2023 Welcome Week for Graduate Students!
2023 Welcome Week for Graduate Students!
Attend upcoming social events and grad-focused campus tours to connect
you with fellow grad students and the RISD community.
Check your RISD email for details and to register for the events.
Grad Picnic at RISD's Tillinghast Place Beach
Sunday, September 3, 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Join your fellow graduate students for a picnic lunch and some beach time before classes begin!
Welcome Reception at Moore Terrace
Friday, September 8: Moore Terrace from 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Join current and incoming grads for food and drinks.
Campus Tours
Explore and learn more about the RISD campus. Graduate Orientation Guides will give tours for incoming and returning graduate students to get you acquainted with campus buildings and facilities.
Info Sessions
Focused info sessions and discussions about grad opportunities as well tours of key resources such as the RISD Museum, Nature Lab, Library (just to name a few) and conversations with the staff at each will be scheduled starting in mid to late September. You will receive information on all of the programming in September.
Check your RISD email for details and to register for the events.
If you have questions about upcoming events, please email gradstudies@risd.edu.
Webinars archive
Grad Show artist talk: Gonzalo Nunez Galetto, Digital + Media
In this artist talk, recent graduate Gonzalo Nunez Galetto MFA 20 DM discusses thesis work currently on view in Grad Show 2020.
Grad Show artist talk: T Deutch, Architecture
In this artist talk, recent graduate T Deutch MArch 20 discusses thesis work currently on view in Grad Show 2020.
Grad Show artist talk: Kate Pincus-Whitney, Painting
In this artist talk, recent graduate Kate Pincus-Whitney MFA 20 PT discusses thesis work currently on view in Grad Show 2020.
Grad Show artist talk: Tongji Philip Qian, Printmaking
In this artist talk, recent graduate Tongji Philip Qian MFA 20 PR discusses thesis work currently on view in Grad Show 2020.
Graduate Studies x RISD Research
In this session Director of RISD Research Soul Brown discusses fellowship opportunities, research sponsorships, grant guidelines, RFPs and best practices for winning awards and research support. This webinar will help graduate students prepare for the upcoming Graduate Commons Grant cycle this spring as well as many other funding opportunities RISD Research can help you explore.
RISD Museum x Grad Studies: Multidisciplinary Museum Experiences
This informal discussion session offers insight into RISD Museum initiatives and projects and about how graduate students can engage with the museum. Bring observations and questions from your own digital exploration of risdmuseum.org to the conversation.