Class of 2009
Celebrating your 15-year reunion!
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Reunion Weekend Schedule
Thursday, May 30, 2024
A Moment at the Museum
2–7 pm
RISD Museum
Friday, May 31, 2024
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
Class of 2009 Nature Lab Photo Booth
3–5 pm
Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab
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
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
New (to you) RISD Campus Tour
1:30–2 pm
Departs from Woods-Gerry
Class of 2009 Reunion Photo
3:30 pm
RISD Beach
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
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
Danielle Lange 09 PT
Erti Chen BArch 09
Jeff Nordhues MID 09
Jill Peterson MID 09
Kim Kovacs 09 JM
Lisamarie Kelly 09 GD
Molly Hefez 09 ID
Pete Oyler MFA 09 FD
Rachel van Timmeren 09 TX
Yao Cheng 09 TX
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.
