Ever-changing exhibitions throughout the academic year are generally on view for two to three weeks and are organized by curators from Campus Exhibitions working in conjunction with representatives ...

Historically and culturally diverse, Literary Arts and Studies (LAS) provides an education in literary and media studies and creative writing that encompasses the main forms of critical inquiry in the ...

As universities across the US grapple with funding cuts for ongoing research projects, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and private backers are widening the scope of their investments to include ...

From Apparel Design to Textiles, campus hummed with innovative approaches and generative discussions the week before the ...

This fall, for the first time in RISD’s history, 20 first-year students began their undergraduate journey not in Providence, but in Florence, Italy. Following RISD’s Experimental and Foundation ...

The recent Graduate Photography Biennial in the Sol Koffler Gallery brought together works that reflect on material memory, inherited worlds, and the shifting spaces where images take form. Curated by ...

After earning a graduate degree from RISD’s Industrial Design department, designer Juan Carlos Noguera MID 15 went on to create culturally appropriate, low-cost wheelchairs and other mobility ...

Since earning a dual degree from RISD and Brown in 2017, designer Nik Bentel BRDD 17 ID has carved out a niche in the home goods market for his tongue-in-cheek objects that play off contemporary ...

What if an astronaut gets injured while exploring the surface of the moon and needs to be rescued by a remotely controlled crane? How should the space suit they are wearing be designed to guarantee ...

RISD students who recently took part in RISD Global summer study courses will bring a fresh set of perspectives and ideas to their upcoming fall studies after exploring cities and historical sites ...

Artists, alumni, faculty and community members gathered at Woods-Gerry Gallery in June for the 20th anniversary of RISD’s Project Open Door (POD). Run by the Teaching + Learning in Art + Design (TLAD) ...

Spring 2025 marked the return of in-person adult art classes offered by RISD’s Continuing Ed division after a five-year, pandemic-related pause. Although virtual and long-distance learning is still ...