Dear Alumni,
I’ve been told that spring flowers are beginning to pop up around campus. With warmer weather just around the corner, that can only mean Commencement + Reunion Weekend is fast approaching! I am very excited for this year’s festivities—not just for a chance to reminisce with my fellow 20-year reunion alumni but also to honor our RISD community.
Commencement + Reunion Weekend is a celebration of all things RISD. Many family-friendly events throughout the weekend are open to the entire community, from a special WaterFire to fun art-inspired activities like a Chalk Walk, Caricatures on RISD Beach and Sketching Sessions at the museum.
Another community-focused highlight that I am looking forward to is RISD Craft. Seeing the crowds on Benefit Street in support of our artists and designers, having great conversations at the vendor stalls and feeling the pride in the work that we invest in every day is truly phenomenal.
Commencement + Reunion Weekend is June 1–4. I hope you will join us for this celebration of our community.
Sincerely,
Rex Wong BArch 03President RISD Alumni Association
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Upcoming Alumni Events
E'Ship Founders LaunchpadMarch 19
Women in Business L.I.F.E. After RISD: Lessons In FashionMarch 21
RISD Museum Free DaysMarch 22
Artists in Conversations: Visual Languages of ReclamationMarch 23
Club of Boston at National Braille PressMarch 25
Club of Dallas at Look Walls & InteriorsMarch 25
Club of Italy Open Studio with the British School of OrvietoMarch 25
Club of Pittsburgh at the 58th Carnegie InternationalMarch 25
Club of RI Monthly Meetup at the Fleet LibraryMarch 30
RISD Black Alumni x RISD Reads The Black Experience in DesignMarch 30
RISD Museum Family See & Sketch (virtual) April 1
Club of South Florida at Lotus HouseApril 1
Club of RI Silkscreening with The Womxn Project Education FundApril 1
How to run your social media instead of letting it run youApril 6
Club of Silicon Valley Gallery Talk & Reception with David FrazerApril 7
Club of Atlanta ReceptionApril 10
Image credits: Campus image, Expanded Education and RISD Network by Jo Sittenfeld MFA 08 PH; Pulling on the Thread illustration by Suerynn Lee 12 PR; Sensing Fashion credit of the RISD Museum; Alumni founders courtesy of Irwin Miller BArch 94 P 25, Julia Min 04 ID, Kelly Walters MFA 15 GD, Sloan Kulper MID 06 and Jordana Martin MFA 01 PT/PR; Spain travel by AHI.
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