Founders Day

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students work at drawing tables in a black-and-off white photo

RISD, always something of a maverick, was founded and nurtured by a small group of women more than 40 years before women in America gained the right to vote.

Students trained in arts and design since 1877

114,000+

Pre-College Program alumni since 1971

10,500+

Visitors to RISD Museum 2022-2023

~120,000