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.<br><br>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.<br>The printmaking curriculum incorporates a broad range of traditional and digital techniques, and students are encouraged to understand printmaking in the broadest terms possible. <br><br>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.