Since its founding in 1877, RISD has been built on a progressive, creative vision. It was established by members of the Rhode Island Women’s Centennial Commission, who decided to invest the group’s extra savings in the creation of an art school. This decision, made when women didn’t yet have the right to vote, set an innovative tone that continues to guide the RISD community in the 21st century. Today this legacy of risk-taking plays out in studios, classrooms and galleries across campus.Students learn to question everything— previously held assumptions, ways of working and underlying structures. By considering social and historical contexts as they acquire new skills and techniques, they develop unexpected and original approaches to art and design. In the spirit of RISD’s founders, students embrace experimentation and come to see uncertainty as an important part of the learning process. They graduate with the confidence to develop innovative, new ideas and shape unique, productive futures.
RISD Undergraduate Admissions Viewbook 2017/18
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