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Students use drawing, painting and collage to create repeating patterns reflecting their unique creative points of view.
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Grads and undergrads in departments across campus present their final projects to faculty members, peers and visiting experts in their fields.
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The 2023–24 academic year comes to a close with final crits in studios across campus.
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Venues across the US and beyond are giving Liz Collins, who first found fame as a fashion designer, the art-world recognition that had eluded her.
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A multidisciplinary group of students travels to Italy to present the unique conceptual exhibit Objects May Shift at Salone del Mobile.
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Objects May Shift featured in Milan Design Week highlights.
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A multidisciplinary Wintersession class co-taught by faculty members Anais Missakian and Pete Oyler is focused on curating, producing and executing every aspect of the exhibit.
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Capable of creating textiles with unique structures and graphic capabilities, the new loom builds on RISD’s longstanding investment in the medium.
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Students enrolled in Jacquard Design engage with the textile industry’s complex past while skillfully crafting their own personal expression through the art of weaving.