This program, based at the Bidon Community Print & Design Studio, focuses on portfolio development and immersive field experiences with faculty mentors: 
Jacques Bidon, 
Founder of the Bidon Community Print & Design Studio; 
Tuyen Bui-Lally, 
Founder of Juste Tutu; 
Fang Jia, Co-Founder of Magic Feather; 
and Kristina Lamour Sansone, Founder of Design Instinct Learning. 
Activities include guest lectures, such as a talk in Professor Janice de Frances’s MAT TLAD class at the Rhode Island School of Design, as well as field trips to local community shops, art + design events, museums (MFA Boston, RISD Museum), and vibrant local food scenes.
 
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
      