You never know what you are going to find at these senior shows. Seen here is “Where I Was From” by Sydney Foreman (BFA Textiles 2018) fabricated from “woven wool, cotton, polyester, rayon, mohair, plastic yarn, dental floss, bathtub from a home.” The opening reception Thursday evening was particularly dynamic with live models sporting the …
(10.8) The RISD Craft Show — an annual juried sales exhibition of alumni and student work — takes place this Saturday on Benefit Street between Waterman and Hopkins Street (the stretch with the RISD Museum and Superior Court). This is a craft show of the highest order. The outdoor show features handmade goods, fine art …
The Senior Textiles Exhibition is up now through Tuesday. Seen here: Julia Wright (BFA Textiles 2016) works with wool, alpaca silk, digital prints, and cotton in “You Can’t Be Twenty On Sugar Mountain.” The opening reception for the furniture seniors is Thursday, May 19, from 6pm to 7:30pm. (Below: A video shows another senior demonstrating …
The RISD Textiles Departmental Exhibition runs now through December 6 with everything from fabric, fashion, wall panels, painting, sculpture, and some gorgeously diaphanous sheer things that are impossible to photograph but would be lovely to have hanging about the house . . . and something called Frog Genome. (Seen here is “Glitch,” a silkscreen panel …
Head over to the Pawtucket Armory for the Fine Furnishings Show. Work from this year’s exhibitors includes sculpture, woodworking, rugs, porch swings. $10, 4pm to 8pm, Friday, November 7/10am to 6pm, Saturday/10am to 5pm, Sunday/ Drill Hall, Pawtucket Armory Arts Center, 172 Exchange Street
Upon entering the ‘Complexity 2014’ exhibit at Brown you will see a small sign saying ‘Do not touch.’ It should be much, much bigger. I could have used an invisible dog fence or a personal minder slapping my hand away as it floated unbidden towards these shimmery scarves, wall hangings, and garments. Complex Weavers? Complex …
A new round of RISD senior exhibitions at Woods Gerry Gallery starts today with textiles from May 2 to May 6th (opening reception 6pm, Thursday, May 1st). Jewelry and Photography: May 9th – 13th/reception, May 8. Furniture: May 23rd -27th/reception, May 22. Senior Invitational: May 30th and 31st. Opening receptions generally held on Thursday evenings …
You only have through Saturday to check out the 2012 RISD Graduate Thesis Show, and there’s a lot to like here. Plus it’s free. First we get to brag on local dj/music maker Timothy O’Keefe whose ‘Big Bang’ installation is kind of cool and scary, and a sobering reminder . . . we could ‘bang’ …