The RISD Museum is excited to announce that Tsugumi Maki has been appointed as our next director!
Tsugumi comes to us from San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), where she served as chief exhibitions and collections officer. Prior to joining SFMOMA, Tsugumi worked extensively within the greater Boston area including serving as chief operating officer at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, associate director of operations and collections management at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College and head of gallery planning at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Six research projects combining art and design thinking with a focus on sustainability earned financial support in the 2022–23 academic year from RISD’s new Somerson Sustainability Innovation Fund (SSIF).
With internships at NASA, Pixar and more, RISD students are learning important skills and discovering potential career paths as they create with other artists from across the world.
RISD Graduate Admissions is currently seeking alumni volunteers to take part in this year's portfolio review days. Alumni will be compensated for their time ($25/hour) and can volunteer in person or online.
From outer space to the Arctic tundra to the Mississippi Delta, Tavares Strachan 03 GL creates work that “exemplifies the power of human ingenuity.” Read more about his inspirational 2,400-page opus in the latest issue of the RISD Alumni Magazine.
Open to all artists who are interested in learning about museum work, Museum Professional Practices 101 is a free series of programs in which RISD Museum staff will share their processes and recent projects as a way to demystify internal museum practices.
August is National Make-A-Will Month. We hope that you take action to protect your own future this month with FreeWill, a free resource available to all RISD alumni.
Whether your heart is set on exploring Japan, Greece, the Galápagos Islands or Northern Italy, you’ll be sure to find excitement and inspiration with our 2024 Alumni Travel programs.
Are you curious about course listings? From Apparel to Teaching + Learning in Art + Design, browse the over 2,000 RISD courses being offered to our students.
Upcoming Alumni Events
Club of Rhode Island: Welcome to the NeighborhoodAugust 26
RISD Reads: The River of Consciousness Live DiscussionSeptember 7
Club of San Francisco: Welcome to the NeighborhoodSeptember 9
Club of DC: Studio Visit with Helen FrederickSeptember 9
Club of Vermont: Summer Picnic at Button Bay State ParkSeptember 17
RISD Museum Open StudioSeptember 17
Image credits: Tsugumi Maki courtesy of the RISD Museum. Tavares Strachan 03 GL courtesy of Perrotin, portrait by Guillaume Ziccarelli. Somerson Innovation Grants & Summer Internships courtesy of RISD Marketing & Communications. RISD Museum & Course Listings by Jo Sittenfeld MFA 08 PH. Greece by Cristiano Pinto via Unsplash. Japan courtesy of Odysseys Unlimited. Northern Italy by Florian Schmid via Unsplash. Galapágos Islands by Grispb via Adobe Stock.
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