curated by the International Center of Photography’s Marley Trigg Stewart, Every Time I Conjure a Stone, I Throw It breaks down the form and function of the photograph.