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The Office of Public Engagement is committed to supporting research projects in the arts and in public life.
Furthermore, the Office will develop new programming for arts research in 2009.
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State of Service in RI
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Current Research Projects
Since 2008, Office of Public Engagement has been a key participant in gathering information
and anecdotes for the the Creative Providence Cultural Planning Process. For more information on the plan, please visit the
Creative Providence website.
Save the Date - The Mayor's Office of Art, Culture and Tourism is hosting a Creative Providence summit, a series of month long convenings throughout
March to report back on their findings. This summit to look at Providence’s arts, culture, and creativity in
a global context.
March 3, 2009
5:30 PM - Keynote lecture
immediately after work and public presentation of the assessment findings
7:00 PM – Networking/
Social at Local 121
March 4 – 25, 2009
Individual “studio”
planning sessions on each of the six critical issues for planning over the three-week period.
Providence in Maps and Photos
The Providence you walk today is not the same Providence of the 1890s or the 1950s. Forces of modernist
urban planning, industry, shifting demographics and gentrification have radically shifted the way we move through
and experience the city.
Here are a few links to get you started in your own exploration of Providence's past and contemporary cityscape.
Past Research Projects
GRAD-104G-01 Respond | Design Inquiry Seminar: Building on the ideas, initiative and goals of RISD’s
Respond | Design group, this seminar will establish a foundation for public engagement within the college by undertaking three
or more inquiry projects. While RISD is a private college, by virtue of its incorporation, it also has a public purpose. This
purpose can be understood broadly, as preparing the rising generation of designers and artists. It can also be seen within
an institutional context. RISD can be a laboratory for sustainable and socially engaged institutional practices, providing
leadership for other institutions and organizations. This course will explore both of these views while looking specifically
at three questions: 1.) What is the current state of sustainability on campus; 2.) What would it take for RISD to be a carbon-neutral
institution; and 3.) How can students, administrators and faculty collaborate on campus design and sustainability projects
in an effective and on-going way? The inquiry projects will remain flexible in the first week of class and may expand or be
prioritized by the seminar participants. Each inquiry will result in a working document or data system for advancing public
engagement in the RISD curriculum. Course is limited to 12 students (advanced undergraduates will be welcome in the course).
Peter Hocking, instructor. Credits: 3.00
Dates: 03 January 2007 - 13 February 2007
Academic Level: Graduate Seminar
Mondays
and Tuesdays from 9:30am to 12:30 pm. CIT
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