U.S. Schools Offering Degree Programs in
Silversmithing & Related Fields
(Updated 6.17.2011)

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SAS Artisan Cynthia Eid

 

This list includes only those schools that offer Associate, BFA, and MFA degrees. Program & subject descriptions for the schools have been reprinted from AJM Directory of Schools (© Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America, Inc.), a monthly magazine for those involved in jewelry manufacturing and supply. For subscription information, call 800/444-6572. Please keep in mind that this list was made in 1995, and information on some schools may have changed. Look for thesign where schools have been added and thesign where school information has changed since 1995. We would be grateful to know of any revisions that need to be made. Feel free to consult SAS should you have questions about finding the right school for you.

 


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Arizona

Arizona State University
School of Art, Box 871505, Tempe, AZ 85287
Phone: 602/965-3468
Contact: Dave Pimentel, Art Department Chair
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Beginning, intermediate, and advanced courses in jewelry and metalworking.

Mohave Community College, Kingman Campus
1971 Jagerson, Kingman, AZ 86401
Phone: 602/757-4331, Fax: 602/757-0836
Contact: Dr. Roger L. Johnson, Director of Admissions and Records
Programs: Associate's degree, certification, workshops.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, jewelry design, making, manufacturing arts, repair, and technology; lapidary, silversmithing, wax carving, modeling, and working.

Northern Arizona University
School of Art & Design, PO Box 6020, Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Phone: 602/523-2823
Contact: Joe Cornett
Programs: BFA degree, seminars, workshops.
Subjects: Casting, graphic design, jewelry design, making, manufacturing arts, repair, and technology; lapidary, metalworking, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.

Yavapai College
1100 East Sheldon, Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: 520/445-7300
Richard Marcusen, Professor
Programs: Associate degree, Continuing Education, workshops, and seminars.
Subjects: Casting, jewelry design, jewelry manufacturing arts, jewelry repair, lapidary, machine tooling, metalworking; mold making, plating, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving.

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California

Academy of Art College
Department of Fine Arts, Sculpture Center, 410 Bush St., San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: 415/274-8683 or 800/544-ARTS, Fax: 415/546-9737
Contact: Charlene Modena, Professor
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees, independent study for seniors, seminars, workshops.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, jewelry making and design, metalworking, plating-electroforming, product design, silversmithing, stone setting, wax carving, modeling, and working.

California College of Arts & Crafts
5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618
Phone: 800/447-1ART, Fax: 510/547-5379
Contact: Marilyn da Silva
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Jewelry making and design, metalworking.

California State University, Fullerton
Department of Art, Fullerton, CA 92634
Phone: 714773-3471
Contact: Al Ching
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Casting, graphic design, jewelry making and design, silversmithing.

California State University/Long Beach
Department of Art, 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840
Phone: 310/985-7909
Dieter Muller-Stach, Professor

Humboldt State University Web site
Art Department, One Harpst St., Arcata, CA 95521
Phone: 707/826-4107, Fax: 707/826-3628
Contact: Prof. David LaPlantz
Programs: BFA degree, seminars, workshops.
Subjects: Aluminum anodizing, casting, jewelry making and design, metalsmithing, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.

Long Beach City College
4901 E. Carson St., Long Beach, CA 90808
Phone: 310/420-4318, Fax: 310/420-4118
Contact: Prof. Marcia Lewis
Programs: Associate degree.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, jewelry making and design, lapidary, metalworking, mold making, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.

Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts Web site
760 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94102
415/391-4179, Fax:415/391-7570
Offers California State Approved Graduate Jeweler and Jewelry Technician Diplomas

San Diege Community College District
Mesa College, 7250 Mesa College Dr., San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: 619/584-6500
Prof. Correen Kaufman
Programs: Associate degree.
Subjects: Jewelry making and design.

San Diego State University
School of Art, Design & Art History, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182
Phone: 619/594-6511, Fax: 619/594-1217
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Enameling, graphic design, jewelry making and design, metalworking, silversmithing.

