Events

2/22 Workshop: Loop Lab Pulp Possibilities

Join the Nature Lab and Loop Lab Faculty Liaison and Project Coordinator Haley MacKeil for a hands-on workshop using materials from our new material circularity initiative, Loop Lab, and gain inspiration for using these materials within a range of creative practices. Students will experiment with paper "clay", as well as pulps rehydrated from Loop Lab's paper "briquettes", and learn about a variety of...

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2/25 Lecture: Anna Dyson

Join the Nature Lab and Nature, Culture, and Sustainability Studies for a talk, titled "Design: Personal Identity and Built Ecologies" by Anna Dyson, Founding Director of the Yale Center for Ecosystems in Architecture (Yale CEA) and the Hines Professor of Architecture at the Yale Schools of Architecture (YSoA) and Environment (YSE). Presented as part of the Nature, Culture, and Sustainability Studies Core Seminar series, this program is open to all members of the RISD...

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3/12 Lecture: Doug Tallamy + Garden Resources Fair

The Nature Lab and the RISD Staff Council Growing Together project are excited to present an afternoon of ecological excitement for members of the RISD community. The day's activities will begin with a talk by renowned entomologist and author, Dr. Doug Tallamy, from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in the Prov-Wash Auditorium, with the Growing Together Gardening Resources Fair to follow in the Prov-Wash Lobby from 1:15 - 3:00 PM.

Interested?

20 Washington Place (Prov-Wash Auditorium, Room 143 and Prov-Wash Lobby)
Providence, RI — 02903

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3/15 Workshop: Paper to Thread

Join the Nature Lab for a workshop on paper spinning and paper thread with artist Veronica Pham.

Interested? RSVP here! Please note that spots in this hands-on workshop are limited, and prior registration through Involved is required to attend. This event is open to members of the RISD community (students, faculty, staff) only at this...

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4/9 Lunch + Learn: Aaron Ellison

Join the Nature Lab for a Lunch + Learn with Aaron Ellison, photographer and former Deputy Director of Harvard Forest, for a talk on his photographic practice.

Interested? RSVP here! Note registrations are encouraged but not required to attend. Food and refreshments will be served. This event is open to members of the RISD community (students, faculty, staff) only at this time.

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