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Upcoming events
Talking Heads Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth return to RISD, where it all began, to share behind-the-scenes details about the award-winning 1984 concert film.

Join museum educator Sam Nehila and Nacho Amor, executive director of GRID Gallery, for this gallery conversation focused on How artists and makers explore their identities.

RISD welcomes the artist, educator and founding member of Black Women of Print, a collective whose vision is to make Black women printmakers visible.
RISD news

Students in an Illustration department Wintersession studio create music-inspired murals that bring local educational spaces to life.

The RISD Museum highlights the fragile beauty and striking designs of centuries-old examples of wallpaper from the collection of a French-American couple, purchased in 1934.

Offered through the Sculpture department, Immersive Worlds invites students to use experimentation and a plethora of making techniques to bring their ideas into reality.

Offered through the Furniture Design department, In Situ: Design in Context encourages experimentation and hands-on making as well as the use of digital tools.