Ann-Maree "AMQ" Quaynor (BRDD 2024.5, Painting, International and Public Affairs) has been selected as one of two student speakers to address Brown's class of 2024.5 at this semester's Midyear Completion Celebration. “I have often been in between things," AMQ told News from Brown. "[But] the dual degree program ... gave me the opportunity to find the most authentic version of myself [and] recognize all the ways in which all parts of me are working together."

School Library Journal has named "I'm Sorry You Got Mad," written by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by Kwon (BRDD 2017, Illustration, Urban Studies), one of the Best Picture Books of 2024. SLJ praises the book's "sublime" art and story.

The Blind Urban Subject is a public art installation initiated by Daniel Solomon (Brown 2026) with the aim of increasing understanding of how the blind and visually impaired experience of urban life.

Shortly before graduating, Rosenberg (BRDD 2024, Furniture Design, Engineering, Computer Science) established Perennial Design Studio with a goal to “meld fine arts, design objects, and functional home goods.”

Hogue (BRDD 2026, Illustration, Computer Science) created illustrated materials for The Grand Adventure - a nonprofit that organizes programs and support for pediatric and adult cancer survivors - while Jo Ouyang (BRDD 2026, Painting, Ethnic Studies) worked with the Asian American Advocacy Fund on an oral history and visual art archive of Asian American organizing in Atlanta.

RISD News highlights the Brown|RISD Dual Degree capstone presentations delivered on May 29 and 30, 2024, in Brown's Lindemann Performing Arts Center. These presentations offered a "captivating and emotional look into [the graduates'] multidisciplinary work."

Hannah Subotnick (BRDD 2016, Film/Animation/Video, Modern Culture and Media) has been named a Fulbright Grant recipient. The award will allow her to "to make a photographic portrait of philosopher Baruch Spinoza in absentia by tracing his presence through the places he lived ... [exploring] how Spinoza’s occupational practice of lens grinding relates metaphorically and poetically to his philosophy."

Njari Anderson (BRDD 2024, Sculpture, Modern Culture and Media) has been awarded a 2024 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship. Each year, the Center for Craft awards ten emerging craft artists $15,000 in unrestricted funds in recognition of the "excellence of their artistic contributions and their potential to innovate and enrich the craft field."

Each year, seniors majoring in Apparel Design present a collection in the department's high-profile runway event. Ethan Hoskins (BRDD 2024, Apparel Design, Psychology) and Glory Lee (BRDD 2024, Apparel Design, Business Economics) are among this year's designers.

Jorge Palacios (BRDD 2020, Glass, Astrophysics) has been awarded a 2023-2024 Coha-Gunderson Prize in Speculative Futures. Palacios' project, “Nomadic Infrastructures: Foraging, Craft, and New Media,” will "[use] a craft approach to sculpture and an ethnographic approach to foraging in order to create [willow hoop] structures that 'may reimagine alternative ways of relating to the environment and new media.'"

Ivery Chen (BRDD 2024, Film/Animation/Video, Computer Science) and Healey Koch (BRDD 2024.5, Film/Animation/Video, Computer Science) each premiered a senior film in the RISD Auditorium as part of the Film/Animation/Video department’s Senior Show.

Justin Rui Han (BRDD 2022, Painting, Archaeology & the Ancient World) has been awarded a Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program residency for 2024-25. Han joins as the recipient of the Philip Pearlstein Painter Award, which identifies an outstanding representational painter in recognition of Pearlstein’s commitment to referential art. This announcement follows his 2024 solo exhibition Shatter Zones at The Artist Room in London.

Three Brown | RISD Dual Degree students - AMKMQ (BRDD 2024.5, Painting, International and Public Affairs), Njari Anderson (BRDD 2024, Sculpture, Modern Culture and Media), and Ire Asojo (BRDD 2026, Printmaking, International and Public Affairs) - have artwork in Sonder: The Black Biennial, on view in RISD's Gelman Gallery through June 2, 2024.

In the Brown Daily Herald, Sarkis Antonyan (BRDD 2027, Interior Studies Adaptive Reuse, concentration in Literary Arts and Studies; Urban Studies) describes his multidisciplinary poetry practice. Exploring "themes of adolescence and queerness,” Sarkis "draws [inspiration for his poems] from visual art — whether it’s his personal creations or museum collections."

From April 16–21, 2024, RISD presented Objects May Shift as part of Milan Design Week. Objects May Shift brought together students from across multiple departments - including Yukti V. Agarwal (BRDD 2024.5, Textiles, Psychology, Contemplative Studies) - to design and produce a multidisciplinary exhibition that explores our ever-evolving relationship to - and experience of - the domestic interior.

Creative collective MSCHF's co-founders Lukas Bentel (BRDD 2015, Computer Music & Multimedia, Furniture Design) and Kevin Wiesner (BRDD 2015, Engineering, Industrial Design) talk with "Business of HYPE" series host Angelo Baque about MSCHF's origins, the power and fun of collaboration, and the importance of having a range of skillsets as a creative.

Aimed at discovering and cultivating up-and-coming animators, Adult Swim's SMALLS program premiers new short animations each week. This week marks the premiere of Little Edy 03, a short animation by Felipe Di Poi (BRDD 2017, Film/Animation/Video, Comparative Literature).

Work by Violet Bordin (BRDD 2024, Sculpture, Modern Culture and Media) is showcased in Berlin-based PURPLEHAZE MAGAZINE, which writes that Violet's "unique educational background informs their thought-provoking work" built on "theory and research."

RISD's team, the Squee Gees, won the 2024 Iron Printmakers competition in Boston. The team included Daniella Pozo (BRDD 2027, Printmaking, Urban Studies) and, serving as an alternate, Ire Asojo (BRDD 2026, Printmaking, International and Public Affairs). Teams were tasked with creating an edition of ten prints incorporating four "mystery ingredients" and four printmaking methods in just five hours.

In collaboration with AARP RI, RISD's Interior Architecture department organized a design competition the design problem of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Guest-judged by state legislators, the design charrette inspired conversation about the need for flexible, accessible, and affordable housing options in Rhode Island. Kylee Hong (BRDD 2026, Interior Studies Adaptive Reuse, Urban Studies) and her team took first place.