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Metals and Jewelry
Offered in:
SAVANNAH

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Metals and jewelry professionals create body ornaments, small scale sculptures and metal home goods in a historical context applied in contemporary art and design. They focus on functional and nonfunctional objects, emphasizing conceptual thinking, innovation in design and production skills.

Cultivating creative and independent-minded individuals, the metals and jewelry department at SCAD emphasizes career preparation through competitions, collaborative projects and exhibition opportunities.

Building their portfolios throughout their course of study, students learn contemporary issues in the field. A rigorous curriculum and diverse faculty encourage critical thinking, innovative design and the production of distinctive work. Dedicated studio space allows graduate students to focus on studio practices and experiment with alternative materials and processes.

Students explore a wide range of technology in facilities for precision casting, laser welding, finishing, enameling, lapidary, anodizing, CAD/CAM, forming and stone setting processes.

3-D computer modeling and computer-numerically controlled programming and milling skills are emphasized. Resources include a laser welder and microscope system, a Dimension prototype printer for ABS plastic, two Solidscape T-66 prototypers specifically designed for jewelry printing, and two Roland JWX10 CNC milling machines. Advanced modeling tools include SensAble pens with Claytools software.

Students partner with and participate in prestigious design competitions and top industry-sponsored projects, such as the Inc. magazine Bernard Goldhirsch Entrepreneur of the Year trophy design competition, the Swarovski student design competition, the McGee Group eyewear competition, the Baccarat Blue Sky design competition and the Rado Women and Design competition.

Seminars, lectures and studio critiques with renowned jewelry designers and professionals have included Anthony Camargo and Nak Armstrong of Anthony Nak jewelry; Robert Lee Morris; Chi Galatea Huynh, designer and founder of Galatea Jewelry; jewelry designer Barbara Heinrich; studio production artist Donald Friedlich; independent curator Gail Browne; gallery owner/critic Charon Kranson; Gijs Bakker, co-founder of Droog Design; jewelry artist Kathleen Brown; Robert Ebendorf; Phil Renato; and others. Technical workshops have been conducted by silversmith and sculptor Leonard Urso, granulation specialist Douglas Harling, and Komelia Okim, pioneer of the Kum-Boo Technique, among others.

With the largest metals and jewelry department of any college or university in the United States, SCAD was honored to host the Society of North American Goldsmiths in 2008.

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Events

Transfer Chat Session (Noon-3 p.m. EST)
Nov. 18, 2009
Winter Quarter Begins
Jan. 04, 2010

News

Apr. 29, 2009
See rare North African jewelry, photographs
Apr. 13, 2009
Jewelry designers honored at Atlanta Show
Mar. 25, 2009
SCAD Atlanta presents Desert Jewels

Recognition

Oswald wins first place as Emerging Artist
Undergraduate metals and jewelry student Kelsey Oswald won first place in the Emerging Artist category of the 2009 Saul Bell Design Award competition, sponsored by Rio Grande.
Hunter necklace featured in US Weekly
Kelly Hunter (B.F.A., metals and jewelry, 2002) designed an agate necklace for Urban Outfitters that is featured in the Aug. 25 issue of US Weekly.
Warsaw, Qiu featured as emerging artists
Ashley Warsaw (B.F.A., animation, 2006; M.F.A., metals and jewelry, 2009) and Baiyang Qiu (M.F.A., metals and jewelry, 2009) are featured as emerging artists on the Art Jewelry Magazine online forum.
Baiyang Qiu interviewed by Hong Kong I-Cable
Baiyang Qiu (M.F.A., metals and jewelry, 2009) was interviewed by Hong Kong I-Cable television in May 2009 about her work and about SCAD Savannah.

Metals and Jewelry Offered in:SAVANNAH