Enterprising Inventions

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:15:00 GMT

In the spring collaborative studio Product Design and Development, students from RISD and MIT teamed up to develop inventive products that address everyday problems.

Library Hosts Materials Symposium

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:48:24 GMT

Librarians and educators from across the country are convening at RISD to discuss the role of libraries in building materials literacy among students.

Where Observation Meets Imagination

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:16:43 GMT

A diverse group of artists and scientists will turn Providence’s Ladd Observatory into a full immersion experience.

Envisioning a Renewable Future

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:14:10 GMT

RISD is part of an international design team competing in the 2014 Solar Decathlon Europe.

Fresh Twist on Traditional Textiles

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 31 May 2013 19:02:31 GMT

Students developed chic fabrics as part of a six-week design project sponsored by Traditional Home magazine and Fabricut, one of the world’s largest distributors of decorative fabrics.

New Life for National Landmark

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:56:57 GMT

The van Beuren Charitable Foundation sponsors a studio to breathe new life into a historic church in Newport, RI.

Exploring Critical Making

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:47:09 GMT

RISD’s Critical Making Task Force is leading efforts to pursue selected goals set forth in the Strategic Plan, including the notion of establishing an interdisciplinary center with shared equipment.

Inquiry in Italy

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:45:40 GMT

Students who take part in the European Honors Program are given the freedom to pursue their academic interests while living in a country that has inspired artists for centuries.

Illustrating for TEDMED‬‬

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:36:55 GMT

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

Speaking of Strange Behavior

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:08:20 GMT

Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist and bestselling author, will visit RISD on April 20 as the last in this year’s Shared Voices speakers.

Welcome to couscous

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:17:30 GMT

Accomplished poet and Associate Professor Mairéad Byrne curates and hosts a monthly feast of poetry, music and performance open to the Providence public.

Mind Meld

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:17:10 GMT

Beautiful tapestries, smart installations and inventive furniture designs are now on display in Full, the fifth annual Brown/RISD dual degree exhibition.

Arch+LArch series 13

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:30:35 GMT

The 2013 Landscape + Architecture Spring Lecture Series is introducing students to the work and experiences of eight practicing professionals.

Plankton Portraiture

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:42:14 GMT

Working alongside University of Rhode Island oceanographers, Foundation Studies Critic Cynthia Rubin explores the fascinating behavior of plankton.

Davis Educational Foundation

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:27:24 GMT

RISD has launched a new Academic Commons Program (ACP) to galvanize teaching and learning initiatives across campus.

Designing for Deep Space

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:20:35 GMT

In an interdisciplinary design studio, RISD students are testing out innovative prototypes to improve the dexterity of NASA space gloves.

Polymath Artist Anne Spalter Makes NYC Debut

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:06:29 GMT

Inspired by computers, math and the complexity of contemporary life, Anne Morgan Spalter MFA 92 PT presents a new body of work in her first New York solo show, called Traffic Circle.

honorary degrees 13

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:41:42 GMT

Illustrator Maira Kalman will deliver the keynote at Commencement, where she will receive an honorary degree, as will designer Karl Gerstner and environmentalist Bill McKibben.

Art in the Age of YouTube

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:46:16 GMT

In the course From Avant-Garde to YouTube, students created provocative media projects and reflective installations.

RISD Partners with CreativeMornings

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:01:38 GMT

Art and technology make for a powerful mix, as creative thinkers around the world will confirm during a series of inspiring breakfast talks in June.

Design that Does Good Best

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:55:43 GMT

A new interdisciplinary studio co-taught by architect Lynnette Widder and architectural historian Ijlal Muzaffar culminated in a thought-provoking conference on architecture for the public good.

Design Treatments for Cancer Care

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:02:55 GMT

Three recent RISD Architecture graduates help Memorial Sloan-Kettering envision potential solutions to more supportive patient care.

Following Dreams by Following Ideas

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:41:55 GMT

Tino Chow 09 ID, cofounder of the multidisciplinary design studio Big New Ideas, spoke about dreaming and designing at TedxHunstville.

Opportunities to Make It Better

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:38:37 GMT

A new healthcare internship program at the Department of Health and Human Services grew out of RISD’s 2011 Make It Better symposium.

Artists Seeking Science

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:36:20 GMT

Students are showing a huge interest in RISD’s growing science curriculum, which allows them to explore the many ways art, design and science inform and enhance each other.

Bright Lights, Bold Collaboration

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:15:07 GMT

San Francisco-based alumni and entrepreneurs Lauren Geremia 04 PT and Jess Wainer 04 GL team up to light up the Bay Area.

