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Lunar New Year "forever stamp," by Camille Chew MFA 20 PR, was commissioned by the US Postal Service (USPS)
Cultural Stamp of Approval

The US Postal Service commissions graduate student Camille Chew to create artwork for its Lunar New Year stamp.

Plate by grad student Camille Chew MFA 20 PR
Merging Mediums

Students in Printmaking and Ceramics explore where their disciplines meet and also diverge.

Still from Hyundai Commission: Kara Walker, Kara Walker MFA 94 PT/PR
Among the Best

Several RISD artists rose to the top of various year-end roundups of creative achievement.

Heightened Senses by Diya Wang MFA 21 JM
The Lay of the Landscape

Grad students Heather McMordie and Lilla Szekely curate an evocative exhibition called Land // Fill // Land.

Tavares Strachan 03 GL
Between + Beyond at the Biennials

Nicole Eisenman 87 PT and Korakrit Arunanondchai 09 PR are the only two artists worldwide invited to show in both the 2019 Whitney and Venice biennials.

2019 Dorner Prize winner, Nathan Wong 19 PR, performs a silent piece in honor of the RISD Museum’s ancient Buddha sculpture
Art or Sacred Object?

Two student projects exploring art and religious expression win Dorner Prize support from the RISD Museum.

Print of a deep pool, infinite (palladium leaf on black paper) by Alex Dodge 01 PT
Museum Acquires Edgy Contemporary Prints

Curator Jan Howard explains how Forth Estate’s wide-ranging print archive found a permanent home at the RISD Museum.

Ice on the water in Iceland
Maharam Fellows Explore New Frontiers

Eleven students and new graduates are bringing valuable critical thinking skills to nonprofits around the world.

Still from Steven Universe, an inclusive Cartoon Network series created by Rebecca Sugar
Dual Degree Grads Fuse Art + Science

Graduating Brown|RISD Dual Degree students present thought-provoking final projects.