I'm fine with that. I work from home, location's not a big deal for me.

Yeah of course. A pet would be nice to have, but I'm not committed to the idea quite yet. A roof over my head with a landlord that doesn't suck ass all the time is more of a priority.

Tough to find an apartment even in Fall River or New Bedford (MA, but nearby) for that tbh. Rents are going up and up.

Prices in woony been going up the past year… nothing below 1100 anymore especially with pets.

>Walter Bronhard

Op if you don't another worst landlord you ever had to deal with, might not want to go with Bronhard.

Counterpoint it's still a hole in the ground so maybe a better developer and plan was in order.

Sugar Mama's Sweets and Treats next to Warwick Mall is to die for. Top rated by the Knot Magazine for MANY years as well.

Out of genuine curiosity , if you found a 1st floor apartment for $1100 +/- in Providence but they did not allow pets would you take it?

I spent over two years looking for an apartment that accepted pets and found NOTHING in that price range. The moment you mention a pet they all tack on a $300 pet deposit or $100/mo extra, or sometimes both.

Walter Bronhard units are usually pet friendly. My old Hope St basement apartment (1 bed) was $1000/mo. If you don't want to live in a basement, though, you probably need to look further away from the city center.

It's fine if you don't mind the burbs. I live just over the MA border and it's a pretty part of the state, easy to get to stuff.

Ive heard Woonsocket is nice lol

Thanks for the thoughtful response. That said I strongly disagree with your assessment and generalizations. I can guarantee the work done at your college was no less shallow or derivative, no more mindful or critically sophisticated. It’s art school…. only ~1/10 kids’ art has more aesthetic value than when it was blank paper in the store anyhow.

I’m a born and raised working class Rhode Islander who left the state to attend an very ideologically progressive art school and then came back. As like a young artist in Providence I inevitably hung out with recent RISD grads/ grad students and eventually facility. I also worked there off and on for a few years.

Art school in general is weird and needlessly intense and insular so there’s that, but pedagogically RISD’s program always seemed to be overly rigid and archaic. The lack of opportunity for true interdisciplinary learning and experimentation and the instructional focus on technique over the conceptual and critical aspects of art were pretty glaring for me, resulting in some pretty derivative, shallow “fine art” work at both the undergrad/graduate level.

I graduated art school in the mid 00s, and haven’t worked there/ observed student work since like 2012 so this may be somewhat of an outdated perspective l.

can you give some examples of these observations? and from what vantage point did you have them?

So I 100% support student voice being central to every aspect of running a school, and as a art school undergrad who went somewhere else, I absolutely agree with the institutional disconnection you articulate below. It matches my observations of RISD’s structure, general pedagogy and the work that results.

That being said, is this really the hill y’all want to die on? I think the dick/ball mascots are stupid. I know see this as symbolic, but there are way more worthy campaigns.

I can't say if i relate to the first part but people are generally very tired for sure.

Having dated a RISD student for five years (they did a master's too), I can confirm how disconnected most of the students are from, well, reality. Most students are completely disengaged from the work, from arts, from passion. Source: spent ALOT of time being emotional support and also always eating at the RISD cafe since that food SMACKED like no other (thanks JWU culinary)

Thank you for being condescending when I admit my issues and tried to humor people over it. English is not even my first language, by the way ;) I already graduated so too bad whoopsie

Maybe that should be the petition: teach us to spell not to raise hell

Yes for wildflower too! The carrot cake cupcakes are my favorite

So wholesome.

No that's just Clarence without his glasses.

Um, what kind of puppet shows?

Hate it when elitism infects my fencing team :(