San Francisco State University
Department of Art, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94618
Phone: 415/338-2176
Dawn Nakanishi, Professor

San Jose State University
Department of Art, 1 Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192
Phone: 408/277-2542
Rand Schiltz, Professor

Santa Rosa Junior College
Art Department, 1501 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, Ca 95401
Phone: 707/527-4999 ext. 5141
Instructor: Linda Weiss

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Colorado

Colorado State University
Department of Art, Visual Arts Building, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Phone: 970/491-6774
Prof. Nilda G. Getty, Metalsmithing Coordinator
Programs: Graduate and bachelor degree programs in art, workshops and seminars.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, jewelry design, jewlery technology, metalworking, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax modeling.

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Delaware

University of Delaware
Department of Art, 54-56 Delaware Ave., Recitation Hall, 103, Newark, DE 19716
Phone: 302/831-2244
Contact: Anne Graham, Department Secretary
Programs: BFA degree with concentration in fine arts, some night classes.
Subjects: Casting, jewelry manufacturing arts, stone setting.

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Florida

University of South Florida
Department of Art, 4202 Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33620
Phone: 813/974-2360
Ernest Cox, Professor

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Georgia

Georgia State Univerity
College of Art and Design, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404/651-2257
Contact: Prof. Richard Mafong
Programs: BFA and MFA in jewelry design and metalsmithing, some continuing education.

University of Georgia
Department of Art, 114 Academic Building, Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 404/542-2112
Gary Noffke, Professor

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Idaho

Boise State University
1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725
Phone: 208/426-3269
Contact: J.D.Douglass E-Mail: ddouglas@email.boisestate.edu
Programs: BFA, MFA
Subjects: Fabrication, Forging, Casting, Enameling, Stonesetting, Tool Making, Jewelry Design and Making, Smithing, Die Forming, Lathe work, Blacksmithing, Sculptural Form, Patination, etc.

Idaho State
Fifth and Dillon Streets, PO Box 8004, Pocatello, ID 83209
Phone: 208/236-2484
Contact: Prof. Gail Dial, Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees, workshops.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, jewelry design, jewelry making, plating, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax modeling.

University of Idaho
Department of Art, College of Art & Architecture, Moscow, ID 83843
Phone: 208/885-6272
Nelson Curtis, Professor

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Illinois

Gem City College
700 State St., Quincy, IL 62301
Phone: 217/222-0391, Fax: 217/222-1557
Contact: Allen J. Linkey, Director-School of Horology
Programs: Associate degree, diploma, home study in hand engraving (includes stone setting only) and watch repair, residency program.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, hand engraving, horology, jewelry design, making, manufacturing arts, repair, and technology; metalworking, mold making, plating, sand blast etching, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.
Comments: Associate degree in jewelry store management also offered. Includes business subjects such as accounting, business law, and management combined with horology and jewelry courses.

Illinois State University Web site
Department of Art, Normal, IL 61761
Phone: 309/438-5621
Dennis French, Professor

Northern Illinois University
School of Art, 402 Jack Arends Hall, DeKalb, IL 60015
Phone: 815/753-1473
Contact: Jamie Obermeier, Chairman, Jewelry and Metalsmithing
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Aanodizing, casting, electroplating, electroforming, enameling, etching, jewelry design, jewelry making, metalworking, moldmaking, silversmithing, stone setting, wax modeling.

Parkland College
School of Fine and Applied Arts, 2400 West Bradley, Champaign, IL 61821
Phone: 217/351-2200
Programs: BFA degree.
Subjects: Metalworking and jewelry making.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Web site
School of Art & Design, Mail Code 4301, 1100 South Normal Ave., Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618/453-4315
Contact: Harris Deller, Director
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, jewelry design, jewelry making, jewelry technology, machine tooling, metalworking, mold making, plating, product design, silversmithing, stone setting, toolmaking, wax modeling.

Southern Illinois University Edwardville
Department of Art, Edwardville, IL 62026
Phone: 618/692-3071
Paulette Myers, Professor

University of Illinois
School of Art & Design, 408 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217/333-0855
Alan Mette, Professor

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Indiana

Ball State University
Art Department, Muncie, IN 47306
Phone: 317/285-5838
Contact: Prof. Pat Nelson
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees, evening classes.
Subjects: Metalworking.

