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A garment displayed on a wooden pole, with bright woven geometric patterns, dangling gourds, and repeated pink text reading "STAND YOUR GROUND" woven into the textile.

Art and Design from 1900 to Now

June 4, 2022 - December 1, 2030

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 - March 5, 2028

A sculptural piece of jewelry made up of a lime green cluster of shards and teal gems with vibrant orange accents, mounted on a slender, vertical, mint-green post.

Brighten Up! Contemporary Enamels

June 1, 2024 - May 2, 2027

A leaf shaped ornament made of silver with two spiraling stems emerging from the top. On the right edge is a polished section which reflects the gray backdrop.

A Changing Reflection Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th-21st Centuries

April 21, 2017 - December 30, 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

A sheer, delicate, short-sleeved, cropped, lace blouse with wide, flared sleeves and intricate floral embroidery throughout.

From Pineapple to Pañuelo

Philippine Textiles

December 7, 2024 - August 24, 2025

A cream colored sculptural figure holding a tray, dressed in historical clothing with tightly curled hair.

Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce

April 9, 2022 - August 3, 2025

A painting hanging on the wall showing a group of friends siting around a dinner table. Flames glow through the window, while electronic components illuminate the scene, blending domestic intimacy with the accumulation of physical media.

The World Is On Fire

Dorner Prize

April 1 - June 1, 2025

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

A woodblock print showing a vast, narrow, snow-covered, gorge with a small person hiking a steep path on the right side. There is a flowing river below and a starry sky above.

The Road Less Traveled

Edo's Nakasendō

November 9, 2024 - May 4, 2025

Five Black people, dressed in eccentric clothing, overlapped onto a digitally-drawn cityscape background. The person in front, wearing tan boots wrapped in tin foil, holds a cardboard sign that reads “Whatever Helps. Please. Thank You.”

The Let Out

Ryan Cardoso & DJ Chappel

November 7, 2023 - January 26, 2025

Textile with a dense geometric pattern in dark reds and blues accented by small white squares besides a full-length draped garment made of the same fabric on a black background.

Sensory Silhouettes

Experiencing South Asian Garments

June 1 - December 8, 2024

Closeup of a black and cream striped woven robe wrapped around a mannequin with folded arms. Three thin purple and black stripes line the hem of the robe's deep collar.

Diné Textiles

Nizhónígo Hadadít’eh, They are Beautifully Dressed

September 2, 2023 - September 29, 2024

A white clay object, curved and adorned with with Cambodian style ornamentation and a red streak running through it, is wrapped by red silk threads and suspended in the air on a white backdrop.

soft presence, hard absence

Dorner Prize

May 7 - September 15, 2024

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet

I Will Not Bend An Inch

February 17 - August 4, 2024

Digital line drawing of a building exterior with double doors flanked by two windows on each side. The two innermost windows have colorful brick panel renderings superimposed onto the line drawing.

Bricked Over Windows

Dorner Prize

March 22 - June 2, 2024

White circular plate with silver rim. Two figures at the lower center of the plate, one dressed in a blue outfit, the other in a pink dress, both with black, rectangular bars covering their eyes.

On the Surface

Contemporary Ceramics

April 9, 2021 - May 5, 2024

Sketches of seven Japanese actors from the chest up, all looking to the left. Some look grave and others wear a wry smile. The bottom fifth of the sheet is gray with Japanese characters written in white.

The Artistry of Utagawa Kuniyoshi

October 7, 2023 - April 28, 2024

A black and white line drawing of a one-story building with large windows and columns. The front door is flanked by two large collections of bright and colorful wildflowers growing in the ground.

Passive Pollination

Dorner Prize

March 25 - October 22, 2023

A collage of a Black woman in a headdress composed of cutouts of Black activists and protestors, overlaid by lines of orange, yellow, blue, and white dots and squares.

Helina Metaferia

We've Been Here Before

July 2, 2022 - August 27, 2023

Open, digitally rendered envelope with a letter coming out. The envelope and letter are patterned with light dashed lines, and are a pink-orange-yellow gradient. Text on the letter reads "(un) heard voices.

(un)heard voices

Dorner Prize

April 11 - June 4, 2023

Print in traditional Japanese style of a naked woman with a yellow comb in her hair, wading through turbulent waters with tall waves behind her, holding modern goggles and snorkel.

Take Care

August 20, 2022 - March 22, 2023

A vertical photograph of a sculpture of a naked, dark-skinned, child with a distended belly, swollen arms, and a bald head on a white, square platform in a museum gallery. There is the blurred person in motion walking on the left side of the platform.

Dorner Prize

Fountain

October 24, 2022 - February 5, 2023