Few filmmakers build on the intimacy of the gaze like RaMell Ross, who is part of the new wave of artists working with the documentary form to reveal the inner logic of relationships through careful observation and aesthetic innovation.

The Department of Visual Art welcomes our newest staff member David Riley, who will now serve as the Sculpture Safety Assistant in the List Art Building. David is an artist and designer living in Providence, RI. David is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where he studied in the Department of Furniture Design.

Studio Monitor hours give students enrolled in VA courses the chance to work in the studio outside of class time. Studio Monitor hours are as follows:

Welcome back from the Summer break! The Department of Visual Art has an exciting year coming up, full of interesting visiting artist lectures and programs.

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).

Our department will continue its work on the Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) in the 2019-2020 academic year.

The Department of Visual Art is looking for applications from qualified students to work in the labs/studios for the Fall 2019 semester.

We invite all currently enrolled VISA students to participate in Open Studios. This is a yearly event where we welcome the public into our studios and classrooms to showcase the artwork being made by students taking classes in the VA department.

The Department of Visual Art is looking to our student body to nominate two VA Concentrators to join Caitlin Takeda '20 as DUGs for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Want to make the BDW a more intuitive and accessible maker space? We're looking for feedback to help us improve the layout, machinery, and overall experience of the space.

The Department of Visual Art is looking to our student body to nominate two VA Concentrators to join Caitlin Takeda '20 as DUGs for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Studio Monitors Hours will be closed during Spring Break from Thurs. March 21 - Sun. March 31. Studio Monitor hours will resume on Mon. April 1.

Equipment Checkout will be closed during Spring Break from Mon. March 25 -Fri. March 29. Equipment Checkout hours will resume on Mon. April 1 at 1pm. If you need to borrow equipment over Spring Break.

Open ended narratives; mix media exploration and a special attention to the display of the physical object drive the new work of the Providence based painter and Department of Visual Art Professor Leslie Bostrom.

Junior VA Concentrators are invited to have lunch with the department Chair, Leslie Bostrom, as well as other VA faculty and staff to discuss applying for honors, what to expect from your senior year, and how to apply for the “Rising Senior” summer exhibition.

During the Long Winter Weekend from Sat. Feb 16 through Tues. Feb 19 there will be no Studio Monitor Hours and no Equipment Checkout hours in the List Art Building. Hours will resume on Wed. Feb 20.

If you had artwork accepted into the 39th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, please bring your work by the Granoff Center between 12pm-5pm. Artwork must be ready to install.

Please join the Department of Visual Art for a casual afternoon including lunch, card-making, flower-giving, and music-listening. Stop by and make a card and help us spread the love. Open to all.

Richard Fishman will be exhibiting new sculpture and hybrid drawings at Galerie Jean Brolly in Paris. This work, along with two earlier pieces, continues his preoccupation with life threatening, catastrophic events, both natural and man-made.

The submission process for the 39th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition is now open until Friday, February 1.

The submission process for the 39th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition is now open until January 27, 2019.

The Department of Visual Art office will be closed from Mon. Dec 24 through Tues. Jan 1 for staff winter break. The office will reopen on Wed. Jan 2.

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).

Monumental Drawing is an immersive studio art course exploring expansive, experimental approaches to drawing.