Art and Computation and Sound—the new department focuses on networks and simulation, computational art making, and coding ...

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

Moderated by Provost Touba Ghadessi and Assistant Provost Margot Nishimura, panelists discussed the role of artists and ...

Faculty are assigned as advisors within departments or divisions. For full-time faculty, advising is an important responsibility. Disciplinary expertise is important for offering students avocational ...

Sophomore year is your first in your selected major. During this year you will work with two assigned advisors—one in your major and the other from Liberal Arts. Your primary advisor will be assigned ...

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 ...

RISD’s Illustration department is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a sweeping exhibition in the ISB Gallery featuring work by over 200 alums. Organized by Department Head Robert Brinkerhoff, who ...

Scraps become stories in the Loop Lab—a pilot project that turns RISD’s own waste streams into raw materials for creative practice. An initiative of the Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab, the Loop Lab was ...

“The work you’re doing has a real impact on our community,” said Erin Spaulding, executive director of the nonprofit Connecting for Children and Families (CCF), as she addressed a room full of RISD ...

For the second year in a row, a team of RISD printmakers has won the Iron Print Competition hosted by MassArt and organized by master printmaker Carolyn Muskat. Now in its 10th year, the competition ...