RISD’s Jewelry + Metalsmithing curriculum
offers progressive levels of design complexity and technical
challenges. During your studies, you will be introduced to
both the tradition of the goldsmith and the pursuit of unique
contemporary work.
A close-knit department with a low student/faculty ratio,
Jewelry + Metalsmithing offers individual attention and a
free exchange of knowledge and techniques. As you seek unique
design solutions and learn to execute your ideas with skill
and ingenuity, you will work in a comfortable, well-equipped
studio with other actively engaged students. You will also
be encouraged to take unconventional departures that are
expressive and responsive to changing values. By exercising
your critical thinking skills, analyzing readings and engaging
in lively group discussions, you will explore and question
the inherent relationship of jewelry to the body.
Throughout the program, students benefit from recurring
contact with the professional world. “We recognize
the importance of inviting a broad spectrum of active, innovative
jewelry artists to RISD each year,” notes Assistant
Professor Tracy Steepy. “Visiting
artists from throughout the US, Europe and beyond offer our
students valuable exposure to current critical analysis and
artistic practices developing in our field today.” They
also provide refreshing insight and international perspectives
during critiques and individual studio visits. In addition,
the department assists students in finding rewarding professional
internships at selected companies or studios. |
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