photos by Matt Watson 09 FAV + Jo Sittenfeld MFA 08 PH
On Saturday President Somerson (center) welcomed members of the Class of 1966 to their “half-century” reunion before moving on to host the 40th reunion of her own class. Meanwhile, other warm and joyous dinners were taking place throughout campus for alumni celebrating their 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th and 35th reunions. “All weekend I was delighted to catch up with friends and alumni I was meeting for the first time and hear about so many remarkable professional lives made possible by a RISD education,” Somerson noted.
At the heart of RISD Weekend, the popular RISD Craft sales exhibition on Saturday drew a record number of people eager to talk with the roughly 90 alumni and 30 students invited to show and sell their work. Boston-based artist Jessica Auclair Smith 07 JM (above right) earned the People’s Choice Award for both her jewelry designs and the exquisite paper flowers she markets through her Find out about what’s coming up at RISD Weekend 17 at risdweekend.com.
company Folium. And jurors selected Matt Cavallaro 10 ID (above center) as the recipient of the 2016 Emerging Artist Award, which recognizes an outstanding alum who graduated within the past 10 years. Available through his Providence-based studio Nest Homeware, his cast-iron cookware and kitchen accessories are inspired by nature and made to last a lifetime.
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