The Sustainable Markets Initiative announces winners of the international student competition addressing the climate and ...

New Associate Professor Shoji Satake introduces students to such old-school, high-output methods as molding, casting, ram ...

On view through May 2025, The Art of French Wallpaper Design highlights the deep connections between printmaking and early ...

“Wood is organic, alive and unpredictable, which is why I love it,” says furniture maker and sculptor Christopher Kurtz. “All of my ideas come from the shop.” Kurtz was speaking to RISD students about ...

Students in an an elective studio called Games We Play are exploring collaborative play as an integral element of artmaking and the creative process. Offered through the Painting department, the ...

Students in a Graphic Design studio called In Motion: Design for Video and Animation are learning best practices for creating short animations. They are exploring different design principles and ...

Literary Arts and Studies draws on a wide range of literary traditions, genres, periods and theoretical approaches to let students pursue in-depth studies in literature and writing. Concentrators ...

Get a closer look at our annual show of final graduate student work—one of the signature events on the RISD calendar.

In RISD’s Center for Community Partnerships (CCP), we help our partners on campus and within the local community bring collaborative projects and initiatives to life. Through our work, we help make ...