The Head in Focus Benin Art and Visual History How did this get here? The discovery of these treasures resembles that of a valuable manuscript. They are a new “Codex Africanus,” not written on fragile papyrus, but in ivory and imperishable brass.
Participation through Voting Jordan Seaberry and Jacob Lawrence on Why It Matters Educators Student Voices Looking closely at a print by artist Jacob Lawrence showing voters in the 1920s, artist and activist Jordan Seaberry shares why voting matters.
Talks and Conversations The Art of Self-Care Physical Well-being for Artists and Makers Thursday, July 18 / 6-7:30 pm
Talks and Conversations Bernstingle Memorial Lecture Inner Intensity and Outer Calm Tuesday, April 30 / 1-2 pm
Critical Encounters Critical Encounters Nancy Elizabeth Prophet’s Work and Legacy March 15, 2024 / 1-5 pm
Workshops and studios Faculty Workshop Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will not Bend an Inch February 29, 2024 / 12-1 pm
Workshops and studios Recognizing and Using Printmaking Processes Etching, Drypoint and Embossing February 24, 2024 / 10 am-2:30 pm
Talks and Conversations / Performances and Screenings Hiraeth Lecture-Performance by Mithu Sen October 25, 2023 / 3:30-4:45 pm
Talks and Conversations / Work in Process Work in Process Ready for the House August 17, 2023 / 6-7 pm
Talks and Conversations In Conversation Arts and Health - Clinical Arts in the Museum + Hera Gallery April 19, 2023 / 4:30-6 pm
Talks and Conversations Panel Discussion Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fiber & Textiles April 6, 2023 / 6-8:30 pm
Talks and Conversations Gallery Conservation In the beginning, everything was green March 24, 2023 / 12-1 pm
Talks and Conversations / Workshops and studios Teaching With Objects See, Think, Wonder: A Sheridan Center / RISD Museum Faculty Workshop February 22, 2023 / 12-1:15 pm
Talks and Conversations Making Prints with Helen Frankenthaler A Conversation with Bill Goldston (ULAE) and Shaye Remba (Mixografia) November 11, 2022 / 12-1 pm
Workshops and studios / Hands-on Art Back to the Drawing Board Drawing Closer August 25, 2022 / 5-6:30 pm
Workshops and studios / Hands-on Art / Musical Performance Disrupt and Draw with Music February 27, 2022 / 2-4 pm
Talks and Conversations Exhibition Overview Any distance between us: Co-presented with RISD's Queer Alumni October 1, 2021 / 12-1 pm
Talks and Conversations Assembly Poetry and Conversation: Presented with the RI Center for the Book June 24, 2021 / 7-8:15 pm