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Project Open Door Alums Return to RISD for Print and Design Collaboration

Emerging artists and designers worked with TLAD students and community arts educator Jacques Bidon to honor historic Rhode Island figures.

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Artists of All Ages Access RISD through Pre-College and Other Continuing Ed Programs

From its on-campus Pre-College program to online classes and a new Summer Teen Art Institute in Shanghai, RISD CE focuses on accessibility.

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Tsugumi Maki to Lead RISD Museum

The RISD Museum has named Tsugumi Maki as its next director. 
 

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Social Justice and Sustainability Front and Center for 2023 RISD Maharam Fellows

Nine RISD students and recent alums worked with government and nonprofit organizations from Providence to Singapore.

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RISD’s Center for Complexity Developing Design Manual for Maintaining Life on Earth

An ongoing initiative brings together experts and futurists from around the world to consider planetary policy decisions that increase the odds of our survival.

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Architecture Students at RISD Design and Build Sustainable Prefab Cabin

A sponsored spring studio led by Professor Jonathan Knowles took the concept of “clip-on architecture” to new heights.

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A Look at the Weird Intersection of Taxidermy and Car Design

An automaker and a design school have been collaborating on nature-based auto ideas. Here's what's been growing out of the partnership.
 

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RISD Students Travel Abroad for Cross-Cultural Summer Programs

Students from 13 different majors traveled far and wide via RISD Global courses, with destinations ranging from Mexico to Japan.