Indiana State University
Department of Art, Fine Arts Bldg., Room 108, Terre Haute, IN 47809
Phone: 812/237-3697
Robert Montgomery, Professor

Indiana University/Bloomington
Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-7766
Contact: Prof. Randy Long, Jewelry Department
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Metalsmithing, jewelry design.

Purdue University
Dept. of Visual & Perferforming Arts, CA #1, W. Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: 317/494-3067
Myra Mimlitch-Gray, Professor

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Iowa

Drake University
Department of Art, 25th St. at University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311
Phone: 515/271-2863
Ignatius Widiapradja, Professor

University of Iowa Web site
School of Art & History, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 319/335-1793
Chunghi Choo, Professor

University of Northern Iowa
Art Department, Kamerick Art Bldg., Room 135, Cedar Falls, IA 50614
Phone: 319/273-2077
Yuen Kee-Ho, Professor

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Kansas

Emporia State University
1200 Commercial, Box 4015, Emporia, KS 66801
Phone 316/343-1200
Programs: BFA degree.
Subjects: Metalworking

Kansas State University
Dept. of Art, Willard Hall, Room 322, Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 913/532-1752
Contact: Prof. Elliot Pujol
Programs: Bachelor's and graduate degrees, seminars, workshops, summer or intersession weekend or week long courses.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, fabrication, graphic design, jewelry design, making, and technology; lapidary, metalworking, mold making, product design, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving.

Pittsburgh State University
1701 S. Broadway, Pittsburgh, KS 66762
Phone: 316/235-4302, Fax: 316/232-7515
Contact: Prof. Marjorie Schick
Programs: BFA, MFA and other degree programs.
Subjects: Jewelry design & metalsmithing.

University of Kansas
300 Art/Design Building, Lawrence, KS 66046
Phone: 913/864-4401, Fax: 913/864-4404
Contact: Joseph Zeller, Design Dept. Chair
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees, seminars, workshops, visiting artists, Spencer Art Museum Exhibitions.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, graphic design, jewelry making and design, machine tool, metalworking, mold making, plating, product design, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, working.
Comments: Offers a broad range of undergraduate metalworking and design courses, directed towards a finished portfolio.

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Maine

Maine College of Art
97 Spring St., Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 207/775-3052
Contact: Grace Paine
Programs: BFA degree, short intensive courses.
Subjects: Jewelry, metalsmithing and other related topics.

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Maryland

Towson State Univesity
Department of Fine Arts, Towson, MD 21204
Phone 410/830-2808
John Fix, Professor

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts College of Art
621 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115
617/232-1555
Joe Wood, Professor

School of the Museum of Fine Arts Web site
230 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617/369-3626, Fax: 617/424-6271
Contact: Patricia Barsoumian, Associate Dean of Admissions
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees, certification, continuing education, summer programs.
Subjects: Bead stringing, casting, enameling, graphic design, jewelry design, making, and technology; lapidary, metalworking, silversmithing, stone setting, wax carving, modeling, and working.

University of Masachusetts/Dartmouth
Department of Design, 1213 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740
508/999-8920
Susan Hamlet, Professor

Worcester Center for Crafts, Professional Crafts Study Program Web site
25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA 01605
Phone: 508/753-8183, Fax: 508/797-5626
Contact: Linda Seebauer Hansen, Metals Dept. Head
Programs: Full-time, part-time and open enrollment classes in professional program. Center also offers workshops, seminars, adult education classes, children's classes. Subjects: Bead stringing, casting, enameling, jewelry design, making, manufacturing arts, and repair; metalworking, mold making, product design, silversmithing, stone setting, wax carving, modeling, and working.

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Michigan

Center for Creative Studies
College of Art & Design, Craft Department, 201 E. Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313/872-3188 ext. 201 or 202, 800/952-ARTS, Fax: 313/872-8377
Contact: Tom Madden, Metal & Jewelry Section Chair
Programs: BFA degree, continuing education, lectures, visiting artist slide presentations, workshops.
Subjects: Alternative materials, blacksmithing, casting, enameling, graphic design, holloware, jewelry making and design, mecnanical concepts, metalworking, mold making, plating, product design, silversmithing, stone setting, surface embellishment, wax carving, modeling, and working.

