Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Our printmaking program encourages experimentation, hybrid processes, and cross-disciplinary approaches, engaging print within the larger arena of creative research and production. Study offerings include etching, lithography, screenprinting, relief, monoprint, collagraph, papermaking, and digital print techniques.This range of curriculum will allow you to gain skills and mastery of traditional and contemporary approaches in the field of printmaking, equipping you with the tools necessary for a successful professional art practice and knowledge on how to direct it. We offer both BFA and MFA degrees.The printmaking curriculum incorporates a broad range of traditional and digital techniques, and students are encouraged to understand printmaking in the broadest terms possible. Prior to entry into the BFA program, undergraduate students must complete the required foundation studies: beginning coursework in art history, drawing and two- and three-dimensional design. In addition, students must have successfully completed a portfolio review of work from previous art studies, from either SIU or another institution.

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