The Rhode Island Kung Fu Club will be celebrating with community businesses to celebrate The Year of the Rabbit. Stop into any of these locations to celebrate! Sun Jan 22 (First day of Lunar New Year) 10:00 am: Gold Stars (gift shop), 484 Lonsdale Ave, Pawtucket 11:00 am: Pho Horn (restaurant), 50 Ann Mary St, […]
Join RISD on Wednesday, February 1 at 6:30 pm for a panel conversation on new directions in social practice art and design. Panelists include Sio Man Lam, Civic Arts Program Coordinator for Public Art, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs || Carlos Medellin, Assistant Professor, Architecture Department, RISD || Shey Rivera Ríos, Artist, MA '23 Global […]
The future of our environment is among the most pressing issues of our time. In 2022-23, URI’s Center for the Humanities is devoting its annual lecture series to the environmental humanities, a discipline that uses humanistic questions and methods to shed light on how we interpret our environment and envision its future. This yearlong series draws on […]
Join this illustrated talk discussing how Providence’s Henry Lippitt and Portland’s Ruggles Morse used the design of their homes to shape their public image. Even though both Victorian-era mansions have strikingly similar interiors and exteriors, the successful businessmen had very different origin stories. Why did men with such dissimilar backgrounds end up building such similar […]
Podcasting 101 introduces students to the resources, equipment, and workflow needed to launch a podcast. All are welcome, whether you are a curious podcast fan or a podcaster who wants to improve an existing project. The workshop provides an overview of the process of putting together a podcast, from ideation to recording and publishing. You'll […]
Announcing Exploring Further by Renegade Research Club. In this workshop we will go deeper into the questions, topics, and ideas related to your creative project. This workshop will help people who have a topic or project they are already exploring. We will look for specialized information, how to connect to collaborators or experts in a […]
The future of our environment is among the most pressing issues of our time. In 2022-23, URI’s Center for the Humanities is devoting its annual lecture series to the environmental humanities, a discipline that uses humanistic questions and methods to shed light on how we interpret our environment and envision its future. This yearlong series draws on […]
The future of our environment is among the most pressing issues of our time. In 2022-23, URI’s Center for the Humanities is devoting its annual lecture series to the environmental humanities, a discipline that uses humanistic questions and methods to shed light on how we interpret our environment and envision its future. This yearlong series draws on […]
Our Department developed PVDx2031 in collaboration with local artists and arts organizations throughout 2020, a year with unforeseen yet necessary sociopolitical pivots. Engaging a cultural planning process during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns and in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement was both challenging and fortuitous. We could not shy away from this place […]
Combining the gravity-defying moves of hip-hop with elements of vaudeville, robot, tap, and mime, the Wondertwins have honed their distinctive style over four decades as pioneers of street dance. Identical twins Billy and Bobby McClain came up in gritty 1970s Boston, just two kid dancers in a dance crew that opened for some of the […]
Would you like to learn how to paint in oils? This course will teach you the fundamentals of oils painting in a friendly, easy to understand, step-by-step approach. You'll learn about materials, set-up, color mixing, paint application, composition and more. You will be guided through completing a beautiful painting in class and you'll leave with […]