Situated in the art capital of Italy, RISD First Year in Florence is a unique, immersive option for students beginning their ...

Offered through the Painting department, Games We Play facilitates a range of unexpected approaches to making art.

Students in a fall studio are exploring a wide range of motion design techniques, from stop-motion animation to film title ...

Students in an interdisciplinary fall course learn to observe the living world in search of design strategies grounded in planetary health.

Students are building a traditional boat out of wood and investigating the material’s environmental, ecological and ...

Students in a graduate-level Glass studio led by professor Rachel Berwick 84 GL are conducting hands-on research as they explore the combined histories of alchemy and glass. By studying practical, ...

In a fall studio called Designing Food, Industrial Design students are exploring the process of product development through the lens of cooking. Taught by RISD faculty member Erica Pernice 14 ID, who ...

Students in a fall Illustration studio called Picturing Sound are discovering fresh approaches to ideation and process inspired by music. “Illustration can expand upon the listening experience and ...

RISD faculty members not only teach students the technical skills they need to expand their artistic “toolkits,” but also help them develop creative practices encompassing those skills along with ...

Artists and designers play a key role in building more democratic and equitable societies. RISD’s culture of civic engagement strives to promote healthy discourse and proactive, ethical action ...