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TSUGUMI MAKI has been named the Rhode Island School of Design Museum's new director. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

RISD Museum names Maki new director

Art & Culture 07/25/2023

PROVIDENCE – The current chief exhibitions and collections officer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will head eastward to lead the Rhode...

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN announced Tuesday that it is launching multiple initiatives to help advance social equality at the arts college.

RISD taking multiple actions to advance social equity at college

Education 07/22/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island School of Design announced Tuesday that is it committing a series of actions to advance social equity at the arts...

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN was one of approximately 160 colleges that were affected by a data breach at Blackbaud, a software company with which RISD has a contract. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

RISD affected by data breach at third-party software service company

Business Services 07/22/2020

PROVIDENCE – An outside vendor that has a contract with Rhode Island School of Design sustained a data breach and the local arts college...

Five Questions With: Elizabeth Williams

Manufacturing 08/06/2019

Gorham Manufacturing Co. is the hub of a Providence walking tour offered by the Rhode Island Historical Society and the “Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance...

RISD Works on the move

Real Estate 04/24/2019

PROVIDENCE – RISD Works, a retail store and art gallery that features the work of Rhode Island School of Design alumni and faculty, will...

Providence’s neighborhoods in the spotlight with new online guides

Cover Story 07/06/2018

On a sunny, June afternoon, two women stop to greet one another – one entering, one exiting Seven Stars Bakery on Hope Street, on...

Rhode Island School of Design's master plan, made public Thursday, sets out three stages of construction and renovation with expected completion dates of as soon as 2022 and 2035. / COURTESY RISD

3-stage construction timeline released in RISD Master Plan

Education 06/22/2018

PROVIDENCE – Transitioning parking lots to new facilities, renovation of existing buildings and unnamed new construction opportunities are at the heart of Rhode Island...

THE RHODE ISLAND Council for the Humanities announced 14 arts, culture and education groups from across the state would share in $136,429 in new grants. Each grant ranges in size from $5,000 to $12,000. / COURTESY RICH

Rhode Island Council for the Humanities announces $136K in grants

Education 04/25/2018

PROVIDENCE - Fourteen local organizations will share $136,429 in new Rhode Island Council for the Humanities grants, ranging in size from $12,000 to $5,000,...

AS OF MARCH 1, RISD MUSEUM will offer one year of free membership to newly-naturalized U.S. citizens. / Tavares Strachan, You Belong Here, 2013. © Tavares Strachan 2017 / COURTESY RISD MUSEUM

Free admission granted to new U.S. citizens through RISD Museum program

Education 02/28/2018

PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island School of Design Museum's new Welcome Citizen program will grant newly-naturalized U.S. citizens a year's worth of free admission...