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Excavation to Exhibition: The Afterlife of Ancient Objects

College From the files Student Voices

An intern explores the history of works from the museum’s ancient collection, tracing the archaeological excavations that brought them to light and into the permanent collection.

Defending the Right to Live: Political Prints in Providence, 1971

College

In 1971, a group of radical students in Providence produced stirring silkscreen posters. Their images contributed to the vibrant visual culture of antiwar protest.

A black, curved abstract shape lies at the center of a piece of wrinkled tissue paper. Zig-zagging lines of thread intersect over and beyond the shape.

The Rejection of Closure

College Student Voices

Curatorial intern Grace Xiao reflects on viewing artwork that embraces instability, disruption, and restlessness, making room for open interpretations in the gallery.

The Hypersexualization of Black People

College Student Voices

RISD student Abena Gyampo traces the history of the hypersexualization of black bodies from the early 19th century to contemporary popular culture

A watercolor drawing of bluebells and white primroses surrounded by lush green leaves and grasses. In the front left of the image there is a nest full of blue eggs.

Brief Biography of Jane Ogden

Drawing

Artist Jane Ogden (British, ca. 1845–1928) painted flowers and other still-life subjects in oil and watercolor.

Fashionable dress women walks her dog in Boston Public Garden

American Drawings and Watercolors

Childe Hassam's Woman and Mastiff in the Boston Public Garden and Diamond Cove, Appledore
Curator Drawing

Childe Hassam, a successful young book and magazine illustrator, made his first trip abroad in 1883, disembarking in Great Britain then making a wide sweep through France, Holland, Switzerlan

How Do We Imagine the Future?

College Student Voices

The future is an abstract concept, hard to decode and difficult to predict. A summer intern reflects on fashion and future in this creative writing piece.

Head of Christ or a Saint

College Student Voices

A colossal Romanesque head in the RISD collection has yet to be securely identified, but the sheen of his nose suggests that it was rubbed by many penitent hands during the course of this sculpture’s life.

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A Shared Journey – The Barkan Contemporary Ceramics Collection

Pottery and Porcelain Club of Rhode Island Lecture
Wednesday, November 19 / 11 am-12 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.
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Museum at Night

Centering Ceramics
Thursday, November 6 / 5-8 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
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Member Tour of Rockefeller Gallery

August 21, 2025 / 12-1 pm
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Rhode Island's Hong Bowls and the China Trade

Pottery and Porcelain Club of Rhode Island Lecture
March 19, 2025 / 11 am-12 pm
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Day With(out) Art 2024

Screening
December 1, 2024 / 3-4 pm
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Transpacific Dialogues–Asian/American Art of Collaboration

Symposium - DAY 2
October 25, 2024 / 1-4:45 pm
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Transpacific Dialogues–Asian/American Art of Collaboration

Symposium - DAY 1
October 24, 2024 / 2-5 pm
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  • Museum Professional Practices 101

Museum Professional Practices 101

Art Acquisition
September 22, 2023 / 1:30-3 pm
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Assembly

Inside Voices
August 2, 2023 / 12-1 pm
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Faculty Workshop

Integrating our politics into our teaching
May 17, 2023 / 12-1 pm
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Faculty Forum with David Borgonjon — Political Prints

Silkscreens, Woodcuts, and Cold War Culture Virtual
May 15, 2023 / 12-1 pm
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RISD Glass Visiting Artist Lecture

Preston Singletary
March 22, 2023 / 1:10-2:30 pm
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Centering Earth

Contemporary Ceramics at the RISD Museum
March 14, 2023 / 6-8:30 pm
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Faculty Workshop

How Do We Talk About Political Art?
November 9, 2022 / 12-1:30 pm

Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
April 9, 2022 - August 3, 2025

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