Metals and Jewelry Design Option - Studio Arts BFA Option
Metals and Jewelry Design Option
Studio Arts BFA
Overview
The metals and jewelry design option provides a stimulating space for students to learn metalsmithing and design techniques. You will learn key processes as you work to find your personal artistic voice. This option is part of the Studio Arts BFA program.
You are exposed to everything from traditional metals techniques to advanced design technologies. Our curriculum develops your creativity to its fullest potential as you explore the foundational and advanced metal crafting. As an option in the studio arts BFA program, you will have the freedom to explore additional art fields to expand your understanding of aesthetics and design. The metals and jewelry degree option expands your imagination and problem-solving skills to prepare you for an exciting and fulfilling career.
The metals and jewelry design option focuses on design, aesthetics, as well as material and process mastery. Self-discovery is at the heart of student assignments, projects, and group discussions. This option develops student’s creative potential through a broad introduction to materials and production techniques before moving on to advanced techniques in various metals.
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Industries
Typical Job Titles
| Accessory Designer | Accessory Jewelry Designer |
| Apprentice/Employee for Artist or Master Craftsperson | Blacksmith Corporate Jewelry Designer |
| Custom Jewelry Designer | Design Consultant |
| Faculty/Instructor | Fine Jeweler |
| Goldsmith | Jewelry Design Entrepreneur |
| Jewelry Design Repairperson | Jewelry Salesperson |
| Jewelry Technician | Metalsmith |
| Product Designer | Self-employed Artist, Artisan and/or Designer |
| Studio Jewelry Artist | Studio Fine Artist |
| Silversmith |
Featured Work
Exploring Material Manipulation
Alix Soule
Capstone work by Alix Soule ’20 (Metals and Jewelry Design).
3D-printed Jewelry
Maddy Schoenfeld
“Fragmented Realities” is the capstone work of Maddy Schoenfeld ’20 (Metals and Jewelry Design).
RIT Showcases Fashion Design
Students and alumni from RIT Metals and Jewelry Design regularly dazzle on the runway in support of an exciting community event. Every year, they exhibit their fashion design by modeling self...
Featured Profiles
Public Sculpture
Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez, professor of Metals and Jewelry Design, created a near-12-foot sculpture for the Village of Fairport, N.Y.’s Kennelly Park, outside the public library. It was the...
Art of Metal Chasing
Liza Nechamkin Glasser
Liza Nechamkin Glasser '95 (Metals and Jewelry Design) was a silversmith/chaser at Tiffany & Co. for 13 years before opening Nechamkin Silver Studios, which offers a full range of rare...
Admission Requirements
This option is part of the Studio Arts BFA. Please visit the degree program page for admission requirements.
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Latest News
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July 28, 2020
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Annual workshop for high school students sustains legacy online
Thirty-five high school students built and refined their portfolios for college applications during a two-week visual arts course taught by RIT School of Art faculty.
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April 7, 2020
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Thesis, capstone exhibitions move online
The College of Art and Design's spring exhibitions are going virtual — they can be experienced on Instagram and a website.
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February 20, 2020
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Student Spotlight: Student creates artwork to sell at Shop One
Maddy Schoenfeld says that the beauty isn’t in the creation of the piece, but in the experience of the wearer. The fourth-year metals and jewelry design student tries to incorporate this idea into every piece of artwork that she sells at Shop One, the contemporary design shop on campus.
