What We've Done

Since RISD Global's inception, thousands of students and hundreds of faculty have engaged in internationalized coursework across the school's global networks. Explore our recent programs and initiatives!

These engagements included RISD Global bespoke travel courses and semester programs, as well as off-campus components of our multi-year initiatives.

Mexico: Color, Mestizaje & Design Futures
Oaxaca, Mexico 2020
Morocco: Clay-in-Context
Providence, RI, USA 2018

Recent Programs and Initiatives

New Old Japan | Contemporary "Giwafu" Design Guidebook

Biodesign NYC

Southern Africa | Art & Science of Conservation

INDIA_SENSED | Craft and Collaboration in the Digital Age

Japanese Design Culture | From 263 Years of Isolationism to International Influence

Azores | Design with and for Nature

Denmark | Design Seminar and Workshop

Japan | Design, Degrowth, Demodern

Truth | Beauty | Goodness: Illustrating Mythologies in Contemporary Greece

France: Scripting Spaces in Paris; Analysis, Urban Design, and Storytelling in Paris' Public Realm

Italy | Stones of Venice: A Critical Geology

Mexico | Knowledge from the Land: Collaborative Art + Research

Japan | Manga Immersion at Kyoto Seika

Tuldok, Linya, Anyo (Point, Line, Pattern) Drawing and Weaving in the Philippines

Hawai'i: Art & Science of Conversation

Posturban Japan | Tradition to Contemporary Design

France: The Art Market in Paris, Past & Present

Italy: Perspectives on Piranesi

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All Events and Announcements

Announcements

Global Summer Studies Scholarship Application Open Now
Call for Faculty Proposals – Global Summer Studies 2025 & Wintersession Travel Courses 2026
Three New RISD Global Summer Courses Explore the Arts in Greece, Japan and the Philippines