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Thinkers, makers and educators interested in spatial phenomena, complex systems and nature-inspired design explore the role of visual mathematics and inductive reasoning within art and design education.
Hancock reflects on his new mural commission and creative practice, which draws on personal experience, art historical canon, comics and superheroes, and pulp fiction.
The Sculpture department kicks off its fall lecture series with New York-based sculptor and RISD alum Jessi Reaves, “the queen of scrap.”
RISD news
Student interventions transform the Front Street Family Center in Woonsocket, RI into a celebration of food, wellness, and community.
Individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners stepped up to improve access and the student experience at RISD.
Eleven arts educators and a full-time librarian join the community, bringing a wealth of new knowledge and perspectives to RISD students.
President Crystal Williams and Provost Touba Ghadessi welcome new and returning students and lead an emotional Convocation ceremony in the RISD Auditorium.