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Speaking of Artificial Intelligence

At RISD’s June 2 Commencement ceremony, Hanson Robotics founder and CEO David Hanson 96 FAV will accept the Alumni Award for Artistic Achievement.

Honoring Innovation at Commencement 2018

Artist Cai Guo-Qiang, photographer Annie Leibovitz and robotics pioneer David Hanson 96 FAV are being recognized at this year’s ceremony.

Instinct for Allegory

Visiting artist Walton Ford 82 FAV paints stunning pictures alluding to the disastrous impact of humans on the natural world.

Faces of Harlem

During a winter residency at Wave Hill, Ashton Agbomenou 14 FAV began a series of portraits informed by fellow African Americans living in Harlem.

Taking Environmental Action

Film/Animation/Video major Tara Gupta 19 FAV creates an inspiring YouTube series called 100 Days to 0 Waste.

Happy for Exposure at Sundance

Independent filmmaker Emily Ann Hoffman 15 IL debuts her latest stop-motion animated short at the 2018 festival in Utah.

Wrangling Ideas

Now that the final season of Adventure Time is airing, illustrator and comic book artist Andy Ristaino 97 FAV is happily exploring new directions.

Earning Meaningful Support

With support from the newly established Seth MacFarlane Endowed Scholarship Fund, aspiring filmmaker Naomi Bradford 19 FAV is focused on bringing her creative vision to life.

Timely Cinema for Social Justice

At a screening of his film Two Trains Runnin’, director Sam Pollard encouraged students to embrace the challenge of turning history into socially conscious documentaries.