Two group exhibitions on view this summer offer an inside look at the singular yet overlapping creative visions of 17 recent ...

Members of the 2026 cohort are putting their art and design skills to work in humanitarian and environmental organizations ...

RISD’s 2023 Maharam Fellows are using their design-thinking skills to address issues such as sustainability and social justice while working at government and nonprofit organizations around the world.

PROVIDENCE, RI — August 26, 2026 — Rhode Island School of Design’s Academic & Creative Partnerships and Center for Community Partnerships will present RISD Day on Wednesday, September 16, as part of ...

Decisions are released in mid December. Please note that applying for early decision indicates a commitment to attend if admitted. Since English proficiency is a prerequisite for acceptance, ...

Below you will find updates and resources, including frequently asked questions, regarding federal actions and policies. Please note that this page is intended to be a resource for the RISD community ...

Alvaro Gómez-Sellés Fernandez is a licensed architect and designer based in New York City. He holds a Masters of Architecture from UPM-ETSAM Madrid (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura). As a ...

The award-winning, internationally recognized glass artist reflects on her obsession with the medium and the early days of RISD’s Glass department.

After earning a graduate degree from RISD’s Industrial Design department, designer Juan Carlos Noguera MID 15 went on to create culturally appropriate, low-cost wheelchairs and other mobility ...

As visitors view work in the RISD Museum’s Grand Gallery, a seven-foot figure covered head to toe in black fabric quietly moves through the space, pausing to write in his notebook. He doesn’t speak or ...

When Brooklyn-based lighting designer and RISD alum David Weeks 90 PT created the Cubebot toy robot some 25 years ago, he was just looking for a new type of project to keep his creative wheels turning ...