Rhode Island School of Design
Art educationcomment
Art is fanciful? The opposite is true as artists and designers address the most urgent global challenges
Rhode Island School of Design is participating in the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Terra Carta Design Lab, leveraging art and design to address social issues
Climate changenews
Top art schools in India, UAE, UK and US join initiative to support student-led climate solutions
Students of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, the Royal College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design will compete for funding and mentorship
Art marketnews
Renoir, Degas and Goya works from collection of Rhode Island School of Design’s founding family head to auction
The paintings and drawings are estimated to fetch more than $8m at Christie’s New York in May
Labour disputesnews
Hundreds of RISD students walk out in support of striking university workers
Students and faculty at the top-ranked art and design university have been vocal in their support of custodial, moving and groundskeeping staff
Educationnews
International art students may be forced to leave the US under Trump's new ICE policy on remote learning
Harvard and MIT filed lawsuits against the US government while the president of CalArts calls the move an act of "political theatre" amid the pandemic