A spring semester studio explores the design process as a comprehensive arc, from research and ideation through development, prototyping and implementation ...

A jury of professional illustrators and art directors selected the winning pieces out of more than 4,000 entries ...

“Prussian blue is such a troublesome color,” says Printmaking Professor Andrew Raftery as he mixes water, gelatin and pigment and gets ready to strain the concoction through a piece of cheese cloth.

Students will premiere their looks at Providence’s WaterFire Arts Center on May 28 PROVIDENCE, RI – April 4, 2025 – Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Apparel Design seniors will debut their ...

What ingredients make up your story? What has been the secret recipe to your success? What makes you who you are? These questions set the stage for the third annual TEDxRISD event in the RISD ...

Students in a spring Ceramics studio called Figure Modeling are creating life-size portraits of a live model in water-based clay. Taught by faculty member Ann Hirsch, the course focuses on symmetry, ...

Members of the RISD community recently gathered in the Fleet Library at RISD for the second annual Womxn @ Work celebration. The event included a panel conversation with this year’s honorees, along ...

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Modeled on our EFS curriculum, this one-semester program for first-year students is a unique, immersive option for students beginning their RISD journey. The benefits we offer RISD employees include ...

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.