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The artist known for her utopian photographs of American landscapes and the fringe communities that inhabit them presents the Photography department’s spring TC Colley lecture.

The Sculpture department welcomes interdisciplinary artist and RISD alum Audra Wolowiec MFA 07 SC, who works with sound and the material qualities of language.

The Interior Architecture department welcomes the RISD alum and founding partner of design firm General Assembly.

Literary Arts and Studies welcomes the director of the Center for Black History for the Newport Historical Society, who specializes in African American and Indigenous histories.
RISD news

A spring Architecture studio challenges students to balance private and civic functions, foster inclusivity and champion innovation.

Kailyn Bryant’s interactive painting, The World Is on Fire, empowers viewers to speak their truths, even in the worst of times.

A mythical lion cub stuck in the modern world must harness the power of stories to save his family and return home.

Students reimagine Providence’s Broad Street corridor as a network of hubs fostering community, employment opportunities, safety and affordable housing.