Before cave paintings, pyramids or video games, there was jewelry. Its history, along with that of metalsmithing, offers unusual insights into 42,000 years of civilization and provides a language for understanding –and creating – commentary on contemporary culture. Equipping students with that language is one goal of the metalsmithing and jewelry program.
Another is to provide the technical expertise needed to pursue personal inquiries – whether the student’s goal is to be an outstanding production jeweler or to create one-of-a kind pieces that may well integrate other disciplines and materials. The program promotes continuous dialogue so that a diversity of vision and creation can enrich all students.