Mehretu is the winner of numerous prestigious awards, including the Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the ...

The groundbreaking independent filmmaker discusses the inspirations behind his gritty characters and the early days of RISD’s ...

“There’s no mistaking the handmade quality of these animated prints,” said faculty member Judy Hecker at a recent interim crit in RISD’s Memorial Hall. “Think about scale as you work on these projects ...

Using hot glass working techniques, the class is exploring ideas that define, present, magnify, and duplicate elements of the ...

Fifteen enterprising RISD students ventured to New York City this summer via RISD Trek for a jam-packed week of events designed to connect students with art and design professionals, industry leaders, ...

Students, faculty, and staff filled the RISD Auditorium to celebrate the beginning of the 2026–27 academic year, RISD's 150th year of art and design education and cultural impact. “This marks 150 ...

Ever since he attended NASA’s Space Camp as a kid, RISD alum Skye Ray 16 ID has been determined to design and build things that travel to outer space. When he learned about the space design courses ...

Seminal glass artist Toots Zynsky 73 GL/SC set her sights on RISD when she was 11 years old. She was one of the college’s first Glass majors and in 1971 assisted in the founding of the Pilchuck Glass ...

RISD’s summer 2026 Continuing Education (CE) programs are in full swing, with a wide range of live classes for kids, teens, and adults taking place on campus and at CE’s satellite locations at ...

From the ecologies of Okinawa to the history of China, the heart of Tokyo, and the wildlife of South Africa, students in this summer’s RISD Global Summer Studies programs discovered new ways of ...

“I’m more interested in clarity of vision, curiosity, and commitment to process than technical perfection,” says Executive Director and Chief Curator Ysabel Pinyol Blasi of the nonprofit, New ...