视觉艺术学士-印刷媒体

印刷媒体是视觉艺术家使用版画技术表达创意视野的领域
Print media is all around us and has defined how we communicate for over a thousand years. As a form of visual art it includes silkscreen printing etching lithography relief printing letterpress bookbinding digital printing and risograph printing. And with countless new innovations and technologies this discipline is only becoming more creative and multidisciplinary. The Print Media program covers both the history of print media and its traditional practices as well as the new and exciting possibilities for the art form that exist today. You'll take a mix of hands-on immersive studio courses and critical studies that will provide a strong theoretical foundation. In your studio courses you'll have ample opportunity to explore printmaking techniques and develop your own unique artistic practice using our specialized equipment and facilities.As you develop and hone your craft you'll be able to deepen your conceptual understanding of the global histories of print media and its intersections with fine art popular culture mass media propaganda marketing and social movements. You'll have opportunities to conduct research on print history engage in theoretical discourse explore various materials understand and contextualize your own visual choices and work collaboratively with your peers to produce innovative work.Both your conceptual and hands-on learning will be strengthened through classes seminars self-directed projects exhibitions and professional development guided by artists who are experts in their fields. Upon graduation you'll have produced an impressive body of work that will help launch you into further artistic and professional pursuits.