Thursday night senior shows

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Furniture department had a great opening on Thursday, May 3rd. Being a 3D major, I thought it would be best to show the gallery in a video format. Illustration had an opening on the same night and one of our former summer tour guides Marika Cowan had her work on display. Congratulations on a wonderful show!!

Antonio Peters/ apeters@risd.edu/ Skype: risd1877

Music community at RISD

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Being in a community like RISD, you are always surrounded by talented and creative artists! Aside from living, sleeping, and breathing art everyday, we have students who are interest in other forms of creativity, like music.  RISD has a great music community here whether it be vocal, instrumental or producing. We have many groups as well as individuals who start up at RISD.  In the freshmen dorms there is a floor dedicated to musically inclined students. Recently, the digital album “RISD MUSIC PROJECT 2012″ was released online for all to hear and share.  Check it out!

http://risdmusicproject.bandcamp.com/

Antonio Peters/ apeters@risd.edu/ Skype risd1877

Senior show Jewelry & Photo

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RISD’s Jewelry+Metalsmithing and Photography departments had their senior show opening on Thursday, April 26th.  I found the show to be very diverse in terms of concepts, materials use, and creative thinking.  One of the things that I like most about RISD is that, faculty really strive to cultivate student’s artistic voice and interest. All the art and design work students create at RISD is never the same or has that cookie cutter feel to it.  Great show Jewelry and Photo!!Contact me if you have questions-

Antonio Peters/apeters@risd.edu/ Skype risd1877

 

Boston Comic con 2012

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This past weekend I attended my first comic convention in Boston!! The two day event was so exciting, because I got to meet amazing artists and comic enthusiast alike. I found the whole comic convention, very informative and it gave a glimpse of what it is like to be a comic artist.  What I also liked about this event, was being able to see the artists draw at their booths and view their portfolios.   I ran into three RISD Alumnus who, I have not seen in a long time and it was great to see them doing well. Joe Quinones, Maris Wicks, and Paolo Rivera are talented artist and you should look them up to view their work!!
If you have any questions please let me know!

Antonio Peters/ apeters@risd.edu/ Skype risd1877

 

What do you like most about RISD?

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Now that acceptance letters have gone out and students are in the process of making the difficult decision of picking the right college. We thought it might be helpful to see and hear the perspectives of a few current students at RISD. The question we asked was “What do you like most about RISD?” This video features Sofaya Philémon, who is a sophomore in Industrial Design. There will be more videos to come!!!!

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

Antonio Peters/ apeters@risd.edu/ Skype: risd1877/

RISD Careers portfolio review report

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RISD Careers host Portfolio Days on campus where students can meet one-on-one with representatives from near and far. These are broken up by major with a specific focus, but all RISD students are welcome if they feel their work and trajectory are in that specific direction. We have a report from Maddy Trower on her first experience with a professional interview:

“I’m Maddy Trower, a junior in illustration and a comics nerd. My name might look familiar if you’ve been following the admissions blog for a while, last year I weighed in on the application process and sending in my drawings. I’ve been asked to share my experiences at a RISD portfolio review day. For many juniors and seniors, portfolio reviews are an event that inspires both fear and excitement in the spring semester. At portfolio reviews, companies, collectors, and other groups come to look at student work in a professional context – usually just providing feedback but also sometimes hiring interns or even paid employees. This is an essential opportunity for us to represent ourselves as mature artists (as if!) and cement their career aspirations.

The level of nervous energy in the illustration building in the weeks leading up to our portfolio review day was off the charts, as everyone frantically designed business cards and ordered prints. It would have been impossible not to be on the portfolio-prep bandwagon. On the big day, I showed up an hour and a half early, only to find hordes of students before me had been there up to three hours in advance! At the appointed time, we all rushed into one of three rooms of employers and scribbled our names next to 15-minute time slots. While I didn’t get some of my top choices, I still got spots with three different publishers and an art and design collective as an afterthought. Although I was initially very nervous, I became more confident as my reviews went on and more capable of speaking with clarity about my work and aspirations. As a comic artist, it was a strange experience to speak with publishers who mostly dealt in children’s books, but nonetheless I walked away with very applicable advice on use of color, techniques, and character design. However the most rewarding part of the reviews was my discussion with a guy from the collective, Milky Elephant. While we established that I wasn’t right for the job, our conversation continued for a good while on the subject of comics as a medium and the how I should proceed with creating and distributing my own mini-comics.

While I didn’t come away from the portfolio reviews with an internship offer, I still look back on the process as highly rewarding. Now I have business cards, a professional portfolio, interview experience, and invaluable advice from real employers. ”

Thanks Maddy! Armed with this knowledge, talented students like Maddy can hone their portfolio and approach to match what their professional goals may be. We’ll check in with Maddy to see where her hard work takes her.

Leon Paul Hovanesian II
(401) 454-6310
lhovanes@risd.edu