The aerospace designer and entrepreneur discusses his passion for prototyping and what RISD taught him about pushing through ...

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

Scraps become stories in the Loop Lab—a pilot project that turns RISD’s own waste streams into raw materials for creative practice. An initiative of the Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab, the Loop Lab was ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

Founded on an understanding of computation as a creative medium in its own right, the Computation, Technology, and Culture (CTC) department at RISD supports multiple approaches to making with the ...

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 ...

Spring 2025 marked the return of in-person adult art classes offered by RISD’s Continuing Ed division after a five-year, pandemic-related pause. Although virtual and long-distance learning is still ...

New and returning RISD students are getting ready for the fall semester and the opportunity to learn from the world’s foremost arts educators, including a new full-time librarian at the Fleet Library ...

When the judges of this year’s Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors contest reviewed submissions, they were looking for something specific: hope. “You have to speak about hope in order ...