Printmaking and papermaking offer artists from varied disciplines an alternative direction for development and growth. Print and Paper area courses present a diverse menu of media and approaches that enable students to develop, understand and expand their visual ideas. Students with experience in drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, photography and digital media may find unique applications and combinations in print and paper media.
Printmaking
Print courses offer in-depth instruction of the traditional printmaking techniques--relief, intaglio, lithography and screenprinting--as well as a wide variety of mixed-media and interdisciplinary approaches. Processes are taught as a means of visual expression and exploration while edition and production skills are addressed by means of various print exchange portfolios throughout the year.
The relief and intaglio area has three etching presses, and the adjoining lithography area has a large selection of stones and four presses. The screenprinting studio is entirely water-based and is equipped with darkroom facilities as well as a large vacuum-frame exposure unit. The studios share four Macintosh G4 computer workstations equipped with scanners and appropriate software for digital imaging, and printers for color output and production of film positives for photo processes in all media.
Paper
Papermaking courses explore the possibilities of pulp as a dynamic and versatile material that can be used two- and three- dimensionally as well as made from a variety of materials (plant fibers, old clothing, recycled papers). Its incorporation with sculpture, painting, photography and printmaking can expand and personalize more traditional uses of these media.
The Paper studio is fully equipped with two Hollander beaters, a mixer/hydropulper, hydraulic press, vacuum table and pulp sprayers. The studio is open (outside of regularly scheduled class) to students who have successfully completed a papermaking course and have the permission of the instructor. Monitors are available to assist students outside of class.
Previous Course Offerings
Below are previous course offerings for the Print and Paper area. Students must visit mySMFA to see current offerings and register.
Students in the undergraduate, graduate, Studio and Post-Baccalaureate certificate programs may also take continuing education courses for credit. Rather than duplicating courses, continuing education courses are designed to complement the Print and Paper area curriculum.
INTENSIVE PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP / PRT 1002
INTRODUCTION TO PRINT / PRT 1003 01
BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE LITHOGRAPHY / PRT 1011
DIGITAL PRINTMAKING / PRT 2004 01
LITHOGRAPHY IN COLOR / PRT 2013
MIXED MEDIA IN PRINT / PRT 2015
PRINT: SPECIAL PROJECTS AN EXTROVERTED APPROACH / PRT 2016 01
PROPERTIES OF PULP / PRT 3022
EXPERIMENTAL PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP / PRT 3042
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED SCREENPRINTING / PRT 3048 01
A CLASS ACTION SUITE / PRT 4004
ETCHING / PRT 4008
LITHOGRAPHY / PRT 4011
THE BIG PRINT / PRT 4015
MONOPRINTING / PRT 4021 01
SCREENPRINTING A-Z / PRT 4038 01
RELIEF PRINT / PRT 4044
PRINT MEDIA SEMINAR / PRT 4052
SCREENPRINTING: THE WHOLE STORY / PRT 4062
PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP / PRT 4099
