Program Overview

Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Printmaking

Program Overview

The Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Printmaking is a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) program that supports students in developing a personal vision and studio practice informed by a rich tradition and ever-expanding approaches to image-making.

Program Details

• Program Type: Major
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120

Program Description

In the college's state-of-the-art facilities and carefully maintained printmaking studios, students explore relief, screen printing, intaglio, lithography, monotype, and interdisciplinary processes integrating both handmade and photo-digital matrixes.

Requirements

• Complete a final portfolio of original, cohesive work

Marketable Skills

• Creative thinking
• Adapting techniques
• Autonomous working
• Oral and written communication
• Multiple approach assessment

Program Highlights

• Collaborates with print businesses in the region to offer students industry experience and develop professional networks
• The Printmaking Association of North Texas Students (PANTS) organizes exhibitions, community events, field trips, fundraisers, awards, visiting artist events, and portfolio exchanges
• The College of Visual Arts and Design is one of the nation's most comprehensive visual arts schools and is considered among the best in the Southwest
• Opportunities to exhibit work while progressing through the program
• Studios offer over 5,000 square feet of space with seven etching/relief presses, three lithography presses, a large selection of lithography stones, and exposure units for screen prints, intaglio, and lithography

Career Opportunities

• Education: graduates are prepared to pursue higher education in a printmaking or studio art program
• Professional Commercial Work: creates brochures, publications, posters, display signs, and other promotional materials
• Fine Artist: creates and sells work to individuals or corporations
• Commercial Printing: screen printing or other specialized printing shops
• Other Areas: print technician or serve as a lab assistant to a master printer

Employment Outlook

• Overall employment of craft and fine artists is projected to grow 6 percent from 2021 to 2031, about as fast as the average for all occupations (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Courses

• Beginning Printmaking: Relief (3 hrs)
• Beginning Printmaking: Screen Printing (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Printmaking: Intaglio (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Printmaking: Lithography (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Printmaking: Monotype (3 hrs)
• History of Prints (3 hrs)

Related Programs

• Drawing and Painting Studio Art Bachelor's Degree
• Printmaking Studio Art Master's

Similar Areas of Study

• Arts & Design
• College of Visual Arts and Design
• Department of Studio Art

Location

• Art Building, Room 230

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