Reconstructing the Villa Fondo Bottaro

James Stanton-Abbott Studio Notes Architect James Stanton-Abbott explains his process for creating a computer-rendered reconstruction of a room in an ancient Roman villa near Pompeii, using images of wall-painting fragments in the RISD Museum and the MFA, Boston.

Gallery Guide / Kudzanai Chiurai: Iyeza

A. Will Brown Curator Full tgallery guide from the exhibition Kudzanai Chiurai: Iyeza

On the Other Side

Jessica Nelson College Student Voices A glimpse into the lives of international merchants in Canton, China.

Building ANEW

Aja Blanc Student Voices Studio Notes Teens This past summer, with a focus on design thinking, the students were asked What is useful? as a starting point for their group design.

Fragments

Anya Ventura College Student Voices Artist Anya Ventura explains the context behind an audio tour and printed guide that she and Anther Kiley created illustrating episodes from the lives of seven objects from the Museum's galleries. Their 2012 work "Fragments" was one of the winning projects in the RISD Museum's annual *Sitings* competition for site-specific installations by RISD degree candidates.

From Galleries to Wards: A Reflection

Samuel Kase Cia Mathew Clinical Arts College As a part of its new Clinical Arts and Humanities Program, the Alpert Medical School partnered with the RISD Museum to create the workshop series "From Galleries to Wards." Workshop participants, Samuel Kase and Cia Mathew, reflect on their experience.

Distraction Distilled

Josephine Devanbu College Student Voices Studio Notes Inspired by Joachim Antonisz Wtewael's "The Marriage of Peleus and Thetis," Josephine Devanbu (RISD/Brown 2015) uses the painting's shapes and density in her newest work.

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