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Hi neighbors,
Unseasonably warm weather is greeting nearly 2600 students as they return for the start of the spring semester this week after a winter session term that was a mix of local and global adventures. Engaging in interdisciplinary work on issues ranging from environmental conservation, museum curation, and printmaking in locations including Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Hawaii, and as close to home as New Bedford and right here on campus, students were encouraged to develop their own personal creative processes using RISD’s unique educational model.
Take a few minutes to read about the many adventures and find more information about upcoming events at risd.edu. As always, contact us if you have any questions, concerns, or feedback. Please encourage those around you to join the email list.
In community,
Bethany Costello, Executive Director
Claudeline Chery, Assistant Director
RISD Center for Community Partnerships
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Due to continued and consistent low usage numbers, RISD will discontinue onsite PCR testing for the spring semester. Students can still request PCR testing via appointments with Health Services. The institution will continue to monitor local, regional, and national infection levels and other indicators and adjust public health protocols as needed. Read more.
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Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees Elects New Co-Chairs
Alumnae Hillary Blumberg ’92 and Ilene Chaiken ’79 P’18 have been elected co-chairs of RISD’s Board of Trustees. Blumberg, an industrial designer with two decades of experience working on iconic brands, and Chaiken, a trailblazing, award-winning creator, show-runner, and executive producer in the entertainment industry, will lead the board for a three-year term. They replace outgoing chair Michael Spalter, who joined the board in 2009 and has led it since 2012. Read more.
RISD Withdraws from U.S. News & World Report’s Annual Rankings
RISD will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual “best colleges'' rankings. In a letter to the campus community early this week, President Williams noted RISD “does not measure the value of our students or our academic programs based on the same factors used by U.S. News & World Report.” She added the institution’s commitment to embodying the principles of social equity and inclusion were also part of the decision to separate from the listing, which uses criteria that have been “written about in critical terms and publicly questioned, and are unambiguously biased in favor of wealth, privilege and opportunities that are inequitably distributed.” Read more.
Continuing Education
Online Winter and Spring Art and Design Courses for Adults
A wide variety of creative experiences await adult students in RISD’s Continuing Education department. Offering courses in a broad range of visual arts and design disciplines (both traditional and digital) and topics related to art and design, winter and spring classes can be for personal enrichment or professional development. Read more.
Teen Online Spring Courses
Students in teen online courses are on a path to becoming tomorrow's creators, innovators, and problem-solvers, regardless of where their academic interests take them. Courses representing 11 visual arts and design subjects, weekly live Zoom meetings; and support and guidance from RISD student teaching assistants will begin on March 4. Read more.
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 Epic Renewal, a startup co-founded by RISD Alum Tess Feigenbaum '14, is getting recognized for its efforts to provide low-cost composting services for homes, businesses, and events - diverting approximately one ton of organic waste per month from landfills. Read more.
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Sensing the Environment: Evidence, Narrative, Appearance is a multidisciplinary day-long virtual symposium aimed at building on momentum and discourse around sustainability and just climate futures — focusing on critical possibilities. The event is open to the public, with a parallel exhibition at RISD Architecture’s BEB Gallery (231 S Main Street, Providence). The event will be held online and live-screened in the auditorium of 20 Washington Place. Read more.
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Susan Solomon (Lecturer, Literary Arts, and Studies) published an essay, "Calls from the End of the World: On Doug Aitken's Wilderness," in the inaugural Winter 2022/23 issue of Providence Arts and Letters.
Artnet published Zoé Samudzi's (Assistant Professor, Photography) piece on “Museums Can, and Do, Talk About Race. Just Not Whiteness.”
Assistant Professor of Architecture Amelyn Ng writes "From Models to Mirror Worlds" on digital databases in Cultural Politics 18, no. 3.
LA Times covers Gabrielle Bullock’s (alum ‘84 and Board of Trustee member) leadership work on Destination Crenshaw.
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Graduate Printmaking Biennial
Sol Koffler Graduate Gallery, RISD
169 Weybosset St.
Open daily 12 - 5 pm until February 19
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RISD Museum Super Art Sunday
February 19
11 am - 4 pm
Super Art Sunday is a day of free, family-friendly activities inspired by reuse, with hands-on art-making that reimagines fabric design, gallery explorations focused on climate justice, and more. The event is made possible by the RISD Museum Associates. Read more.
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Providence Children’s Film Festival at RISD’s Fleet Library
February 26
10 am – 4 pm
RISD’s Fleet Library is a proud sponsor of this year’s in-person Providence Children's Film Festival (PCFF). Taking place February 17- 26 at various locations across the City, the Closing day program will take place on February 26 at Metcalf Auditorium in the RISD Museum (20 North Main Street) from 10 am - 4 pm. Read more.
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