Group connecting faculty and students at RISD with each other, and with the folks at Are.na. Create private and public channels that use are.na to further shared interests: creating a digital studio culture, developing small software projects, supporting hybrid cross-disciplinary learning environments and more. The goal is to make new work and share it, and to connect the RISD community digitally in ways that reach beyond departments, classrooms and physical studios. RISD community members can ask to join, discuss with their faculty/instructor or write to ad@risd.edu

Research Group on Are.na
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Charles Broskoski is one of the founders of the software platform Are.na. For 15 years, Are.na has been a place for artists and designers and archiving enthusiasts to store media of all sorts and to connect with each other over those references. As software platforms have given way to advertising algorithms and commercial interests, Are.naruns on a membership model tailored to building knowledge “over time” in a distributed network. Charles will talk through the ideas behind the platform. More on Charles Broskoski.

Lecture: Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 6:15–7:30 pm in the GD Commons (Design Center 103).
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RISD Are.na Research Group will kick off in the GD Commons on Wednesday, Oct 7 from 9am until 11am. The research group is meant to collect students and faculty who share interests in hybrid learning environments, collaborative work (synchronous and asynchronous), independent software development, community building and more.

Bring your laptops and have an Are.naaccount set up. We will be joined by Charles Broskoski and Damon Zucconi of Are.na

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This exhibition revisits Elsewhere, the 2026 MFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition, originally on display this past spring. This reinstallation offers another opportunity to spend time with the projects, ideas, and practices that formed the original show.

There exists a place just beyond our current bounds. Beyond the imaginary lines that divide our space, the edges of the frame that shorten our perceptual capabilities, or the economy of the gallery wall that dictates our imagination. A place where how we see can bend from the edges of here to somewhere else. Elsewhere chases this place, engaging the thresholds of here not as obstacles to overcome, but as sites of generative possibility.

Participants:
Andrea Mato (andreamato.com), Avrie Allen (avrie.world), Barbara Cutlak (barbaracutlak.com), Clara Cayosa (clarasees.com), Deborah Khodanovich (dvorit.ca), Faith Kim (faithkimkim.com), Hailey Lee (yeliaheel.com), Jo Zixuan (jozixuan.com), Kevin Tomas (kevintomas.work), Lucy Nguyen Pham (@lucynguyenpham), Ritu Mantri (@arem.grafik), Saachi Mehta (saachimehta.work), Shrishti Chatterjee (shrishtichatterjee.com), Thea Kim (theakim.work), Tonia Yuqi Zhang (toniazhang.com), Zairan Liu (liuzairan.com)
Exhibition restaged by @kamber.work with @dvoritdvorit

Theses: Theses can be viewed online at:
digitalcommons.risd.edu/graphicdesign_masterstheses/

This exhibit continues in the hallway where a collection of thesis books are on display, offering a closer look into MFA research, process, and work. Book exhibition curated by Doug Scott.

A&L is RISD’s academic support service for all kinds of communication. We offer peer tutoring, workshops, resources, and events supporting written, spoken, and visual communication for all RISD students. Whether you’re feeling stuck or on a roll, we’re here to help you find your voice and speak your mind.

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September 26
11–1 pm, Photoshop 📸
2–4 pm, Illustrator 🖼️
Design Center, room 212
—Open to all GD Students. No sign-up needed.

An information session for GD Juniors (and sophomores who want information for future plans) who are interested in studying abroad in the Spring of 2027. Global exchange applications are due on October 1.

For more information, visit RISD GLOBAL.

September 19
11–1 pm, InDesign 📘
2–4 pm, FIGMA 🖥️
Design Center, room 212
—Open to all GD Students. No sign-up needed.

Join President Williams to kick off the academic year at our Campus Community Reception—an afternoon dedicated to celebrating our community and bringing students, faculty, and staff together.

Make sure to RSVP and join us for food trucks, art activations, and music!

Come say hi, catch up, meet the entire GD community and get some RISD GD swag before classes begin on Wednesday, 9/9.

The Fall '26 semester begins on Sept. 9th.

Graduating BFAs and MFAs: you are invited, along with your friends and families, to a celebratory reception with coffee and light breakfast—a chance to gather with faculty, staff, and guests before the graduate hooding ceremony that afternoon and Commencement on Saturday.

Come view the work of GD'26 as they prepare for Degree Project reviews next week!