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We provide spaces and opportunities for the intersection of artistic practice and research. Such creative investigations might take the form of collaborative and open-ended forms of exploration and inquiry that lead to new work and insights.

Raid the Database 2 with Nafis White

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Artist Nafis White on her project Raid the Database 2

Video still from Kudzanai Chiurai, Iyeza

Interview with artist Kudzanai Chiurai

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Curatorial assistant of contemporary art A. Will Brown interviews artist Kudzanai Chiurai about his film "Iyeza"

Hidden Beauty

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Inspired by the European galleries, graphic designer Kelly Walters explores 19th-century notions of exoticism and beauty through the creation of a folded broadsheet poster.

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Work In Process / Todd Oldham on Quilted Moving-Blanket Jacket

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[ 1 : 1 ] Furniture designer Rosanne Somerson on the Elastic armchair

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Work in Process / Manny Azevedo on Portuguese Basket Weaving

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[ 1 : 1 ] Metalsmith Boris Bally on the pin (fibula)

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[ 1 : 1 ] Illustrator Robert Brinkerhoff on an ivory diptych

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Raid the Database 1 with Natalja Kent

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"Raid the Database with Natalja Kent" is the first installment in an ongoing project in which artists bring new curatorial perspectives to the museum's extensive collections.

Painted wall mural of Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela along city street with several people walking in front.

Interview with artist Steffani Jemison

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Curatorial assistant of contemporary art A. Will Brown interviews artist Steffani Jemison about her film *Maniac Chase* (2009), *Escaped Lunatic* (2010–2011) and Personal (2014)

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[ 1 : 1 ] Artist Shuddhabrata Sengupta on Shah Shuja Hunting Nilgai

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Substitutions

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Composer Shawn Greenlee's experimental sound work Substitutions is inspired by the Chinese lithophone in the RISD Museum's Asian art collection

Work in Process / Machine Knitting

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Artist Peyton North (RISD BFA 2015, Textiles) shows us how to create stripes on a knitting machine.

Pixilation Party!

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Pixilation Party!, or how, with the help of dozens of RISD Museum visitors, Providence artist Xander Marro recently created one minute of black and white magic.

Marofske’s cast donuts, primarily plaster and gouache (L), and the original rubber donut dog toy (R).

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Marisa Marofske
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The process of mold-making and casting invites creative experimentation, but follows rules of precise timing and size. Artist Marisa Marofske (RISD BFA Painting, 2014) explains the steps involved in casting objects.

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The Making of a Score

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Get a peek inside the studio of Maralie Armstrong (RISD MFA 2009, Digital + Media) as she creates a score inspired by the Nō robes in the RISD Museum collection.

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