Alumni Stories

Moderated by Provost Touba Ghadessi and Assistant Provost Margot Nishimura, panelists discussed the role of artists and designers in building community and honoring diverse legacies.

RISD teams’ innovative sustainability projects win Terra Carta Design Lab competition top honors.

On view in the Illustration Studies Building Gallery and open during Families Weekend, the show highlights the incredible diversity of work shaped by the popular program.

A new show at the RISD Museum pulls out all the stops.

Students prepared for life after RISD this summer by visiting alums and other creative professionals at studios, galleries, arts nonprofits, and museums in upstate New York.

From custom wedding dresses to homemade ice cream, sweet creating is the cornerstone of life for RISD alum Angela Muir.

Faculty members Catherine Andreozzi and Michael Lye teach courses focused on apparel design and habitats for astronauts and have created an informal pipeline for alums interested in working for the space agency.

The artist believed he could create a sculpture that would transform even the most sadistic individual into an empathetic person who felt unity with all humanity.

Faculty- and alum-led initiatives focus on everything from new materials to sustainable fishing practices to strategies for mitigating urban heat island effect.