October 2024 Newsletter
Alumni Association Awards Nominations
From innovative thinkers who push boundaries to community builders, educators and passionate creators, our alumni community abounds with inspiring individuals who consistently redefine what it means to embody an art and design education. As alumni, you know the established makers, emerging leaders and community activators better than anyone. We hope you will nominate one of your fellow alumni for a 2025 Alumni Association Award and let us know…
Who inspires you?
Reunion Volunteers
Reunions are more than just a time to "remember when." They are also a time to make new memories. As a reunion class volunteer, you can help create moments your classmates will talk about for years to come. If you graduated with one of our 0s and 5s classes, we'd love to have you join us as we plan for RISD Reunion 2025.
Regional Club News: Announcing the RISD Club of Baltimore
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our latest regional club, the Club of Baltimore. Led by chair Xavier Hardison 21 PT, the club will hold its inaugural event on November 7. If you are in the Baltimore metro area, we hope to see you there. Please encourage your network to update their RISD contact information to ensure they receive invites and updates!
RISD Showcases Sustainability Innovation During Climate Week NYC 2024
RISD’s participation represented our strongest presence at Climate Week to date, amplifying the institution’s unique voice in the climate conversation and demonstrating art and design’s potential to make positive change in the sustainable design space.
At the Museum: Brighten Up!
Combining objects from the collection with recent acquisitions, including those generously given by the Enamel Arts Foundation, this exhibition educates, documents and promotes a greater awareness of the art form of enamelwork. Together, these works demonstrate the many ways artists enliven metal through bold and bright enameling techniques.
Will you be in Miami for Design Week 2024?
RISD is heading to Miami for Design Week 2024. We’d love to know if your work will be showing at Design Miami, Art Basel Miami, NADA or any of the satellite fairs and exhibitions happening in the area this December.
RISD Launches Lift Every Voice Civic Engagement Series
In September, RISD launched Lift Every Voice. This civic engagement series promotes healthy discourse and proactive, ethical action across campus and beyond by providing resources for students seeking to make their voices heard and create positive change.
Art of Business Speaker Series: Urvi Sharma 17 ID
October 29, 2024
In the Career Center’s upcoming Art of Business Speaker Series: Building a Sustainable Studio Practice after School, hear the origin story of RISD entrepreneur Urvi Sharma. Learn how Sharma’s RISD education, network and resources helped her get started and grow a thriving, sustainable studio and business today.
Affinity Group Highlight: RISD Painters
RISD Alumni Painters brings together alumni in all areas and mediums of painting. Open to all alumni regardless of experience level; members benefit from learning and sharing with a worldwide community of RISD alumni painters through virtual artist studio visits, art shares and more.
RISDmade for fall decor
Is autumn’s color palette your ideal aesthetic? Grab your pumpkin spice latte, cider donut and favorite sweater and shop RISDmade for cozy-inspired home decor that you are sure to fall in love with.
RISD Research Presents Projects by Students, Faculty and Alums Integrating Art, Design and Science
For DESIGN WEEK RI, RISD Research organized A I R: Arts Innovation Research, a presentation of 20 interactive exhibits inviting participants to explore projects focused on everything from Southeast Asian design traditions to the glacial history of nearby Block Island to a board game highlighting the last 60 years of illustration.
Thinking About Planned Giving?
Making a planned gift is a meaningful way to contribute to RISD while accommodating your personal, financial, philanthropic and estate-planning goals. With smart planning, you may actually increase the size of your estate and/or reduce the tax burden on your heirs.
Alumni Benefits: Alumni Insurance
RISD offers a wide array of insurance products through Meyer & Associates. Most products are available to alumni, students, as well as their spouses, domestic partners, siblings and children. Meyer & Associates now offers additional insurance options for our alumni, including dental & vision plans and legal coverage.
