June 26–August 4, 2017
Rhode Island School of Design
Two College Street
Providence, RI 02903
Each summer RISD opens its campus to matriculating students, art and design professionals and those considering a degree in the visual arts. Students from around the world pursue a variety of art and design disciplines taught by accomplished, award-winning artists, designers and guest critics.
Students access RISD’s exceptional studio facilities and renowned Museum of Art and Fleet Library, as well as Edna Lawrence Nature Lab, with its repository of more than 90,000 natural specimens and microscopy lab.
RISD Summer Programs offers a range of six-week courses and two-week intensives for college credit: Summer Studies courses in visual arts and design and liberal arts; the Textiles Summer Institute; and the Summer Institute for Graphic Design Studies. All courses offer 3 credits. Housing and dining available.
Courses offered:
Being Human: Figure Works
Amy Bartlett Wright, Thursdays + Fridays, 9am–4pm
Book Design
Douglass Scott, Monday–Friday, July 24-Aug 4, 9am–4pm
Children’s Book Illustration
Cheryl Kirk Noll, Mondays + Tuesdays, 9am–4:30pm
Color Through Materials
Harel Kedem, Thursdays + Fridays, 9am–4pm
Contemporary Drawing: Foundation + Expressive Synthesis
Jason Travers, Thursdays + Fridays, 9am–4pm
Digitally Printed Fabrics: Infinite Surface Design
Sarah Haenn, Mondays + Tuesdays, 9am–4:30pm
Fabric Sculpture: Flexible Form + Dimension
Harel Kedem, Mondays + Tuesdays, 9am–4:30pm
Footwear Explorations: Soles to Surface Shoe Design
Marika Verploegh Chasse, Thursdays + Fridays, 9am–4pm
Fundamentals of Oil Painting
TBA, Mondays + Tuesdays, 9am–4:30pm
Identity Design + Branding
Donald Tarallo, Monday–Friday, June 26-July 7, 9am–4:30pm
Information Design + Data Visualization
Douglass Scott, Monday–Friday, June 26-July 7, 9am–4:30pm
Introduction to Architectural Design
TBA, Mondays + Tuesdays, 9am–4:30pm
Introduction to Furniture Design: Welding + Metal Work
Jim Cole, Mondays + Tuesdays, 9am–4:30pm
Introduction to Industrial Design
Amy Leidtke, Thursdays + Fridays, 9am–4pm
Introduction to Jewelry
Johan Van Aswegen, Thursdays + Fridays, 9am–4pm
Introduction to Typography
Ernesto Aparicio, Monday–Friday, June 26-July 7, 9am–4:30pm
Machine Knitting: Shaping While Making
Dylan Uscher, Thursdays + Fridays, 9am–4pm
Magazine Design: Paper to Digital
Ernesto Aparicio, Monday–Friday, July 10-21, 9am–4pm
Poster Design
Thomas Wedell, Monday–Friday, July 10-21, 9am–4pm
Printmaking: From Light to Ink
Henry Ferreira, Thursdays + Fridays, 9am–4pm
Sketching + Rendering for Design Thinking
Amy Leidtke, Mondays + Tuesdays, 9am–4:30pm
Textiles: Materials, Methods + Concepts
Richard Killeaney, Mondays + Tuesdays, 9am–4:30pm
Type + Image Design
Franz Werner, Monday–Friday, July 10-21, 9am–4pm
Upcycled Couture: Refashioning Garments
Beth Bentley, Mondays + Tuesdays, 9am–4:30pm
Visual Encounters Through the RISD Museum
Pascale Rihouet, Suzanne Scanlan, Mondays + Tuesdays, 9am–12:30pm
Wayfinding + Pictogram Design: From Apps to Maps
Franz Werner, Monday–Friday, July 24-August 4, 9am–4pm
Weaving: Pattern, Structure + Form in Nature
Susan Sklarek, Thursdays + Fridays, 9am–4pm
Web Design
Roy Vanegas, Monday–Friday, July 24-August 4, 9am–4pm