News and Events
See what our students, faculty and alumni are up to at RISD and in the world.
Upcoming events
RISD welcomes Kim—an American artist based in Berlin whose work spans drawing, performance, video, and large-scale murals—for the RISD Museum’s 48th annual Gail Silver Memorial Lecture.
The Graphic Design department’s fall lecture series continues with creative director, designer, and publisher Richard Turley.
RISD students are invited to this year’s artist ball whose theme is RISD Shrinks. Wear a costume, dance dance dance, and enjoy great music and delicious food!
The RISD alum and multidisciplinary artist presents a lecture as part of the Sculpture department’s 2026 triennial, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
RISD news
Seven former Movement Lab fellows share their interdisciplinary research via live performances, screenings, a panel discussion, and an ongoing exhibition at the Jamestown Arts Center.
In a new series featuring security-camera stills of suspected shoplifters, the photographer and RISD alum seems more interested in the surface than in the soul.
Graduate students in a wide range of programs are expanding their creative practices and making ceramic sculptures that produce sound.
The groundbreaking independent filmmaker discusses the inspirations behind his gritty characters and the early days of RISD’s film department.