Don't Miss: RISD by Design

Don't Miss: RISD by Design

Rhode Island School of Design will host RISD by Design, their annual Alumni Reunion and Parents Weekend, on October 10 and October 11. The weekend will feature an Alumni and Student Art Sale, as well as numerous presentations, tours, open studios and receptions.

Key Events include:

Alumni Keynote | RISD Prepared Me for a Career I Didn’t Even Know I Wanted

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Friday 10/10 6:30–7:30pm | Metcalf Auditorium, 1st floor, Chace Center, 20 North Main Street
Two years after graduating from RISD, Amy Devers [MFA 01 FD] stumbled into her first TV role hosting a DIY home-improvement series. Eleven years later, the Emmy-nominated television personality has more than 10 TV and web series under her belt, ranging from hands-on how-to shows to programs discussing international high design, on networks such as A&E, TLC, Ovation, DIY, OWN and PBS.

Panel Discussion | Critical Making: Making Critical Outcomes

Saturday 10/11 9:30–11am | RISD Auditorium, Canal Walkway at Market Square
The value of an art and design education sometimes manifests itself in unexpected ways. The critical thinking and critical making at the heart of a RISD education lead to a host of opportunities beyond art and design practice. Join interim President Rosanne Somerson 76 ID and a panel of faculty and alumni as they expand our understanding of the diverse ways a RISD education impacts the world.

Rosanne Somerson 76 ID, Interim President, RISDM
Tanya Aguiniga MFA 05 FD, Aguiniga Design
Samantha Dempsey 13 IL, Experience Designer at Mad*Pow
David Wiseman 03 FD, David Wiseman Studio
Shawn Greenlee 96 PR, Assistant Professor and Programs Head of Foundation Studies at RISD

Alumni + Student Art Sale

Saturday 10/11 10am–4pm | outdoors on Benefit Street (between George + Waterman streets)
Fun for browsing and guaranteed to please the senses, this perennial favorite features a wide range of great finds in fine art, design and giftware by more than 200 alumni and students. And if the weather doesn’t cooperate, no worries—a tent will protect you from the elements.

Public Art Project | Laid in Rhode Island

Saturday 10/11 10am–4pm | RISD Beach (Benefit Street between Waterman + Angell streets)
This installation and egg painting workshop highlights birds that nest in Rhode Island. Participants will learn about local nesting birds and create their own egg specimen of one of the Ocean State’s favorite backyard birds, the Cedar Waxwing. Jane Kim 03 PR leads the project. Her studio Ink Dwell is dedicated to inspiring people to love and protect the earth one work of art at a time.