STEAMy Discussion

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:49:07 GMT

A panel discussion centered around the ongoing STEAM initiative drew plenty of interest at RISD by Design 2012.

TEDActive Sparks Student Brainstorming

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:49:06 GMT

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

Juan Enriquez Opens SHARED VOICES

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:30:34 GMT

Author and life sciences expert Juan Enriquez talks about the game-changing impact of genomics in an open forum at the RISD Auditorium on Thursday, January 5.

Lynda Barry

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:06:17 GMT

When Lynda Barry visited RISD for a recent talk and a workshop, she left students feeling ecstatic – and profoundly inspired.

DC STEAM caucus

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:26:06 GMT

Last week RISD co-hosted the official launch of a new bipartisan Congressional STEAM Caucus advocating for inclusion of art and design in the national educational agenda.

Mixing Major Curiosities

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:36:16 GMT

Student ceramicists are working with visiting artists to create marvelous – and sometimes unorthodox – projects.

Inventive Tools Spark Innovative Designs

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:39:00 GMT

The multipurpose egg crackers Foundation students created last fall show how aesthetics and engineering naturally come together at RISD.

Experimenting with Work, Money, Love(1)

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:44:18 GMT

Students enrolled in an experimental graduate studies course ponder how they will sustain their creative practices – and what those choices mean for the larger artistic community.

Reimagining Medical Communications

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:47:53 GMT

In the spring studio Communicating Medical Risk, Brown undergraduates teamed up with RISD art and design majors to look at better ways of disseminating medical information.

Students Propose Public Art for Providence

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:24:32 GMT

Students in a spring Sculpture studio taught by Professor Ellen Driscoll are creating public art for Kennedy Plaza as part of a major initiative funded by the NEA.

Geometry Meets the World of Making

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:16:36 GMT

When architect Eduardo Benamor Duarte had an idea for building with porcelain blocks, he turned to RISD’s Ceramics department experts for help.

STEAM Club Mixes Art and Science

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:45:17 GMT

A series of workshops linking RISD and the MIT Media Lab has set the stage for this month's CreativeMornings “pop-up” event at RISD, part of an international conversation on the intersection of arts and technology.

Full STEAM Ahead

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:22:53 GMT

As part of SmART Schools, a research-based K–12 reform initiative, Industrial Design faculty member Amy Leidtke is leading two mini-institutes this spring to help Rhode Island math and science teachers incorporate art and design into their lesson plans.

Students Design for Clad In

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:42:47 GMT

Foundation Studies students are showing folded-paper sculpture installations created for Clad In, a designer clothing store in Providence.

Seeing Color in a Whole New Light

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:39:51 GMT

In a recent panel discussion on Color Effects, artist Spencer Finch MFA 89 SC spoke with a biologist and photographer about the nature of color and its ramifications in the fields of art and science.

Maverick Thinker Wraps Up Shared Voices

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:22:58 GMT

In his March 14 talk on Screen Fluency, Kevin Kelly will discuss the importance of visual and multimedia literacy in a digital world.

Making a Mutant Vehicle

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:17:18 GMT

Students use their drive and Kickstarter to bring a creative car to this summer's Burning Man Festival.

Designing for America

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:32:35 GMT

When Sami Nerenberg 07 ID discovered that a small group of like-minded people shared her dream of using design to foster social change, she joined their effort to launch a national design movement on college campuses.

Randall Illuminates the RISDsphere

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:24:22 GMT

When particle physicist Lisa Randall visits RISD as part of the Shared Voices series, she’ll shed light on the very nature of reality.

RISD Partners with US State Department

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:20:21 GMT

Renowned sculptor Jim Drain 98 SC works with students during Wintersession to design a site-specific installation for an Art in Embassies project in Morocco.

Maeda Brings STEAM to MIT

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:56:27 GMT

RISD President John Maeda and a number of RISD students, faculty members and trustees visited Maeda’s former academic home at the MIT Media Lab to speak about RISD’s STEM to STEAM initiative.

Mapping the Visual Mind

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:54:17 GMT

A new book by Graduate Studies faculty member Anne West helps artists to better think about and articulate the meaning and messages in their work.

Collaborative Work Shines at Slater Mill Museum

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:12:22 GMT

In a three-way exchange of inspiration, students in Textiles create print designs inspired by works at the RISD Museum and Apparel Design students create garments inspired by the resulting fabrics.

Student Artwork Gains Exposure at RISD Exposé

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:30:35 GMT

RISD Exposé, the student-run gallery and pop-up shop, is now in its third year of featuring fine art and design work by RISD students, both for browsing and for sale.