This class concentrated on the role of the artist using traditional tools - ink drawings, paper formation and printmaking - through which students recorded their observations and began to think about global issues in visual terms.
Estimated dates—final dates to be announced.
Course Dates: Jan 3, 2023 — Jan 23, 2023
Minimum 2.5 GPA required. First year students are not eligible for this course.
Estimated cost—final cost to be announced.
Includes accommodation, field trips, local transportation, some meals, museum entrances, health and travel insurance. Airfare is not included.
This class concentrated on the role of the artist using traditional tools - ink drawings, paper formation and printmaking - through which students recorded their observations and began to think about global issues in visual terms. Through participation in 3 independent intensive workshops, students made sumi ink drawings in Utrecht in preparation for two workshops in Berlin making paper, and then made prints on that paper using the sumi drawings as the start of their design. Students visited museums in Amsterdam, Leipzig and Berlin pertaining to both art and war, as well as three of the world’s pre-eminent contemporary woodblock artists, Christiane Baumgartner, in Leipzig and Thomas Kilpper and Eva Pietzcker in Berlin. In addition, by traveling to The Netherlands and Germany, students gained important perspectives on the international art world by visiting local and unique historic and contemporary collections, galleries and artist studios. These workshops gave RISD students direct experience working in one of the world’s historic fulcrums for both art and conflict where they gained perspectives on both experiences not available on campus.
The application for Wintersession Travel Courses 2025 will is now closed.
View detailsThe entire application process will be completed using an online application portal. You will be able to upload, request and submit all required documents there. Apply to a Wintersession Travel Course
If you are a RISD or Brown University student with a GPA of 2.5 and up, you are eligible to apply. Permission of the instructor is required and is based upon application and selection.
RISD reserves the right to cancel a course due to under-enrollment or for reasons related to health and safety.
Requesting to withdraw from a RISD global learning program, including Wintersession Travel Courses, prior to the start of the course is highly discouraged and requires a formal process outlined in the RISD course withdrawal policy.
Have questions? The RISD Global team is available to meet for a 1:1 advising session. We can give you more information about your study options, help you figure out which program makes sense for you, and assist you with the application process.
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