Extraordinary Ordinary

A Pedagogical Model Rosa Weinberg College Educators Faculty Teaching Faculty member Rosa Weinberg reflects on the relevancy of art analysis as a starting point for exploring form in design and as a powerful habit of mind for beginning designers.

Sartorial Anarchy

Mythocracy, Assimilation, and the Reclamation of Black Dignity Ann-Maree Quaynor Student Voices Juxtaposing Iké Udé’s photography with Sun Ra’s notions of "mythocracy" and Black Utopia, Ann-Maree Quaynor seeks to reclaim Black Dignity and Existence.

Pan-African Aesthetics: Past, Present, Future

A Hybrid Pedagogical Model College Educators Faculty Teaching Students in Jane'a Johnson's wintersession course explore works in the collection related to Pan-Africanism through Instagram-based creative projects.

Rediscovering Diasporic

Celeste Jackson Student Voices A student in a RISD course on pan-African aesthetics, inspired by a photograph in the collection, explores Black youth occupying space in movements from La Sape to Noirwave.

Les Jeunes Mélomanes SIDE A + SIDE B

Quinn Benson Student Voices A student in a RISD course on pan-African aesthetics contemplates a vinyl record pictured in a Sanlé Sory photograph in the collection, and imagines the songs it contains.

Black Hair Future

Nailah Golden Student Voices A student in a RISD course on pan-African aesthetics, inspired by a photograph in the collection, envisions future possibilities of Black hairstyling.

Portrait of an Embroidered Purse

A Conversation with Christina Bevilacqua Ariel Wills Student Voices Artist The handmade object has a tendency to prompt memories from the craftsperson who made it. In this reflection on an embroidered purse from the 1970s, Ariel Wills and Kate Irvin are joined by maker Christina Bevilacqua for a dynamic conversation that demonstrates the narrative qualities embodied in material culture.