During the epidemic period, the Rhode Island Academy of Arts reached the front line of major art schools in terms of student welfare. But in fact, it is not just this epidemic. As a top art college founded by women and with a history of more than a century, Rhode Island Arts College has always been treating students with a democratic, inclusive and humanistic attitude. Now, let's take a look at the warm heart moment of RISD College in Rhode Island during the epidemic period.
In 2018, Rhode Island School of Design Together with Brown University next door, the students of.
Official website of RISD Museum's "Cancel Collection" activity
This bronze work of art originated from the British colonists who invaded Benin City, and finally entered the museum of the Rhode Island Academy of Arts after several twists and turns. In this activity, students held up the initiative declaration - "Heads Up RISD. Decolonization, or Compliance?"? RISD, you have a decision to make. "
Request RISD Museum to return this cultural relic representing the humiliating colonial war of aggression to Nigeria.
Finally, this matter was also recognized by RISD Museum, and immediately expressed that it would communicate with the National Museum of Nigeria and the Monuments Committee about the return of cultural relics. He also believes that this is a good opportunity to face the colonialism problem in museum collections.
Warm Heart Moment of RISD College in Rhode Island during Epidemic Period:
In the face of the spread of the epidemic, RISD first launched a fund-raising plan for low-income students and international students. Many well-known alumni of Rhode Island, including Kara Walker and Jenny Holzer, actively participated in the donation, and the project raised more than 130000 dollars in total.
Rosanne Somerson, President of RISD
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In academic terms, Rhode Island has also taken targeted solutions to the greatest extent according to the situation of students in different disciplines and countries.
The first problem is the high dependence of design disciplines on software. Because Adobe, 3Dmax, ToonBoom and other software are really expensive for students, students generally choose to use software on their school studio computers in college.
Examples of RISD industrial design students' online learning notes
However, because the epidemic has all been converted to online teaching, the learning and application of many design disciplines that rely on software has become more awkward.
To our surprise, RISD not only noticed this detail, but also solved this problem perfectly for students. It not only opened the use rights of major software in design disciplines on the network, but also launched specially designed DIY home isolation creation gadgets for different absences.
Stop motion animation studio made by students at home
For example, a teacher from RISD Animation College made cardboard boxes for students to show animation framing and projection effects at home. And the school's cameras and other equipment are also open to equipment borrowing restrictions to the greatest extent, so that students have enough time to take these equipment home for use and creation.
Even for subjects that do not borrow equipment or have high requirements for equipment and materials, the school has also issued electronic shopping cards for equipment suppliers. What if there is no computer at home? never mind! RISD also provides students with laptops directly.
These are just the welfare policies that RISD College in Rhode Island has brought to students in terms of teaching equipment. In other aspects, at the beginning of the epidemic, RISD opened the RISD network as a platform to connect school alumni and students.
RISD network homepage
RISD network, as the first industry exchange platform launched in the art school and based entirely on alumni, aims to match alumni who are interested in becoming mentors with students seeking professional guidance, so as to maximize the allocation of RISD college resources. Especially during the epidemic, the advice of former schoolmates was definitely a "special drug" for the students.
These are only part of the RISD student welfare during the epidemic, although it is not difficult to look at everything alone. However, as mentioned above, colleges and universities bear no less pressure than students at this time. In such a difficult time, we should give a thumbs up to RISD in Rhode Island if students can still think of so many details from their own positions.
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