On-Campus Exhibitions
Current exhibitions
May 5–8, 2026
ISB Gallery
Opening reception: May 4, 6:30–8 pm
through May 10, 2026
Sol Koffler Graduate Student Gallery
Opening reception: Apr 23, 7–9 pm
May 8–12, 2026
Woods-Gerry Gallery
Opening reception: May 7, 6–7:30 pm
May 1–31, 2026
Gelman Student Exhibitions Gallery
Opening reception: Apr 30, 6–8 pm
Curated by Vida Zamora MFA 27 DM
May 11–Jul 31, 2026
Fleet Library at RISD
Showcasing student life, design diplomas, Commencement, alumni publications, and ephemera from 1951 to the present.
through Jun 7, 2026
RISD Museum
through Jun 14, 2026
RISD Museum
Curated by Emily Banas
The Flower, the Labor, and the Sea
through Jun 28, 2026
RISD Museum
Deconstructing the 18th-century Parsi gara textile trade. Guest-curated by Bhasha Chakrabarti.
May 23–Oct 4, 2026
RISD Museum
Two special albums of privately commissioned Japanese woodblock prints compiled in Japan in the 1820s and 1830s
RISD Museum
through Oct 25, 2026
Opening reception: Apr 2, 5:30–7:30 pm
through Feb 28, 2027
RISD Museum
welcome space introducing ways to engage with art
through Mar 5, 2028
RISD Museum
The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum
Gallery information
From student-curated shows to a world-class museum with vibrant programming, RISD invites art lovers to enjoy a range of ever-changing exhibitions on campus. (Click any gallery name for detailed location information.)
Illustration Studies Building
One Washington Place
Architecture exhibition space
Bayard Ewing Building
231 South Main Street
132 Bowen Street
(open by appointment or invitation only)
Chace Center
20 North Main Street
Chace Center, 2nd floor
20 North Main Street
Illustration Studies Building, 1st floor
One Washington Place
Memorial Hall
226 Benefit Street
Chace Center
20 North Main Street
Photography exhibition space
Design Center, 4th floor
30 North Main Street
224 Benefit Street
Center for Integrative Technologies, 1st floor
169 Weybosset Street
20 Washington Place, 1st floor
Waterman Street Building
13 Waterman Street
Woods-Gerry House, 1st floor
62 Prospect Street
Get to know RISD
Students are invited to propose and curate group shows for this vibrant gallery located at the entrance to the RISD Museum.
RISD’s downtown venue for showing graduate student work hosts a series of ever-changing shows throughout the academic year.
Activating the first floor of a 19th-century mansion, RISD’s original student gallery is the primary venue for showing undergraduate work.