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Fur-covered rectangular bag with thin looped handles, featuring central beaded seal silhouette within a black striped diamond, surrounded by red-blue patterned seals and multi-colored tassels, including a brown side panel.

Natchiq | Onkeehq | Isuwiq

Indigenous Artists Honor the Seal

April 4 - October 25, 2026

Woodblock print of a kingfisher diving toward blue water, framed by arching reeds and small flowering plants.

Shimmering Beauty

Kingfishers in Art and Poetry

December 20, 2025 - June 7, 2026

Other events

Motherlode x Relax-o-Rama

Sound Bath Meditation - FULL TO CAPACITY

Thursday, December 4 / 6:30-7:30 pm

Open Studio - Remembrance

Hands-on Art

November 9, 2025 / 2-4 pm

Hands-on Art

Hands-on Art

Remembrance

November 6, 2025 / 5:30-7:30 pm

A tall, textured ceramic sculpture with layered, irregular surface in glossy blue, green, and white glazes. The form resembles organic rock formations or coral. It is shown in full view and close-up.

Museum at Night

Centering Ceramics

November 6, 2025 / 5-8 pm

Detail from a purple and white embroidered textile depicting many scenes along a trade route, such as sailing ships, laborers and scenes of leisure.

The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea

September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026

Talks and Conversations

Exhibition Design Tour

In collaboration with DesignxRI

September 17, 2025 / 12-1 pm

Ceramic disk with a cracked colorful surface showing a fragmentary frowning face with features made up of disjointed shapes and various symbols such as a blue baby and a red hand.

A Shared Journey

The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum

September 13, 2025 - April 5, 2026

A vibrant textile artwork with a glowing spiral against a dark sky surrounded by large rainbows swooping down to large snow-covered mountains stretch below.

Liz Collins

Motherlode

July 19, 2025 - January 11, 2026

Member Preview Day - Liz Collins Motherlode

July 18, 2025 / 10 am-5 pm

Ways of Looking

May 8, 2025 / 5:30-6:15 pm

Talks and Conversations

Inhabiting Histories

Bernstingle Memorial Program

March 5, 2025 / 12-1 pm

Talks and Conversations

Translating Tradition - Of Protocols and Readings of the “Past” in Contemporary Iranian Art

Faculty Forum

February 26, 2025 / 12-1 pm

Talks and Conversations

Spotlight Sessions

Painted Paper

January 25, 2025 / 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Abstract painting with layers of textured brushstrokes in shades of green, blue, brown, and white, forming a dense, organic pattern across the canvas.

Talks and Conversations

Artists in Dialogue

Renée Elizabeth Neely-TANNER and Bob Dilworth

December 8, 2024 / 2:30-4 pm

Ways of Looking

December 8, 2024 / 1-1:45 pm

A wallpaper panel depicting a palatial courtyard framed by ornate blue and green drapery with stone archways, columns, and two lion statues flanking a cobblestone path.

The Art of French Wallpaper Design

November 15, 2024 - May 11, 2025

MOONS

Performance

November 14, 2024 / 6:30-7:30 pm

A wallpaper panel depicting a palatial courtyard framed by ornate blue and green drapery with stone archways, columns, and two lion statues flanking a cobblestone path.

Opening Reception

The Art of French Wallpaper Design

November 14, 2024 / 5-7:30 pm

Talks and Conversations

Transpacific Dialogues–Asian/American Art of Collaboration

Symposium - DAY 2

October 25, 2024 / 1-4:45 pm

Talks and Conversations

Transpacific Dialogues–Asian/American Art of Collaboration

Symposium - DAY 1

October 24, 2024 / 2-5 pm

Ways of Looking

September 26, 2024 / 5:30-6:15 pm

Performances and Screenings

Defiance! Art and Life

Performance

July 25, 2024 / 6-7:30 pm