View Eli Block (BRDD 2017) and Phil Bayer (BRDD 2019) in the Google Pixel 3 National TV Commercial

Danny Glass displays a series of figurative paintings at the International Art Festival in New York.

My project, Musical Prosthetics, is an expression of mindfulness, communication and connection. We are living in a fast-paced world rushing from event to event, multi-tasking at every turn. We are losing touch with ourselves, our bodies, and the people around us. However, art has the power to slow us down, allows us to experience the world around us, and can even shift our reality.

The BayParc Apartments in downtown Miami opened a space to artists through a collaboration with the national nonprofit YoungArts. The latest installation there is “A Place To Be Held” by Miami-native and 2016 YoungArts winner Nadia Wolff.

“The next five years are going to give me the opportunity not only to hone my artistic and academic skills, but also to reach out to Rhode Islanders who may be unaware of the issues indigenous people face, from poverty to alcohol and drug abuse to domestic violence,” Harris said. “My acceptance into Brown felt like an acceptance for the whole Narragansett tribe.”

Neurosurgeons could one day thank Ollin Venegas’ MD’20 presentation to high school students for allowing them to create detailed brain models of their patients. Venegas has been developing 3D models of the human brain, aiming to provide an educational tool and tactile illustration of the effects of concussions and other head traumas.

In February apparel designers Aiala Rickard 17 AP and Isabel Sicat BRDD 16 IL presented the first Toqa collection at the inaugural Manila Biennale.

When teaching high school students about traumatic brain injuries (TBI), such as concussions, it is often difficult for students to visualize the structural consequences when the damage occurs within the confines of a skull.

We did it – we made a brick completely out of fungal mycelia and disposed wood chips!

NSF's 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program brought two undergrads to the Nature Lab to work on a project around the topic of "designing a visual platform for exploring climate change impacts in coastal plant communities."

Gilded Audio Design, in partnership with Union Docs, is proud to announce Ariana Martinez as the winner of the inaugural Signal To Noise award. The award is presented to support work on her project Para cruzar el agua / To Cross the Water.

Fiber artist Allison Morgan shares the inspiration behind her intricately beaded sculptural works.

Arguably the only thing more difficult than pursuing a BFA at RISD or an AB at Brown University is doing both—simultaneously. But a small group of brilliant and extremely motivated undergraduates are doing just that—integrating academic and artistic pursuits over the course of five years to develop a unique and cohesive course of study through the Brown|RISD Dual Degree (BRDD) program. —Simone Solondz, RISD Media

Growing up black, queer and Catholic might sound challenging, but with support from their parents and teachers, Brown/RISD dual degree student Nadia Wolff BRDD 21 TXmanaged to find their creative voice and be named a US Presidential Scholar in the Arts before graduating from high school.

In the Harvard Law School Student Spotlight feature, Paola Eisner (BRDD 2014), shared her pursuit of multiple interests and how they connect around topics personal to her. At the HLS in the Arts Festival Eisner showed illustrations from her children’s coloring book featuring women, Fierce Femmes.

Brown|RISD dual degree graduate Hannah Subotnick BRDD 16 FAV has wasted no time in pursuing her post-RISD career as an independent filmmaker.

Ziebell, who is focusing on computer science and philosophy at Brown and majoring in Painting at RISD, learned of Eyebeam while researching artists he admires—people like Brenna Murphy, Trevor Paglen and Brad Troemel who employ digital techniques to make work that comments on contemporary society.

When Madison Kim BRDD 17 IA arrived in Vancouver, Canada as a 10-year-old immigrant from Korea, she turned to home-improvement shows on TV as a way to fast-track her English speaking skills. But something about those shows made a lasting impression.

Not only did Anisa's summer lay the groundwork for a potential future in graphic design, it also showed her how artistic expression comes in multiple forms: “It proved to me that you can make it work and have a really fulfilling career in the arts.”

All three Bentel siblings are artists, musicians, sports enthusiasts – and enrolled at RISD.

Lizzie Kripke (BRDD 2014, Painting and Neuroscience) discusses her experience in a presentation, Building Bridges Between the Arts and Sciences.

For Kang, a Brown/RISD Dual Degree Program student who is majoring in international relations and textiles, Banglatie not only showcases her mastery in knitting but also her interest in the garment industry, a topic that has touched her personally in more ways than one.

Alison Rutsch knew that kids could envision the Best School Ever. “I think that one of the big problems with school reform historically and now is that we really don’t ask students what they need.” -