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The Photography department’s Gary Metz lecture series continues with the pioneering visual artist, who works in photography, installation, sculpture, and drawing and explores collective memory.
The Painting department welcomes the multidisciplinary artist, whose work celebrates the dialogue around contemporary Black life and culture through scenes of normalcy and perseverance.
Computation, Technology, and Culture welcomes the creator of the VFRAME computer vision toolkit for human rights investigators, among other cutting-edge projects.
RISD news
The MacArthur Award-winning painter discusses his journey to RISD, the importance of drawing every day, and his ongoing quest to tell stories that matter.
From performance spaces to camping-inspired outdoor activities, RISD graduate students explore how children learn through objects, play, movement, interaction, and spatial discovery.
Since graduating from RISD in 2023, Miami native Jevon Brown has been carving out a space as both an artist and an arts leader.
South Asia-focused artists Asif Hoque, Mala Iqbal, and Pallavi Sen are working with students throughout the academic year and offering artist talks.