President Crystal Williams and Provost Touba Ghadessi welcome new and returning students and lead an emotional Convocation ...

Individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners stepped up to improve access and the student experience at RISD ...

Eleven arts educators and a full-time librarian join the community, bringing a wealth of new knowledge and perspectives to ...

This course is a practical and conceptual exploration into electronic sensors, processors and actuators in the context of interactive art and design. Students will turn everyday objects into ambient ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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.” ...

Nervous laughter trickles through the sixth-floor painting studio where a small group of students has gathered for an undefined workshop led by visiting artist Mithu Sen. The New Delhi–based ...