A mix of Furniture Design and Architecture students, the class is designing and building furniture pieces that reference Kahn ...

Open to students in every major, Interdisciplinary Hot Casting explores a range of traditional and non-traditional techniques ...

An international group of thinkers, makers, and educators interested in spatial phenomena, complex systems, and ...

Life After RISD is an ongoing series featuring alumni making outsized impact in culture and industry. Stay tuned for more ...

Cutting across academic departments and degree programs, the concentration lets you shape an individualized course of study focused on environmental learning in an art and design context, while being ...

“My people have been written out of Rhode Island history for so long,” says Indigenous artist Lynsea Montanari (Narragansett). “I hope that people finally begin to see us because of this mural.” ...

Thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor, RISD is in position to begin critical improvements to the Jesse Metcalf Building, located in the heart of campus at 7–14 North Main Street. Since ...

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 ...

In early March, 300 art and design enthusiasts came together in person and via livestream for TEDxRISD, the second annual student-organized event bringing together student, faculty and alumni speakers ...

Where does perceived value come from and how do we as a society move from an extractive/zero-sum mindset into a more generative one inspired by nature? The question was posed by RISD alum Charlotte ...