PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Collision, a raucous and lively exhibition unfolding at the RISD Museum of Art this fall and opening as a completed installation Nov. 12, is a collaboration of 17 visual artists. Painter Jackie Saccoccio (RISD BFA '85) invited artists working in various disciplines-including sculpture, painting, ceramics, and video-to participate with her in the project. The resulting installation incorporates a do-it-yourself mantra that resembles the making of improvisational music or contemporary indie film.  

Rather than offering works neatly tied together by one curatorial force, the artists "self-curate," presenting associations they make as they build the installation-adding to, overlapping, and bumping up against each other's contributions. People will be able to see the artists at work beginning Oct. 27. The completed exhibition opens Nov. 12 and runs through June 19, 2011.

Since ancient times, models have been an essential tool for all artists depicting the human figure. This November, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art opens a fascinating exhibition on the role of the artist's model, demonstrating the range of bodies that have fueled artistic creativity from the Renaissance to the present. The exhibition showcases more than 50 works from the RISD Museum's esteemed collection of prints, drawings, and photographs, including several recent acquisitions never before on view.

Organized by Crawford Alexander Mann III., the Museum's Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow, Changing Poses: The Artist's Model runs from November 12, 2010 to June 5, 2011.

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