Project Open Door (POD) is a college access and portfolio development program for local youth housed within the Rhode Island School of Design's (RISD's) Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design (TLAD). POD draws creative teens attending public and charter high schools in Rhode Island's urban core cities of Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence, and Woonsocket to participate in free out-of-school time art and design programming.

Director: Lauren Allen
Assistant Director: Caitlin Gomes
Faculty Director: Dr. Courtnie Wolfgang