Rhode Island School of Design: Advanced Program Online

Rhode Island School of Design's Advanced Program Online is a series of intensive, collegiate-level courses for students in grades 10–12* (or the equivalent) who are 15–18 years old. This immersive online experience is designed for those interested in pursuing art and design in college and want to learn best practices in producing portfolio work.

Online experience
Interact with your instructor and peers in live class meetings and on-demand content. As you complete your assignments you will share in-progress and fully developed projects to receive feedback from your peers. Instructors will also evaluate your work and provide tailored feedback to foster your creative advancement.

Essential Fundamentals
Express your ideas and concepts through impactful visual communication by starting with the drawing and design principles. Additionally, you’ll strengthen connections to your own interests and passions by exploring the work of contemporary artists and designers. These courses include demonstrations, presentations, artmaking, and personalized feedback.

• Experiential Drawing
• Exploration in Design

Concentration
After completing Experiential Drawing or Exploration in Design, you’ll be eligible to study a specific medium in the summer term.

• Animation: Beyond Entertainment
• Drawing and Mixed Media: Expressive Ideation
• Graphic Design: Visualizing Information
• Illustration and Identity: Finding Your Voice
• Interpreting the Figure: Culture and Context
• Print and Image: Art as Activism

Student artwork credits (above): Corrine Y., Ethan Z., Laura L., Hailey N., RISD Advanced Program Online.