RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN PRESENTS RISD ON THE ROAD: PRINTMAKING AND PHOTOGRAPHY, AN EXHIBITION OF ALUMNI WORK AT THE ATRIUM AT 600 TOWNSEND IN SAN FRANCISCO Free Opening Reception: Friday, March 2nd, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Artists' Presentation: Cultural Perspectives, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

CONTACT: Brien McDaniel, RISD, 401-454-6342; Hawley Holmes, The Atrium, 510-841-7338

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) will present RISD on the Road: Printmaking and Photography, an exhibition that showcases works of printmaking and photography by the college's alumni working in these disciplines. The show will open March 1st at The Atrium at 600 Townsend, where it will be on view through March 23, 2001. Located at 600 Townsend in San Francisco, The Atrium is open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Rhode Island School of Design and The Atrium have scheduled a free public opening reception for RISD on the Road for Friday, March 2nd, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The opening also includes a gallery talk and slide presentation from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., entitled "Cultural Perspectives." Kavita Bali ('87 graphic design, RISD) and other artists will speak on the impact that their cultural heritage has had on their work in photography and printmaking.

The RISD on the Road: Printmaking and Photography exhibition presents the accomplishments of 43 artists exploring the various disciplines of printmaking and photography through 90 works of art. The artists have used a broad range of techniques from the traditional (intaglio and lithography) to modern (digital and electronic processes). Figurative, landscape, still life, and abstract imagery is depicted in work varying from intimate and detailed to expansive and bold. The artists are alumni from 1956 to the present, representing those that are established as well as up-and-coming talent.

Over 260 alumni from a variety of majors submitted examples of their work to be considered for this exhibit. Two distinguished jurors, Philip Brookman, curator of Photography and Media Arts, The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and Ruth Fine, curator of Modern Prints and Drawings, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, selected the artists represented in the show. Criteria focused on work that demonstrates the creative excellence and diversity of RISD graduates as they explore printmaking and photography techniques, including intaglio, lithography, serigraphy, handmade books, handmade paper, black-and-white photography, color photography, xerography, and mixed media using photographic and/or printmaking processes.

RISD on the Road honors and celebrates the achievements of RISD alumni and highlights the college'¹s international presence. Throughout 2000-2001, this exhibition has traveled to many locations in the United States, including The New Art Center in Newton, Massachusetts, The Art Association¹s ArtWest Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming, the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Woods-Gerry Gallery in Providence, Rhode Island, and most recently, the Artemisia Gallery in Chicago. In May, RISD on the Road will be on exhibit at the Westbeth Gallery in New York City.

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), has earned a worldwide reputation as the preeminent art and design college in the country. Today, with over 12,000 alumni, the college enrolls approximately 2,000 students and offers degree programs in the fine arts, architecture and design disciplines and art education. Academic programs include research and design initiatives, the exploration of art criticism and contemporary cultural concerns as well as international exchange programs. Each year, RISD hosts prominent and accomplished artists, critics and authors to its campus. Included within the college is The RISD Museum, which houses 80,000 works of art in its permanent collection.

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