A student works in RISD’s Biodesign Maker Space in the Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab
Photo: Matthew Clowney
As the US reverberates from devastating challenges brought on by the health pandemic and its aftermath, we urge lawmakers to seek ingenuity and energy from a source not often in the spotlight: arts researchers. In addition to being creative thinkers and makers, many artists, designers and architects are also researchers whose work reveals new insights and approaches to solving some of the most complex challenges facing our world.
Arts research tackles the multi-faceted social, political, economic, healthcare and environmental issues of our time from a place of collaboration, where creative exploration and problem-solving skills are at the core. As the Biden-Harris…
