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The RISD Museum hosts the RISD Ceramics alum, whose work challenges the conventions, expectations, and codified hierarchies of sculpture.
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RISD is pleased to welcome the groundbreaking Marian Anderson String Quartet in concert as the centerpiece of RISD’s 2026 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Series.
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The alum and designer of the classic Cubebot toy robot worked with first-year students in a Wintersession studio focused on iteration and simplicity.
From the coast of South Africa to the streets of Japan, students investigated local traditions, conducted research, and tapped into interdisciplinary making opportunities.
The class studied inlay, overlay, and engraving processes, reimagining the relationship between the functional and the ornamental.
From cooking to travel to themes of medicine, students created their own video games in a recent Wintersession studio.