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Drawing Marathon
Students in an intense Wintersession studio (re)discover the essential power of drawing.
Balancing Act
Textiles sophomore Kathryn LaMontagne 18 TX recognizes the importance of balancing her studio work with a healthy social life.
Finding Her Footing
After a bit of culture shock last year, Yasemin Orhan 18 FAV has been adjusting to life far from Istanbul and warming to the camaraderie in the Film/Animation/Video department.
Hope and the Humanities
Renowned critical theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak speaks with the RISD community about globalization and the role of an aesthetic education.
Uncreative Practices
Poet and provocateur Kenneth Goldsmith 84 SC leads a cross-disciplinary discussion about questions of plagiarism and originality in art, design and higher ed.
Sound Vision
Foundation Studies Programs Head Shawn Greenlee 96 PR has earned a MacColl Johnson Fellowship to explore ancient Asian instruments in the context of new technology.
Opening a New World
Two new Foundation Studies students build on the creative boost they got through RISD’s Project Open Door program.
Latin American Perspective
Recently hired Assistant Professor of Foundation Studies Paula Gaetano Adi brings a cultural perspective to her work in new media.
The Power of Experimentation
Students involved in the RISD and Brown STEAM groups welcome Dutch polymath Theo Jansen to campus.