Stories about studios + projects
Wonderland of Warp, Weft + Work
Senior Sydney Foreman 18 TX reflects on a nine-week internship in Brooklyn working to assist and learn from accomplished textiles artist Liz Collins 91 TX/MFA 99.
Textiles Revolution Looms Large
Backed by the National Science Foundation, professors from RISD and Cornell create groundbreaking software that allows everyone interested to produce woven fabrics.
Japanese Textiles Inspire Vibrant Student Work
A juried exhibition at the RISD Museum pairs pieces from the
permanent collection with work created last spring in RISD’s Textiles
department.
Tapping into Tanzanian Roots
Rising senior Malaika Temba 18 TX finds artistic inspiration in the rapidly changing culture of her father’s homeland.
Supporting Cross-Cultural Engagement
RISD and the Salama bint
Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation are working together to support the UAE’s emerging
art scene.
Weaving Community
Matti Sloman 07 PT/MFA 14 TX and Emily Winter MFA 15 TX are questioning norms of production at The Weaving Mill, their experimental studio in Chicago.
Behind the Scenes at the RISD Museum
Textiles major Anna Pederson 18 TX builds on her studio education through an apprenticeship in the RISD Museum’s contemporary art collection.
Breakthrough Tool Wins NSF Funding
A cutting-edge startup cofounded by Associate Professor of Textiles Brooks Hagan MFA 02 TX earns a $225,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Standing Up for Equal Rights
Textiles faculty member Gina Gregorio 92 TX creates wearables with a message for the Women’s March on Washington.