News and Events
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Upcoming events
Talking Heads Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth return to RISD, where it all began, to share behind-the-scenes details about the award-winning 1984 concert film.
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RISD Theater Production Workshop presents Terrible Mountain, a fantastical comic play, created by and featuring RISD students.
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Join museum educator Sam Nehila and Nacho Amor, executive director of GRID Gallery, for this gallery conversation focused on How artists and makers explore their identities.
RISD news
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The RISD Museum highlights the fragile beauty and striking designs of centuries-old examples of wallpaper from the collection of a French-American couple, purchased in 1934.
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Offered through the Sculpture department, Immersive Worlds invites students to use experimentation and a plethora of making techniques to bring their ideas into reality.
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Offered through the Furniture Design department, In Situ: Design in Context encourages experimentation and hands-on making as well as the use of digital tools.
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Launched in 2021 by His Majesty King Charles III and Sir Jony Ive, the competition seeks to drive environmental progress through private-sector innovation.