Class of 1989
Celebrating your 35-year reunion!
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Reunion Weekend Schedule
Thursday, May 30, 2024
A Moment at the Museum
2–7 pm
RISD Museum
Class of 1989 Welcome Lounge
4–6 pm
Market House Conference Room
Friday, May 31, 2024
Class of 1989 Welcome Lounge
10 am–12 pm
Market House Conference Room
Chalk Walk
12–6 pm
South Water Street
New (to you) RISD Campus Tour
2–3 pm
Departs Woods-Gerry
New (to you) RISD Campus Tour
3–4 pm
Departs Woods-Gerry
Retired Faculty & Staff Reception (registration required)
5–6 pm
Market Square Tent
Black Biennial Reception
5-6:30 pm
Gelman Gallery/Moore Terrace
Lantern Lighting
8–8:30 pm
Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge
Artists Party (registration required)
8:30–11:30 pm
Commencement & Reunion Tent near the Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge
Saturday, June 1, 2024
Breakfast at the MET (registration required)
8-10 am
The Met Refectory
Class of 1989 Welcome Lounge
10 am–12 pm
Market House Conference Room
RISD Craft
11 am–5 pm
Benefit Street (rain or shine)
Kids Art Activity with Ricky Rainbow Beard (Ricky Katowicz 05 AP)
11 am–2 pm
RISD Beach (Benefit & Waterman)
Caricatures
11 am–3 pm
RISD Beach (Benefit & Waterman)
Nature Lab Open House
11–4 pm
Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab
Post-Commencement Community Reception
12–1:30 pm
Market Square
Photo Booth
12–5 pm
Chace Center
Chalk Walk
12–4 pm
South Water Street
EHP Reception
12:30–2 pm
20 Washington Place
Class of 1989 Reunion Photo
1 pm
RISD Beach
New (to you) RISD Campus Tour
1:30–2 pm
Departs from Woods-Gerry
Reunion Class Dinners (registration required)
6–10:30 pm
Commencement & Reunion Tent near the Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge
WaterFire
8:30–10:30 pm
Riverwalk / Canal Street
Class of 1989 After Party (registration required)
10–12 pm
XO Bar
Sunday, June 2, 2024
Breakfast at the Met (registration required)
7–10 am
The Met Refectory
Tillinghast Farm
9 am–2 pm
Shuttle departs from Chace Center
Chalk Walk
12–3 pm
South Water Street
Thank you to our Reunion Class Volunteers
Barbara Werfel BArch 89
David Peschel BID 89
Randy Scholl 89 ID
Stephanie Yoffee 89 GD
At the Museum: Celebrating Nancy Elizabeth Prophet
Owning our legacy preserves our future: A conversation on Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch (registration required)
Thursday, May 30, 2024
6:30–7 pm
Metcalf Auditorium RISD Museum
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet was one of the first known African American and Indigenous women to graduate from Rhode Island School of Design. Although she paved the way for the students who would come after her, until this exhibition, her legacy and story have lived in the shadows of RISD culture. This first-ever retrospective, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch, showcases all of Prophet’s works and sheds light on her thinking, process, struggles and successes. Panelists Cheryl Miller 71 HD 22, Kelly Walters MFA 15 GD, Sylvia Rodriguez and moderator Alison Croney Moses 06 FD, Black women alumni and a current student, will come together to discuss the path they walked made possible by Nancy Prophet’s life and the future they hope for the next generations of Black students who will experience a RISD were Nancy Prophet is part of History, part of the culture, part of the pride of RISD.
Drop-in Gallery Talks: Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch
Friday, May 31, 3–4 pm
Gabrielle Walker, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet Curatorial Assistant
Saturday, June 1, 3–4 pm
Dominic Molon, Interim Chief Curator & Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art Museum Galleries
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet was best known for her figurative sculptures carved in wood and stone. She became RISD’s first documented graduate of color, completing her degree in 1918. Visit the exhibit to learn more about Prophet and her work. Hear from museum curators about the development of this exhibit including collaboration with community partners.