Teju Cole is the photography critic of the New York Times Magazine and the Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard. He was born in the US in 1975 to Nigerian parents, and raised in Nigeria.

Open lab hours will close on Monday, October 8 in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day. Lab hours will resume on Tuesday, October 9.

Storm Diptych is on view now through October 14 at the Spalter New Media Gallery in the RISD Museum.

Book Arts Club members learn new book arts skills, including letterpress printmaking, paper making, and book binding, and have access to the Book Arts Studio for ongoing practice in these areas

Open lab hours give students enrolled in VA courses the chance to work in the studio outside of class time. Open lab hours are posted around the building outside of each studio.

Welcome back from the Summer break! The department has an exciting year lined up, full of interesting visiting artist lectures and programs.

Imago Foundation for the Arts (IFA) invites emerging regional artists 30 and under to submit their work for a juried exhibition at IMAGO Gallery during the summer of 2018. This is an opportunity for young artists to gain visibility.

An introduction to basic visual art concepts, exploring a range of materials with emphasis on experimentation and analysis of visual relationships. Drawing is a vital part of this course

Congratulations to Kat Chavez and Caitlin Takeda on joining Tia Forsman to be the new 2018-2019 VA DUGs!

The Department of Visual Art is looking to students currently enrolled in a VISA course to nominate two new DUGs for the 2018-2019 academic year.

This is a call for participants for the Open Studios event on Thursday, April 26, from 5-6pm. Open Studios connects collectors with artists for engaging dialogue and a glimpse into the studio practice of student artists.

The Visual Art Department is looking for applications from qualified students to work in the labs/studios for the Fall 2018 semester. Areas include Book Arts, Darkroom, Digital Print Lab, Gallery Preparator, Painting, and Printmaking/Foundations.

As a Junior Visual Art Concentrator, you may choose to apply to the Honors Program for the 2018-2019 academic year.

We have a few time slots open for currently enrolled VISA students to reserve individual critiques with Visiting Artists Caroline Wright and Son Kit on Friday, April 6, and Edra Soto on Wednesday, April 11.

Open Lab Hours will end at 11:59pm on Thursday, March 22nd for Spring Recess

If you were accepted into the 38th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, please pick up your artwork on Monday, March 12 between 10am-9pm in the Print Study Room 421.

The Visual Art DUGs need help with the pick-up of works for the 38th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition.

The Department of Visual Art is looking to students currently enrolled in a VISA course to nominate two new DUGs for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Many people imagine scanning a 3D object to be a fairly straightforward process — it's like 2D scanning, but with an extra dimension, right?

The Visual Art DUGs need help with the intake and pick-up of works for the 38th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition.

An award for a Junior or Senior Visual Art Concentrator. Independent concentrators may apply as long as they plan a career in some aspect of art. Eligible projects may be done as completely independent projects outside of Brown, as independent study projects, or as work within the regular department curriculum

This exhibition is open to all currently enrolled Brown University students. Two pieces allowed per student- any media, any size.

Director RaMell Ross describes the loosely developed plot of Hale County This Morning, This Evening, as an “anti-narrative.” The film is a series of beautiful scenes of Hale County, Alabama, and seems to be a love letter to the people there, specifically the black community. The film goes over random snapshots of Ross’ life after his move to Alabama over the span of five years, with him as an unnamed, never-speaking point of view, giving an intimate look at the the lives he documents.

Please donate your surplus and unused art supplies in the designated bins in the List Art studios, or drop them off in the main office (room 222).

Kristine Newson is joining the VA team as the new Academic Program Manager. Stop by room 222 to say hi!

The Visual Art Department is looking for applications from qualified students to work in the labs/ studios for the Spring 2018 semester.

All studios will be closed from Tuesday, November 21 until Sunday, November 27. During this time there will not be lab monitors present in the studios and no students will be permitted to work outside of class time.

The Visual Art Department will be accepting submissions from interested juniors for the 2018 Yale Norfolk Summer Program.

Please join us for our Annual Halloween Social and Costume Contest! We'll have a photobooth for spooky pictures, pizza and candy, arts and crafts, commemorative buttons and a costume contest. Grand prize winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to the RISD:store, plus lots of other prizes and goodies!

Join the Brown Arts Initiative and the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship for a panel discussion exploring the inception and evolution of sound ideas and the podcasting industry and the potential for sound and podcasts to act as an avenue to launch initiatives, careers and businesses.

Nick Cave is an artist, educator and dancer whose work involves sculpture, installation, video, sound and performance.

This year our department will be continuing the work of DIAP (Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan). We need students who are interested in working with Theresa Ganz, Winnie Gier, Paul Myoda, and RaMell Ross on DIAP initiatives for 2017-18.

This year our department will be continuing the work of DIAP (Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan)

here has been some confusion regarding the new VA Concentration requirements and who they apply to. If you are a first year student or sophomore (Class of 2020 and 2021) you are under the "new" rules.

Last Friday, students and faculty from the University and the Rhode Island School of Design gathered in the List Art Center's David Winton Bell Gallery for the opening reception of Richard Fishman's exhibition, "What Remains." Fishman, who has crafted inventively disruptive pieces since the '60s, is renowned for his interdisciplinary works that juxtapose natural and synthetic materials to create striking sculpture installations.

The VA Lending Library is open daily from 1-3pm. Equipment is available for a 7-day checkout period. Equipment available includes digital cameras, video cameras, tripods, projectors, sound recorders, microphones, etc

On the night of September 11, 2001, artists Paul Myoda and Julian LaVerdiere watched from Brooklyn as an ashy and gaseous cloud formed over the remnants of the World Trade Center. The lights that illuminated Ground Zero during rescue efforts set this plume of smoke aglow, and through it, both men felt they could still see the buildings.

Check out the “Welcome Back” poster for a full listing of courses offered in the Visual Art Department this semester.

We look forward to a year full of interesting visiting artist lectures and exciting programs. I encourage you to join us for all that you can manage.