Cranbrook Academy of Art
PO Box 801, 1221 N. Woodward, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
Phone: 810/645-3300, Fax: 810/646-0046
Contact: Gary Griffin
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Casting, blacksmithing, machine tool, metalworking, silversmithing, tool making.

Eastern Michigan University Web site
Department of Art, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone: 734/487-1268
Gretchen Otto, Professor
BFA and MFA degrees in jewelry and silversmithing.

Northern Michigan University Web site
Department of Art, Marquette, MI 49885
Phone: 906/227-2194
Dale Wedig, Professor
Programs: BFA degree
Subjects: Metalsmithing, blacksmithing, jewelry design, sculpture, casting, enameling.

Siena Heights University Web site
Visual and Performing Arts and Education Division, Art Department
1247 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, MI 49221
Phone: 517/265-7865 Fax: 517/264-7739 E-mail: jwitters@sienahts.edu
Prof. John D. Wittersheim, Head of Metalsmithing
Programs: BFA degree, continuing education.
Subjects: Jewelry fabrication and casting, blacksmithing, raising and forging, media experimentation, machine shop applications, spinning, welding.

University of Michigan
School of Art, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd., 2055 Art & Architecture Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: 313/764-0397, Fax: 313/936-0469
Contact: Prof. Gene Pijanowski
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees, workshops.
Subjects: Casting, graphic design, jewelry making and design, metalworking, mold making, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.

Wayne State University
Department of Art, Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313/577-2980
J.J. Masuda, Professor

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Minnesota

Minneapolis Technical College
1415 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612/341-7000 , Fax: 612/359-1357
Contact: Todd Hawkinson, Dept. Chief
Programs: Associate degree, certification, diploma, continuing education, seminars, workshops.
Subjects: Art show preparation, casting, diamond setting, enameling, fabricating, gemology, hand engraving, jewelry making, manufacturing arts, repair, and technology; lapidary, machine engraving, mold making, plating, product design, retail sales training, stamping, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.
Comments: Night and weekend classes available. The college also has a job partnership program with Jostens Design and Tooling Division in Burnsville, MN.

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Missouri

University of Missouri
Department of Art, A-216 Fine Arts Center, Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 314/882-3555
Robert Pringle, Professor

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Montana

Montana State University
School of Art, Haynes Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone: 406/994-4501
Contact: Prof. Richard Helzer
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, graphic design, jewelry making, mold and tool making, silversmithing, stone setting, wax carving, modeling, and working.

University of Montana
Department of Art, FA-305, Missoula, MT 59812
Phone: 406/243-4181
Marilyn Bruya, Professor

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New Jersey

New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: 201/200-3214
Contact: Kenneth C. MacBain
Programs: BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees, continuing education.
Subjects: Jewelry design and manufacturing arts, enameling, lapidary, metalsmithing, and other related topics.

Rowan College of New Jersey
201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro, NJ 08028
Phone: 609/256-4524
Contact: John Gilliam
Programs: BA, BFA degrees, intensive one-week courses.
Subjects: Casting, jewelry desing and manufacturing arts, metalsmithing.
Note: Formerly Glassboro State College.

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New Mexico

New Mexico State University
Dept. of Art-Williams Hall, Box 30001, Dept. 3572, Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: 505/646-1705, Fax: 505/646-5010
Contact: Prof. Julia Barello
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, jewelry making and design, metalworking, mold making, plating, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.

University of New Mexico
Department of Art, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: 505/277-5861
Constance DeJong, Professor
Small scale metal casting and construction including ferrous and non ferrous technologies are integrated into the sculpture program. Wearable and non wearable works are encouraged equally.

