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STUDIO ART & CRAFT

The Studio Art & Craft program prepares students who dream of becoming independent and commissioned artists who run a business from their studio as an entrepreneur and independent artists who exhibit their work, teach others, manage art organizations or lead non-profit initiatives.

turquoise ceramic bowl with a wood like star next to it

Cassidy Kaufman

painting of a personin a red shirt with their hands clasped behind their back

Neo Hopkins

The Program

Our program emphasizes the development of creativity and critical thinking skills that can be applied beyond specific disciplines, and graduates will have the expertise and versatility needed to thrive in diverse industries.

Studio Art & Craft is rooted in the disciplines of ceramics, digital fabrication, digital media, drawing, fibers/textiles, glass, installation, metalsmithing/jewelry, painting, performance, print media and sculpture and combines traditional making with contemporary processes and progressive technologies. Students focus on producing meaningful works of art and/or learning the artisan’s role in designing well-crafted functional form.

Working alongside internationally recognized faculty who serve as mentors, students also benefit from direct access to extraordinary facilities – allowing them to pursue a focused study in any of the disciplines within Studio Art & Craft, or explore a multi-disciplinary approach that integrates a diverse range of Studio Art & Craft courses and skill development.

Our Faculty

Our Curriculum

Ceramics

Painting

Fiber & Textiles

Printmaking

Glass

Sculpture

Metalsmithing & Jewelry

With an emphasis on research, critical thinking, interdisciplinary methods, experimentation and new technologies, students learn ways of thinking through materials to develop a distinct and unique voice, create a vision, and develop the leadership skills and knowledge that will contribute to a successful professional practice.

CAREER CHOICES

Art Therapist
Ceramic Artist
Color & Material Designer
Gallery Owner or Director
Glass Artist
Independent Artist
Jewelry Designer
Printmaker
Sculptor
Textile Designer

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Art Administrator
Art Appraiser
Art Buyer
Art Critic
Art Conservationist
Art Consultant
Art Fabricator
Art Handler/Installer
Artist in Residence
Blacksmith
Colorist
Costume Designer
Curator
Community Artist
Exhibition Designer
Exhibit Manager
Fashion Accessories Designer
Furniture Designer
Freelance Entrepreneur
Film Industry Fabricator
Independent Business Entrepreneur
Material Designer
Metalsmith
Model Designer/Maker
Mold Maker
Museum Educator
Ornamental Architecture Fabricator
Performance Artist
Print & Pattern Designer
Prop Designer
Public Artist
Set Designer
Sound Artist
Studio Artist
Surface Designer
Tile Designer
Videographer

Facilities

students working in the kresge ford glassblowing studio

Glass Studio

Art Furniture students work in the studio

Woodshop

Jewelry Studio

woman heating up metal at the blacksmith forge

Metalshop

students working in the Letterpress Studio

Printmaking Studio

Foundry

Printmaking Studio

Woodshop

view of the semi-private studio space for seniors and juniors - one wall with a large scale canvas on it and another wall with a window installation

Semi-private Junior and Senior Studios

Sculpture Studio

A student uses a large overhead light to work on a small-scale sculpture on a table with holes in it.

Sculpture Studio

A student uses a tool to sculpt stone, surrounded by other sculptures and tools

Sculpture Studio

Printmaking Studio

A student washes green paint off of a screen

Printmaking Studio

A student stands in front of a printmaking screen with yellow paint and other prints hung on the wall behind her

Printmaking Studio

Metalshop

Jewelrymaking Studio

A student works on small metals and jewelry design with a file, surrounded by other metals tools on the table

Jewelrymaking Studio

A student manipulates hot glass with metal tools while other students look on.

Glass Studio

Metalsmithing Studio

a student using blacksmithing tools in a big charcoal furnace

Blacksmithing Studio

Foundry

molten iron being poured into molds in a dark room

Foundry

Painting Studio

students hang artwork on modular walls, surrounded by paint and materials in a studio art and craft classroom

Studio Art & Craft Classroom

Students creating prints on fiber. One student holds a screen the other has her fabric lying on the table in front of her.

Fibers & Textiles Studio

Student laying out pieces of green fabric in a quilt formation near a sewing machine

Fiber & Textiles Studio

a ceramics class - students making pieces and speaking to faculty with finished pieces of ceramics sitting on tables

Ceramics Studio

Outdoor Kiln

a review of student's ceramic work on a pedestal in the ceramic studio

Ceramics Studio

students working with metal in the metalshop

Metalsmithing Shop

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Michaela Allen

Color & Materials Designer
Adidas

'04

Golnaz Armin

VP Footwear Material Innovation
Nike, Inc.

'07

Kevin Beasley

Whitney Biennial Featured Artist, Co-Founder
CAVE

'01

Jessica Brown

Senior Product Developer
Carhartt

'02

Taurus Burns

Sculptor
Ford Motor Company

'12

Bradley Lawrence

Owner
BLVisuals

'99

Israel Nordin

Co-Owner
Detroit Design Ctr.

'96

Jeanette Puig-Pey

Senior Global Trim Design Manager | Advanced R&D
Lear Corporation

STUDIO ART & CRAFT

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Glass Studio

Woodshop

Jewelry Studio

Metalshop

Printmaking Studio

Foundry

Printmaking Studio

Woodshop

Semi-private Junior and Senior Studios

Sculpture Studio

Sculpture Studio

Sculpture Studio

Printmaking Studio

Printmaking Studio

Printmaking Studio

Printmaking Studio

Printmaking Studio

Metalshop

Jewelrymaking Studio

Jewelrymaking Studio

Glass Studio

Glass Studio

Metalsmithing Studio

Blacksmithing Studio

Foundry

Foundry

Painting Studio

Studio Art & Craft Classroom

Fibers & Textiles Studio

Fiber & Textiles Studio

Ceramics Studio

Outdoor Kiln

Ceramics Studio

Metalsmithing Shop

Michaela Allen

Golnaz Armin

Kevin Beasley

Jessica Brown

Taurus Burns

Bradley Lawrence

Israel Nordin

Jeanette Puig-Pey

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