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| Working in wood: second-year grad student
Myungtaek Jung. |
Visual artistry and self-expression flourish in the School for
American Crafts. Originally established in 1943 at Dartmouth College,
the program moved to RIT in 1953 with the financial support of
Mrs. Aileen Webb, a longtime member of RIT’s Board of Trustees.
Part of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, the school
offers degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate level
in ceramics, glass, metals and wood. Total enrollment is about
140 with approximately 35 students in each program. The nine faculty
members travel the globe giving guest lectures and demonstrations.
“The education is a successful blend of developing hands
skills and becoming expert at a trade and developing ideas and
self-expression,” says Julia Galloway, chair of the School
for American Crafts. “The school is grounded in practicality
and at the same time allows the students to express their intense
creativity and individuality.”
Visit the School for American Crafts. The annual “walkthrough” open
house event takes place 4-6 p.m Monday, May 22, in the SAC studios,
James E. Booth Building, RIT campus.
Wood
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| Professor Andy Buck, standing, discusses
a project with third-year student Billy Pickford |
A finished piece by second-year
student Cory Nogle. |
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| Working in wood: Third-year student Ned
Weeks. |
Glass
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Working in glass: (top) fourth-year student Dave Kemper;
(middle right) work in progress; (bottom photo) second-year
graduate student Jessica Julius, front left, assists SAC alum
Ben Cobb ’01, middle, during a visiting artist workshop.
Cobb works at the Tacoma (Wash.) Museum of Glass. Photo, middle
right, shows a finished piece by second-year student Alex O’Leary.
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Clay
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 Working in clay: (top) second-year student Thea Boyar and
her self-portrait; (middle right) a vessel takes shape on the
potter’s wheel; (bottom) clay figure study. At left is
a pot by second-year student Josh Harmony. |
Metals
 Working in metals: (top right) a chair by graduate student
Jeong Ju Le; (middle right) a piece by grad student Stephen
Shachtman; (middle left) the heat goes on; (bottom) second-year
student Jason Stein. |
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