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New York

Fashion Institute of Technology
227 W. 27th St., New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212/760-7826
Contact: Anthony Lent, Jewelry Dept. Chair
Programs: Associate degree, continuing education, seminars, workshops.
Subjects: Casting, gemology, graphic design, jewelry design, history, making, manufacturing arts, repair, and technology; metalworking, mold making, plating, product design, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.
Comments: Offers a one year program for students with a BFA or a visiting program for junior year students in New York. The students receive the same AAS degree as the two year student upon completion of all requirements in their home school.

Hofstra University
Department of Art, 1000 Fulton Ave., Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: 516/463-6700
Normunds Treijs, Professor

Nazareth College
4245 E. Ave., Rochester, NY 14618
Phone: 716/586-2525, Fax: 716/586-4252
Contact: Prof. Lynn Duggan
Programs: BFA degree, continuing education.
Subjects: Casting, graphic design, jewelry making and design, metalworking, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.
Comments: The above subjects are not separate courses, but are integrated in the Studio Art Jewelry/Metalsmithing sequence.

Parsons School of Design
66 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212/229-5601, Fax: 212/929-2456
Contact: Lisa Gralnick, Metals Program Coordinator
Programs: BFA, Associate degrees, certification, continuing education.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, fashion jewelry, jewelry making and design, stone setting, wax carving, modeling, and working; rendering, metalworking.

Pratt Institute
Graduate Fine Arts Department, 103 Higgins Hall, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Phone: 718/636-3634
Axel Sand, Professor

Rochester Institute of Technology
School for American Crafts, 73 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623
Phone: 716/475-5778
Contact: Steve Loar, Chair
Programs: BFA , MFA degrees, MST studio program.
Subjects: Metal crafts and jewelry, metalworking.

SUNY/Brockport
Department of Art, Tower Fine Arts Building, Brockport, NY 14420a
Phone: 716/395-2209
Thomas Markusen, Professor

SUNY/Geneso
Jewelry & Design Department, Geneseo, NY 14454
Phone: 716/245-5814
Programs: Degree programs, evening/continuing eduaction.
Subjects: Metalworking.

SUNY/New Paltz
75 S. Manheim Blvd., New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: 914/257-3830, Fax: 914/257-3859
Contact: Jamie Bennett, Jewelry & Metalsmithing
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Metalworking.

Syracuse University
Jewelry & Art Department, Comm-Art Building, Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315/443-2507
Contact: Michael Jerry
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Metalsmithing.

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North Carolina

East Carolina University
School of Art, Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 919/757-6665
John Satterfield, Professor

Haywood Community College
Freedlander Dr., Clyde, NC 28721
Phone: 704/627-4674, Fax: 704/627-3606
Contact: Arch Gregory, Professor
Programs: Associate degree.
Subjects: Casting, jewelry design, making, and technology; mold making, silversmithing, stone setting, wax carving, modeling, and working.
Note: Enameling, jewelry repair, and lapidary offered as electives.

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North Dakota

University of North Dakota
Department of Visual Arts, Box 7099, UND Station, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Phone: 701/777-2257
Ellen Auyong, Professor

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Ohio

Bowling Green State University
Fine Arts Center, Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone: 419/372-8529
Thomas Muir, Professor

Cleveland Institute of Art
11141 East Blvd., University Circle, Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: 800/223-4700
Programs: BFA in metals or enameling.
Subjects: Aluminum anodizing, casting, chasing, die forming, electroforming, jewelry design and making, jewelry art history, inlay, machining, metalsmithing, mold making, repoussÄ, silversmithing, stone setting, wax carving, enameling.

Kent State University
School of Art, Kent, OH 44242
Phone: 216/672-2910, Fax: 216/672-4729
Contact: Prof. Kathleen Browne
Programs: Various degree programs, 2-week summer program offered every other year.
Subjects: Enameling, jewelry, metals and other related topics.

Miami University
Department of Art, 124 Art Building, Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: 513/529-2900 or 513/529-6010
Contact: Susan Ewing, Metals Dept. Chair
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees, Accredited certification.
Subjects: Jewelry design and manufacturing.

