Representing our graduate students at this year’s conference is M.Arch (@risdarch ) student Raveena Deshpande (@ravwlv ), an architect from India who has dedicated her craft to improve and build community housing through climate-responsive design.
Join us on March 7th at 4:30PM in the RISD Auditorium to hear more! Tickets in bio 🎫
Our beloved faculty speaker, Eliza Squibb (@chere.collegue ), is someone who has tirelessly and relentlessly represented and advocated for a seat for artists in a world that primarily champions science: public healthcare.
Join us on March 7th at 4:30PM in the RISD Auditorium to hear more! Tickets in bio 🎫
Ever wonder how the life-like animals in the RISD Nature Lab were made? Our sole undergraduate student speaker this year is the incredible founder and president of @risdtaxclub , Wendy Tang (@wendytang2021 ). While her academic studies lay in the ID building, her passion and interest in the art of taxidermy has taken her unexpected and exciting places.
Join us on March 7th at 4:30pm in the RISD auditorium to hear more. Ticket link in bio 🎫
If you’ve ever gone through EFS or studied at the intersections of art and science, chances are, you’ve been taught by our speaker Felipe Shibuya (@felipeshibuya ). While his studies in ecology are extensive and profound, he brings an artistic flair to every scientific study he touches, and we are so excited to bring him to the big stage.
Join us on March 7th at 4:30pm in the RISD auditorium to hear more. Ticket link in bio 🎫
It is our pleasure to announce the amazing Chanya Vitayakul (@chanyaz ) as one of our speakers. A recent RISD alum and the esteemed co-founder of @congeestudios , Chanya creates work that is both powerful and vulnerable.
Join us on March 7th at 4:30pm in the RISD auditorium to hear more. Ticket link in bio 🎫
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At RISD, it’s rare that we commit to a straight Point A to Point B path: students are constantly challenging what a wall can be in a house, what a frame can be in a painting, and pushing the limits of the parameters of the projects given to them through sheer creativity and grit. Everyone at RISD, students, professors, and alumni, are part of a community of trailblazers.
Our theme this year is “Desire Path”, and our five speakers will be telling you the story of how they defied the paths that were set out for them, hardships and all.
Join us at the FAV Auditorium at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7th 2026.🤔💭🛣️
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