Rya Jetha
College
Student Voices
Sustainability and the natural world
Traditional museum practice has a gigantic carbon footprint. How is the RISD Museum changing its own practices in response to the climate emergency?
Ariel Hirschhorn
College
Student Voices
Digital Initiatives intern Ariel Hirschhorn explores the “Maker” field in the museum’s database to examine the collection from a programmer’s perspective
A Pedagogical Model
Carol Lasch
College
Educators
Faculty Teaching
Students in Carol Lasch's Spatial Dynamics course draw inspiration from the collection.
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.
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.
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.
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.