(9.17) The ‘Design the Night’ series at the RISD Museum features art explorations, engaging conversations with students, refreshments, music, and more. This week the theme is “Down the Rabbit Hole.”
How does passing curiosity become an enduring obsession? Is there a formula to accessing inspiration? Hear from designers, writers, scientists, and makers about the stages of their mysterious museum explorations and journeys through the unknown. Refresh and relax with savory treats and a cash bar. Wander the galleries to discover your own wonderland.
Events and things to do on several floors . . . in the Chace lobby, the Costume and Textiles Gallery, the Japanese Print Gallery, and more (go here for complete schedule). Start with:
Hands-on Art/5pm to 8:30pm/Danforth Hall— Mad Tea Party:
Transform silhouettes of cups, saucers, sugar bowls, and teapots with your own designs.Music and Making/5pm to 8:30pm, Grand Gallery
Enjoy refreshments and art-making led by RISD Quickies, a student organization.What do we Have Here?/5pm to 8:30 pm, Modern and Contemporary Gallery (Upper Farago)
Explore works of art through tactile experience with borrowed samples of composite and innovative materials from the RISD Material Resource Center at the Fleet Library.
Free, 5pm to 9pm, Thursday, September 17, RISD Museum Galleries, enter on Benefit Street or North Main, (directions)