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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

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

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

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 single tone print of a newspaper page featuring a person in a strapless, long-sleeve, bridal gown and veil holding flowers in their left hand and staring out of the frame. The top of the page reads “The New York Times International Sunday, July 19, 1992" with the following headlines: “Vatican Condones Discrimination Against Homosexuals" and "Youth Works Held in Death of Son, 9”. The bottom of the pages reads “Saks Fifth Avenue bridal wear.”

Process Work

Intersections of Photography and Print ca. 1825 to Today

February 1 - July 20, 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 print of two, black rabbit figures pulling a white electrical tower with tree-like roots and severed electric lines, out of the ground. The Figures are surrounded by frantic red marks.

Listen!

July 6, 2024 - January 5, 2025

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

A print made up of Greek pottery shards colored blue, orange, green, and tan. Each shard shows a piece of a different scene or pattern and all of the shards fit together to make the print.

Fantasy, Myth, Legend

Imagining the Past in Works on Paper since 1750

December 16, 2023 - June 2, 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

A black and white photograph of a relaxed, naked woman reclined with her hands behind her head and two snakes on her abdomen. The photograph is scratched and colored with yellow, green, and pink marker.

The Performative Self-Portrait

May 13 - November 12, 2023

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

Woodblock print of tan leaves covering rice cakes below columns of calligraphy.

Eating in Edo

April 1 - October 8, 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

A photographic portrait of a dignified, dark-skinned figure staring out at the viewer, wearing a formal ensemble featuring a stiff collar, a fur-trimmed coat on one shoulder, two large, fabric bows, and a gold chain.

Past Made Present

Dutch Shadows in the Black Atlantic

September 3, 2022 - August 6, 2023

A dark abstract photograph of blue and black tones with light blue and translucent squares run through the center. The squares appear to be stitched to the background through holes in their centers.

Sensing Fashion

February 11 - July 30, 2023