Tag: RISD
Everybody’s Business: She runs shop with a worldly view
(Editor’s note: This is the ninth installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
RISD using $10M anonymous gift to launch tuition-free fellowship
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School of Design is using a $10 million anonymous gift – the school's largest ever earmarked for financial aid...
Renowned artist Shepard Fairey returning to Providence to paint mural
PROVIDENCE – Famed street artist Shepard Fairey is returning to Providence from Oct. 21 to 25 to paint his 100th mural, participate in a...
Quality jobs can be landed in design across many industries
There is a big demand for young people in the manufacturing sector for sure. But some of those jobs are not about making products,...
Justin Sirotin OCTO Product Development founder
Justin Sirotin | OCTO Product Development founder
Justin Sirotin’s resume shows a large range of industrial design clients, from industrial equipment to sporting goods, pool...
Expanded research, diversity, sustainability key parts of new RISD strategic plan
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School of Design has unveiled a new eight-year strategic plan that will put more emphasis on diversity and sustainability...
Infosys arrives full of optimism
Providence got a glimpse of a potential future recently, with the official opening of Infosys Ltd.’s Providence Design and Innovation Center.
Attended by a full...
Kleinman succeeds Sharma as RISD provost
PROVIDENCE – Kent Kleinman has been appointed provost of the Rhode Island School of Design, the Providence-based art school Thursday.
Concluding an international search, Kleinman’s...
New Bedford welcomes 21st-century art space/museum DATMA
NEW BEDFORD - The Whaling City is home to a new art museum and exhibition space dedicated to technological innovation in the art and...
Business is good, but many companies take a “wait-and-see” attitude
Business continues to be good for most Rhode Island companies, and a majority expect that to continue, though their optimism is tempered by uncertainty...
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