Printmaking

It is the educational goal of the Printmaking Department to provide students with the technical and aesthetic instruction necessary to develop as print artists who have a distinctive vision and a professional approach to their work. Printmaking is an extension of drawing; thus, drawing skills must be refined along with those of printmaking. Students learn the basics of all printmaking techniques and must achieve mastery in two areas. Aesthetic understanding is developed through studio projects, which lead to more self-directed work on the upper levels; through lectures and demonstrations, and in workshops with well-known visiting artists and printmakers.

The Printmaking Department is housed in Taub Hall and offers spacious, well-lit studios with full facilities for the production of lithographs, etchings, all modes of relief printing, book arts, monotype, and photo-process printing. The area is fully ventilated and includes the following presses: three etching, three lithography, two Vandercook presses for letterpress, and two flat-bed offset presses. The department also contains a photo-plate and digital process facility containing a photo-plate exposure unit, Apple Macintosh computers, large-format scanner, and an EPSON Pro 7600 printer, capable of printing up to 24 inches wide.