Student Stories
![Furniture Design students examine a new piece by one of their own](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2022-12/CritsFD.jpg?h=a21def44&itok=WaIvCkyP)
As the semester comes to a close, grads and undergrads in every department gather constructive criticism for their inspiring work.
![Nina Patricia Martinez MFA 24 IL reads her comic book Lot 12 at the final crit](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2022-12/22ILMFAHero.jpg?h=0311108e&itok=R-BIHSbk)
The Illustration department’s new graduate program aims to transform the field by inspiring self-authorship and social engagement.
![a kid wearing a VR headset rides a stationary bicycle](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2022-12/PellJoKidBikeHero.jpg?h=3bf0a971&itok=Hz3r0eqy)
RISD’s Interior Architecture department revisits a state-of-the-art installation presenting green retrofits to the iconic bridge connecting Newport and Jamestown, RI.
![Jonathan Knowles crits student work](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2022-12/FlowerHallway3JM.jpg?h=1b6b5d13&itok=FiULUUh9)
Architecture students present innovative and sustainable building designs to nonprofit client What Cheer Flower Farm.
![a student pokes their leg through an interactive oyster sculpture](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2022-11/KingDay1LegholeHoriz.jpg?h=e83c1ca3&itok=XW_nhApH)
Sophomores in a fall Sculpture studio make work that invites the viewer to physically engage with it.
![sketch of oyster-tecture by Flora Damon](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2022-11/FordFloraDamonSketchListing.jpg?h=b1d69838&itok=-BOOOC9P)
Students in a fall studio highlighting humans’ impact on the natural world get encouraging critique from returning alum and wildlife artist Walton Ford.
![exterior view of the ILZRO house](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2022-11/ILZRO8.jpg?h=408cabf4&itok=Cbjw-JIg)
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.
![rectangular ceramic samples with pink and green glazes](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2022-11/BakerCritListing.jpg?h=5b728bb6&itok=FWZB4NDD)
Students in a fall Ceramics studio led by Associate Professor Lesley Baker are introducing printmaking techniques into their work.
![A wall of metalsmithing tools in the J+M studio](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2022-11/22PODJ%2BMReferenceDisplay.jpg?h=2e3eca71&itok=j1AHbqGI)
RISD’s Jewelry + Metalsmithing department collaborates with Project Open Door to offer young artists the first on-campus studio of its kind.