THAD News

Esther Pressoir Is the Coolest Artist You’ve Never Heard Of

Hyperallergic reviews book about the 1923 RISD alum by art historian and RISD faculty member Suzanne Scanlan.

the sun illuminating a RISD flag on a summer day

Nine Accomplished Artists, Designers and Scholars Join RISD Faculty

The new hires round out RISD’s Architecture & Design, Experimental and Foundation Studies, Fine Arts and Liberal Arts divisions.

historic photo of little-known Snowtown neighborhood in 1800s Providence

RISD Students and Local Researchers Shine Light on Rhode Island’s 19th-Century Snowtown Neighborhood

The once-vibrant, multiracial Providence community was razed in the 1800s to make room for the railroad and the Rhode Island State House.

Tracing the Roots of Universal Design

Students in a research seminar led by Associate Professor Eric Anderson analyze groundbreaking home design projects headed up by late Industrial Design faculty member Marc Harrison.

An illustration of a young woman standing on a hill and looking down on a futuristic, sustainable world, drawn by Mikyung Lee

Finding Hope in the Face of Climate Change

RISD’s Liberal Arts division welcomes sponsors of creative writing contest Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors.

Five Questions: Christopher Roberts

A brief interview with one of RISD’s recently hired Schiller Family Assistant Professors in Race in Art and Design.

Cultivating a Global Perspective

Liberal Arts faculty members reflect on the inaugural years of RISD’s Global Arts and Cultures MA program.

Legacies of the Slave Trade

SEI Research Fellow Christopher Roberts examines Providence’s historical connections to slavery and colonialism and their impact on the present day.