Explore print as a powerful medium for storytelling, activism, and personal expression. Develop your distinctive visual language grounded in both technique and concept.
In the printmaking concentration, you'll master time-honored techniques while pushing the boundaries of contemporary print practices.
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Key Features
- Train in intaglio, relief, lithography, and screen printing processes.
- Collaborate with visiting artists at Marais Press for hands-on editioning experience.
Make Your Mark, Leave a Lasting Impression
Our curriculum blends tradition with innovation, guiding you through the core processes of intaglio, relief, lithography, and silkscreen, while encouraging experimentation with alternative, photo-based, and digital methods.
From advanced black-and-white and color processes to photomechanical and computer-assisted applications, you鈥檒l learn to turn a single image into a compelling multiple that resonates with meaning and materiality.
As a student, you鈥檒l have the rare opportunity to collaborate with Marais Press, our on-campus professional printmaking editioning press. Here, you鈥檒l work side-by-side with acclaimed artists from around the world participating in the creation of finished editions and gaining real-world experience in collaborative fine art and commercial printmaking.
Curriculum Snapshot
| Year | Focus Areas |
|---|---|
| 1 | Design I-II, Drawing I-II, Survey of the Visual Arts I |
| 2 | Survey of the Arts II, Intro to Printmaking, Intro to Modern Art, Art and the Computer, Intermediate Printmaking |
| 3 | Art History, Intermediate Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking |
| 4 | Studies in Art History, Senior Capstone Art Project I-II, Advanced Printmaking |
Visual Arts students are also required to complete the Foundation Courses as well as a Sophomore Review course. Plus general education credits in English, math, science, history, social sciences, and electives.