University of Akron
School of Art, Folk Hall, Akron, OH 44325
Phone: 216/972-5964
Christina DePaul, Professor

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma State University/Okmulgee
Jewelry Technology, 1801 E. Fourth St., Okmulgee, OK 74447
Phone: 918/756-6211 or 800/722-4471, Fax: 918/756-1315
Contact: Steven Sherrill, Professor
Programs: Associate degree, continuing education.
Subjects: Casting, horology, jewelry design, making, repair, and technology; mold making, plating, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, watch making.

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Oregon

Oregon College of Art & Craft
8245 SW Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97225
Phone: 503/297-5544, Fax: 503/297-9651
Contact: Christine Clarke, Metals Dept. Head
Programs: BFA degree, certification, evening/continuing education, intensive courses over a one week period.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, holloware, jewelry design, metalsmithing, product design, stone setting, and other related topics.

University of Oregon
Department of Fine & Applied Arts, Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: 503/686-3610
Kate Wagle, Professor

Western Oregon State College
Jewelry & Art Department, Campbell Hall, Monmouth, OR 97361
Phone: 503/ 838-8000
Programs: BFA degree, seminars.
Subjects: Jewelry design and metalsmithing.

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Pennsylvania

Beaver College
Department of Art, Church Easton Roads, Glenside, PA 19038
Phone: 215/572-2910
Holly Goekler, Professor

Edinboro University
Department of Art, 13 Loveland Hall, Edinboro, PA 16444
Phone: 814/732-2908
Sue Amendolara, Professor

Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Department of Art
Metals Department, Sprowls Hall #302
Indiana, PA 15705
412/357-2530
Lynda LaRoche, Professor

Marywood College
Department of Art, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA 18509
Phone: 717/348-6234
Robert Griffith, Professor

Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Department of Art, Millersville, PA 17551
Phone: 717/872-3298
Brigid O'Hanrahan, Professor

Moore College of Art
Jewelry & Art Department, 20th & Pky., Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215/568-4515
Programs: Degree programs (1-4 years), evening/continuing education, intensive courses over a one week period.
Subjects: Metalsmithing.

Pennsylvania State University
School of Visual Arts, 102 Visual Arts Building, University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814/865-0444
Albert Anderson, Professor

Seton Hill College
Department of Art, Greensburg, PA 15601
Phone: 724/834-2200
Joseph Filkosky, Professor

Temple University Web site
Tyler School of Art, Beech & Penrose Ave., Elkins Park, PA 19027
Phone: 215/782-2863, Fax: 215/782-2799
Contact: Prof. Stanley Lechtzin
Programs: Degree programs (1-4 years), evening/continuing education, intensive courses over a one week period.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, jewelry design and manufacturing arts, lapidary, stone setting, computer aided design & manufacturing, and other related topics.
Comments: Faculty stresses traditional techniques and materials in relation to their historical significance. Advanced courses encourage the use of new technologies in the field.

University of the Arts
Philadelphia College of Arts & Design, 320 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215/875-1050
Contact: Rod McCormick, Crafts Chairperson
Programs: BFA degree, certification, continuing education, graduate degree (MFA), post-baccalaureate studio program, workshops.
Subjects: Casting, electroforming, enameling, jewelry design, making, manufacturing arts, rendering, and technology; lapidary, machine tool, metalworking, mold making, product design, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island College
Department of Art, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave., Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401/456-8054, Fax: 401/456-8379
Contact: Prof. Curtis K. LaFollette
Programs: BFA degree.
Subjects: Casting, jewelry making and design, metalworking, mold making, silversmithing, tool making, wax carving, model making: wax & white metal; design for mass production.

Rhode Island School of Design Web site
2 College St., Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401/454-6200, Fax: 401/454-6218
Contact: Louis Meuller, Department Head-Light Metals
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees, continuing education, workshops.
Subjects: Jewelry design, metalsmithing, and technology.

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South Carolina

University of South Carolina
Department of Art, Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803/777-6438
Harold Woody, Professor

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Tennessee

East Tennessee State University
Department of Art and Design, PO Box 70708, Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone: 423/929-4247
Contact: David G. Logan, Art Department Chairperson
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees, academic credit offered for workshops taken at the Penland Craft School in Penland, NC.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, graphic design, jewelry design, making, and repair; lapidary, metalworking, mold making, photography of jewelry/metalwork, plating, product design, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.
Comment: Small business administration program available through the College of Business.

