Remember Rusty Dawg, who appeared in last years video about RISD By Design? Well, here he is enjoying the alumni sale during the weekend along with a few friends. Thanks to Erminio Pinque ‘83 IL and Big Nazo!
Recently Etsy, the popular online retailer of handmake and vintage items, took a tour of RISD’s amazing Nature Lab and put together this video - “There’s No Place Like Here,” the latest in their series. You can check out the Nature Lab yourself during RISD by Design– on Saturday, October 10th The Nature Lab will host an open house and session, Drawing from Nature, where you can take charcoal and paper and do your own drawing from their wonderful array of specimens.
I know it seems a bit early to have a late addition, but this one is too fabulous to wait to advertise!
Friday, October 3rd at 3:30pm
Gallery Talk on West & West: New Works by Joe Deal
The RISD Museum, 3rd Floor, Radeke Building
Join RISD Curator Jan Howard in the Bill and Nancy Tsiaras Gallery for a talk on this new body of work, featuring beautiful photographs from Kansas and Nebraska along the 6th Principal Meridian which was used to grid off real estate in that region.
Many of you recently received an email from us announcing RISD’s new Facebook page and Twitter feed…..We know not all of you are interested in joining Facebook or tweeting, but for those who are, there’s more!
There are many reunion year (and other) classes who have created Facebook pages of their own that you can join to reconnect and plan for October. Additionally, if you don’t see one for your year, we’d love you to create one! Just shoot us an email and we can advertise it here and on our own RISD Alumni Association Facebook page.
The classes that have pages are listed by their titles, below:
1982: RISD Classes of 1982-1990
1983: RISD Classes of 1982-1990
1984: RISD Class of 1984, Classes of 1982-1990
1985: RISD Classes of 1982-1990
1986: RISD Classes of 1982-1990
1987: RISD Classes of 1982-1990
1988: RISD 88-90, RISD Classes of 1982-1990
1989: RISD Class of ‘89…yes it’s 20 years, RISD 88-90, RISD Classes of 1982-1990
1990: RISD 88-90, RISD class of 1990-ish, RISD Classes of 1982-1990
1993: RISD Class of ‘93
1995: RISD ‘95
2001: Rhode Island School of Design - Class of 2001
2007: RISD Class of ‘07
2008: RISD Class of 2008
If you know of a class page that is not listed here, please let us know!
Greetings, classmates:
Can you believe that it is 45 years since we graduated from RISD? And we haven’t even aged, or “matured.” Have we?
This will be a big year for us and RISD is planning some special events and activities to make our 45th reunion memorable. There have been some amazing and wonderful additions to the campus in the last few years and we will have a special tour of them, planned just for us. Remember the Metcalf parking lot? Well, it has been replaced by The Chace Center, a fabulous building designed by world-renowned architect Rafael Moneo. It houses classrooms and studio space, an enlarged RISD museum including a space for special exhibits, a magnificent student gallery, an auditorium, and RISD Works, the place to shop for alumni-designed goodies.
The library and dorms are housed in the former Hospital Trust Bank building across the river, now The Roger Mandle Living and Learning Center. The new library is very impressive and has won a number of architectural awards. It looks like one of the coffered reading rooms in the NY Public Library. And the ten floors above are now beautifully designed dorms and apartments for students. The big alumni sale will take place on Benefit Street on Saturday. And, on Saturday evening, there will be a great dinner party for our class. The weekend will also give you a chance to meet our dynamic new president, John Maeda.
This is just a taste! Much more is being planned. We are looking forward to seeing you all, and to reminiscing and talking about what we have been doing all these years.
We hope to see you soon at RISD!
Joan Kokkins Herron ’64 Graphic Design
Stuart Murphy ’64 Illustration
We’ve gotten some calls recently from interested alumni and parents, wondering when oh when they will receive their RISD by Design brochures. Not to worry! The copy is in the final stages of being massaged as we speak, and will very shortly be bounced off to the printer and then the mailhouse to make its merry way to you.
And while we’re talking about the schedule for this year, let me just give you a sneak peak into some of the exciting changes we’re making!
As you can see, we’ve been busy! We look forward to providing you with all the details soon.
Thinking of going to reunion but not sure your friends will be there? Longing to reconnect with an old dorm mate, or see how a classmate’s work has developed since your last crit so many years ago?
In the spirit of our new presidency, MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN! If you contact the Alumni Relations office, we can help you get on the horn, or the keyboard, or a letter writing kick, and contact those risdoids nearest and dearest to you, to ensure you rendezvous with everyone on your list.
And while you’re at it, why not organize a series of special events specifically for your class? Tours, cocktail receptions and dinners all specifically tailored to your reunion year are just a few of the examples of events we’ve helped alumni organize in the past. Give us a call!
This could be you!
Does your mailbox gape with emptiness every time you open it? Do you find yourself wondering what happened to eviews when you check your gmail?
Don’t be frightened, but you may be………LOST! It’s scary but true. If you think this applies to you or something you may know, please let us know! A list of lost alumni are listed here. Email crobinso**at**risd.edu with updates and help us find you and your friends! A vital RISD community is a connected RISD community.
In this NY Times article, Who needs a College Reunion? I’ve got Facebook, a University of Virginia alumna posits her theory that staying connected via Facebook has replaced her desire/need for attending her college reunion. Interesting idea– I’d be curious to hear thoughts from fellow RISD alumni on the subject. I just traveled to the West Coast for several alumni events, and connected with some former classmates I hadn’t seen since graduation. I can say unequivocally that my time spent with them these last few days was far more rewarding and engaging than any virtual communication. For me, Facebook hugs just don’t make it - I want the real thing. What about you?
Hard to believe that the time has come to plan again for reunion and parent weekend. We are looking at making some changes to the weekend to enhance the experience for both alumni and parents, so stay tuned for updates as details become confirmed. Of course, now would be a great time for you to share any thoughts on the type of programming you would like to see as well, and if it’s something we think we can pull off we will make every effort to!
rbd.risd.edu is a place where we talk about our unique RISD community. If you would like to contribute or have a suggestion, please send mail to crobinso **at** risd.edu.
Check out this fun animation created by Melinda Rainsberger '04 FAV to celebrate RBD Weekend!.
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