Faculty Stories
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Students in a fall studio highlighting humans’ impact on the natural world get encouraging critique from returning alum and wildlife artist Walton Ford.
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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.
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The Cool City Project headed up by RISD faculty member Nick De Pace looks to use the city’s existing infrastructure to combat life-threatening heat waves.
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Students in a fall Ceramics studio led by Associate Professor Lesley Baker are introducing printmaking techniques into their work.
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SEI Research Fellow Nichole Rustin engages RISD students in contemporary political questions and develops their skills as liberal arts scholars.
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RISD’s Jewelry + Metalsmithing department collaborates with Project Open Door to offer young artists the first on-campus studio of its kind.
![An illustration of a young woman standing on a hill and looking down on a futuristic, sustainable world, drawn by Mikyung Lee](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2022-10/22GristImagineReferenceDisplay.jpg?h=2e3eca71&itok=dydBauv6)
RISD’s Liberal Arts division welcomes sponsors of creative writing contest Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors.
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President Williams sits down with Providence artist Nafis M. White to discuss inclusion, equity in the arts and her dreams for RISD’s future.
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Students in a fall Glass studio taught by Sean Salstrom MFA 06 GL use movement and choreography as a starting point for experimentation.