“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.” ...

Collaborating with arts and cultural organizations in Mexico. Partnering with a startup in the Azores to bring biofibers to market. Using graphic design and digital storytelling expertise to update a ...

After settling into their dorm rooms during move-in weekend, students joined faculty and staff for Convocation 2026.

The October 14–16 event will amplify interdisciplinary research conducted at RISD by Movement Lab fellows from 2023–26PROVIDENCE, RI — September 14, 2026 — Rhode Island School of Design presents its ...

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is pleased to launch Rhode Island Histories in Action, a professional development series ...

Contemporary street artist, graphic designer, and activist Shepard Fairey 92 IL stepped into the limelight as a first-year student at RISD in 1989 with his Andre the Giant Has a Posse sticker campaign ...

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 ...

How can collective creativity, collaboration, and conversation surface new ideas, reveal connections, and open pathways through complex questions? A recent event cohosted by RISD’s Academic & Creative ...

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, ...

Nearly 50 years ago, the RISD Museum presented one of the world’s first artist-curated exhibitions: Raid the Icebox I with Andy Warhol, a landmark show featuring idiosyncratic objects selected from ...

As a girl growing up in the woods of western Pennsylvania, jewelry artist Luci Jockel MFA 16 JM began collecting found objects from nature: feathers, stones, bark and bones from deer and mice. “My ...