Student Stories

RISD - Rhode Island School of Design

Lights, Camera, Collection

05/16/2013
Students in Apparel Design are sewing up a storm to prepare for Collection 2013, the annual runway show that takes to the stage this Saturday at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

Tags: Apparel Design, students
Drag Show Stuns and Amazes

05/03/2013
Cross-dressing kings and queens strutted their stuff on the RISD Auditorium stage in hopes of winning the legendary Brown/RISD Drag Show.

Tags: Brown, entertainment, students
Forging Fine Arts Connections

04/25/2013
RISD students networked with representatives from dozens of art galleries, residency programs and philanthropic organizations during the Fine Arts Portfolio Review.

Tags: Fine Arts, internships, students
RISD Races

04/19/2013
RISD Cycling – the school’s first and only varsity sports team – is competing in this weekend’s Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference event in Providence.

Tags: Furniture Design, graduate, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, students
Illustrating for TEDMED‬‬

04/12/2013
RISD artwork and artists will stand out at the mid-April TEDMED conference in Washington, DC.

Tags: collaborations, faculty, interdisciplinary, Illustration, partnerships + collaborations, STEAM, students
KASCON Co-Sponsored by RISD

04/09/2013
RISD and Brown University co-sponsored the 26th annual Korean American Students Conference (KASCON), an engaging forum for college students across the country to discuss issues relevant to Asian-American culture.

Tags: Brown, collaborations, local/global, students
Students Unveil New Museum Pieces

03/22/2013
New site-specific works by student winners of this year’s SITINGS competition are now on view at the RISD Museum.

Tags: graduate, public engagement, RISD Museum, students, Sculpture
Leading Companies Tap RISD Talent

03/22/2013
Students connected with representatives from more than 160 major tech businesses, iconic apparel brands and design studios during RISD’s 2013 Design Portfolio Review.

Tags: global, internships, students
RISD Welcomes $1M Gift

03/01/2013
RISD has received the single largest gift ever from an international donor to create a new visiting scholar position in Painting.

Tags: faculty, global, research, Painting, students
TEDActive Sparks Student Brainstorming

02/27/2013
RISD students maintained a breakneck work schedule to craft impactful projects now being presented this week at TEDActive 2013.

Tags: collaborations, global, innovation, interdisciplinary, local/global, students