Be sure to catch the beautiful work of RISD faculty members Holly Hughes, Randa Newland, Jean Blackburn and Wendy Edwards at the Cohen Gallery at the Granoff Center while you still can — through Friday, April 19th.-JM
Professor Shanth Enjeti in our Illustration Department shared with me the above trailer for a project that centers on the creation of two fictional artists and an unfinished sequential art project they were developing in the early 1970s. You can see further developments upcoming at this site. Thanks Shanth! -JM
Congratulations to Professor Cyrus Highsmith in our Graphic Design department for two of his typefaces being named in Typographica’s best of 2012! Bravo Heron and Serge from site! -JM
Professor Randy Willier’s famed “Shirt Show” in our Illustration Studies Building — set for an ambitious upcoming renovation— was jam packed (as usual) with T-shirt motifs ranging from panda bears with antlers, in-your-face sayings, and sheer beauty of patterns. Congratulations Randy and students! -JM
Take a journey with me through a walk around campus to see where this bit of art came from … -JM
PS Even though all of our facilities are fine, classes are canceled today because many of our employees cannot get to work today. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, tomorrow we will all be back to school. Our Dean of Students, Dr. Jerri Drummond, shares that, “All essential services for students continue despite inclement weather which include those provided by Facilities, Public Safety, Dining Services, Central Control Dispatchers and Residence Life staff. Continue to check the http://emergency.risd.edu site for any updates.”
RISD artists quickly after the storm, rest(art) their art. -JM
Professor Liliane Wong, head of our Interior Architecture department, shared with me the above movie:
Attached is the result of a student project from our Summer Program and the time lapse movie of how it was achieved with 33 students, 90+ rolls of string and 1000+ anchors, 96 plastic bags and 50+ lbs of sand.
At RISD there’s always something new to be imagined and made (sur)real. -JM
Professor Ann Fessler in RISD’s Photography Department let me know about her new film A GIRL LIKE HER screening at the upcoming Rhode Island International Film Festival on Saturday, August 11, at 2:00 PM. Congratulations on the new film Ann! -JM
I had the good fortune of stopping by the reception for our graduating Fine Arts students. There, Dean of Fine Arts Anais Missakian gave an elegant opening speech followed by awards to students in each department. -JM
Tina Roth Eisenberg (aka @swissmiss) sent me this photo semi-live from New York where our collaboration with Creative Mornings to turn STEM to STEAM in 30 cities around the world has just launched. Stay tuned! -JM
