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The Back Side Story

A Conversation with Chilean Arpilleras
College Student Voices

 

A copper-colored chair with an angular and open frame, with a symmetrical geometric pattern on the seat and backrest.

Objects by Architects

College Student Voices

Architects have been recognized as key figures in furniture design since the late 19th century, although they've certainly been designing furniture for far longer. But what compels them to do so?

Two Eggs, RISD Style

Curator Artist

The Museum recently acquired *Huevos de Los Angeles*, a collaborative work by two RISD alumni, Adam Silverman and David Wiseman. Here the artists describe how they created "eggs" to rival the most coveted variety.

Marsden Hartley's Gorges du Loup, Provence

Curator

Over the course of his artistic life, Marsden Hartley sought unmediated

Two images side-by-side. The left image is a 17th-century painting featuring a large heap of fruit and vegetables and a female figure. The right image is a contemporary photograph recreating the scene.

Unstilled Life

College Student Voices

A summer intern’s reinterpretation of a 1600s still life painting as lived ritual and faith in the present

Confronting Ourselves Together

All-Staff Dialogues at the RISD Museum
Educators

Many museums today struggle with confronting their problematic legacies and transforming their current practices to become the diverse, inclusive institutions they aspire to be.

Black and white photograph of a woman of color sculpting a large stone block with hammer and chisel in hand. She is intent on her task.

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet

Reading List

This reading list is not exhaustive and serves as a starting point to learn more about Nancy Elizabeth Prophet.

Objects Tell Stories

College Student Voices

A wooden “do not touch” partition usually separates the period room in Pendleton House from the public. But one Monday in June, that partition was removed, and museum staff peopled the room.

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 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.

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Inside the Exhibition, Natchiq | Onkeehq | Isuwiq – Indigenous Artists Honor the Seal

Virtual Program
Tuesday, April 21 / 1-2 pm
Painting of a woman in a patterned robe holding a seal, with a circular halo behind her head and icy mountains in the background.

Natchiq | Onkeehq | Isuwiq

Indigenous Artists Honor the Seal
April 4 - October 25, 2026
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Collector's Journey

Close Looking - New Acquisitions
Wednesday, March 18 / 5:30-7 pm
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From the Studio to the Classroom – Contemporary Ceramics

Annual Somerson Memorial Program
Thursday, March 5 / 6-7:45 pm
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Fabric Fantasies

February 1, 2026 / 2-4 pm
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Interlace 2026 Grantee Award Ceremony

January 22, 2026 / 5:30-7:30 pm
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Martin Luther King, Jr Weekend Celebration

January 17-18, 2026
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Intimate Spaces

Gallery Exploration
November 20, 2025 / 5-7:30 pm
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A Shared Journey – The Barkan Contemporary Ceramics Collection

Pottery and Porcelain Club of Rhode Island Lecture
November 19, 2025 / 11 am-12 pm
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Ballads And Crankies For This Upside-Down World

Performance
November 15, 2025 / 6:30-7:30 pm
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Open Studio - Make Yourself at Home

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October 12, 2025 / 2-4 pm
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Paint Me A Road Out of Here

Screening + Discussion
October 5, 2025 / 2-4:30 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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Dorner Prize Artist Talk by Kailyn Bryant

April 10, 2025 / 6:30-7:30 pm

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