Design-a-Souvenir Challenge

RISD E-Ship & RISD Museum 2025

The RISD Museum Guild is a group of undergraduate students who develop self-directed programs that engage communities within and beyond the Providence area. We want to inspire critical dialogue around the collection, purpose, and future of art museums.

 In Spring 2025, the guild hosted Ballroom Bash, an event that disrupted the expected patterns of movement in the museum.  Collaborating with RIC Ballroom Dance, RISD Mango Street and RISD Black Artists And Designers, the guild faciliated cha-cha and ballroom dance workshops that offered participants an experience of shared communtiy.

 In Fall 2024, guild tackled the question “how we build relationships and embodied experiences in the museum?” with Dinner Party.  In this program, guild asked audiences to identify artworks they would choose as their appetizer, entree and dessert and faciliated convesations based on their response.