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Studio Notes

Understanding Art Through Thumbnail Sketching

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Drawing in a museum is a way of slowing down and experiencing artwork on a nonverbal level.

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Work In Process / Todd Oldham on Felt Coat

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Work In Process / Todd Oldham on Chinchilla Dress

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Work In Process / Todd Oldham on Dream Dress

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Work In Process / Todd Oldham on Dream Vest

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Work In Process / Todd Oldham on English Necktie dress

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Work In Process / Todd Oldham on Zebra Ballgown

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Work In Process / Todd Oldham on Sequined Barkcloth Floral Skirts

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CMW Fellow Shawn LeSure performing by the Dainichi Buddha

Four Contemplations: A Composition Commemorating the Restored Dainichi Buddha

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Community MusicWorks commissioned composer and vocalist Ken Ueno to write Four Contemplations for the restoration and rededication of RISD Museum's Dainichi Buddha.

Project Projects website for SALT. Photo Project Projects

Building a Bigger Picture

An Interview with Rob Giampietro of Google Design NY
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What are the essential questions museums need to ask themselves to understand the future of art?

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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Memories, Nostalgia, and Moving Forward

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The RISD Museum was an essential part of my childhood.

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

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Work in Process / Manny Azevedo on Portuguese Basket Weaving

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Wish you were here . . .

College Studio Notes

In the fall of 2014, RISD art history students curated an exhibition comparing Tokaido Road views by artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858). That exhibition is now on view in the Museum.

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