Stories about studios + projects
Exploring Entrepreneurs
In a course that explores the business of art as a design problem, Illustration faculty memberOren Sherman 78 IL helps students to bridge the gap between what goes on in the studio and the practical concerns of marketing, employment and business savvy.
Indie Inventor: Quirky + Pivot Power Get a Turn on TV
On Tuesday, August 30th at 10 pm, recent RISD graduate Jake Zien 11 GD will make his TV debut – playing himself.
Exquisite Visual Treat
Matt Lamothe 02 FAV, Julia Rothman 02 IL and Jenny Volvovski 02 GD – also known as Also Design – have a track record for producing consistently high quality work, both for a wide range of clients and through their own self-driven projects.
Learning the Art of Paper Preservation
Every RISD student knows the pain of returning to old sketchbooks only to find the drawings dulled and the pages crumbling.
Big Sky in the Big City
Construction sites may be “a reality of a healthy, growing city,” as New York City MayorMichael Bloomberg puts it, but not many people would call them anattractive reality.
Historical Museum Gets a New Identity
In preparation for a capital campaign supporting a major new physical facility, the Martha’s Vineyard [MA] Historical Society sought RISD’s assistance in creating a fresh visual presence for its museum—one that reflects the museum’s importance as both a repository of history and a contemporary cultural resource.
NEA Grant Cultivates Public Art
RISD partners with Providence and local arts groups to reimagine downtown as a destination for the arts .
50 Years in RISD’s English Department
The late RISD President John Frazier welcomed me to his office in the late summer of 1957, saying, “Why don’t you help us with the formation of the English Department? Come aboard while you pursue graduate courses uphill at Brown.
Reimagining Medical Communications
RISD and Brown students generally follow different paths on College Hill – Brown students spending their days in libraries pouring over books, their RISD counterparts spending their nights in studios making creative responses to assignments.