Memphis College of Art
Overton Park, Memphis, TN 38112
Phone: 901/726-4085
Richard Prillaman, Professor

Memphis State University
Department of Art, Jones Hall 201, Memphis, TN 38152
Phone: 901/454-2216
Pam Hasseler, Professor

Middle Tennessee State University
PO Box 25, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615/898-2011
Contact: Klaus Kallenberger
Programs: BFA degree.
Subjects: Jewelry I, II, and III including casting, cabochon, fabrication and goldsmithing; advanced jewelry courses including introduction to enameling, lapidary, and silversmithing.

TTU Appalachian Center for Crafts
1560 Craft Center Dr., Smithville, TN 37166
Phone: 615/597-6801, Fax: 615/597-6803
Contact: Robert Coogan, Department Head-Metals
Programs: BFA degree, certification, workshops.
Subjects: Blacksmithing, casting, enameling, jewelry design, making, manufacturing arts and technology, metalworking, silversmithing, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.

The University of Tennessee
Department of Art, 1715 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 615/974-3407
Michael Tomlinson, Professor

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Texas

Sam Houston State University
Department of Art, PO Box 2089, Huntsville, TX 77341
Phone: 409/294-1315
Jimmy H. Barker, Professor

Stephen F. Austin State University
Department of Art, 13001, S.F.A.S.U., Necogdoches, TX 75962
Phone: 409/568-4183
Jim Snyder, Professor

Texas A&M-Commerce(Formerly East Texas State)
Department of Art, TAMU-Commerce, E. Texas Station, Commerce, TX 75429
Phone: 903/886-5208
Jim Allumbaugh, Professor

Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology
A Division of Paris Junior College, 2400 Clarksville St., Paris, TX 75460
Phone: Admissions 800/232-5804; J. Waters 903/784-9377, Fax: 903/784-9386
Contact: Jerry Waters, Division Chairperson
Programs: Associate degree, certification, continuing education.
Subjects: Casting, gemology, horology, jewelry making, repair, and technology; metalworking, mold making, stone setting, wax carving, modeling and working.

The Texas School of Earth Sciences Web site
Silversmithing Department, 1408 Gibbons Rd., PO Box 986, Arlington, Texas
817/277-2286
Sam Howeth, Professor

Texas Tech University
Department of Art, PO Box 4720, Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone: 806/742-3825
Robley Glover, Professor

Texas Woman's University
Visual Arts, PO Box 22995, TWA Station, Denton, TX 76204
Phone: 817/898-2530
A.E. Green, Professor

University of Houston
Department of Art, 4800 Calhoun 129 East, Houston, TX 77004
Phone: 713/749-2321
Val Link, Professor

University of North Texas
School of Visual Arts, PO Box 5098, Denton, TX 76203
Phone: 817/565-2855
Harlan Butt, Professor

University of Texas at Austin
Department of Art, 23 St. & San Jacinto, Austin, TX 78712
Phone: 512/471-3365
Thelma Coles, Professor

University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Art, El Paso, TX 79968
Phone: 915/747-5181
Rachelle Thiewes, Professor

West Texas A&M(Formerly West Texas State)
Department of Art, WT Station, PO Box 207 Canyon, TX 79016
Phone: 806/656-2291
Darold Smith, Professor

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Virginia

Old Dominion University
Art Department, Visual Arts Bld.
Norfolk, VA 23529
Phone: 757/683-4047
Contact: Dianne deBeixedon, Professor
Programs: BFA, MFA in Visual Studies
Subjects: Casting, jewelry design, metalworking, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, wax carving

Virginia Commonwealth University
School of the Arts, 325 N. Harrison St., Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: 804/828-2787
Nancy K. Thompson, Professor

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Washington

Highline Community College
2400 S. 240th St., PO Box 9800, Des Moines, WA 98198
Phone: 206/878-3710 ext. 3213 or 3341
Programs: Associate degree, certification, continuing education, seminars, workshops.
Subjects: Casting, gemology, jewelry design, manufacturing, repair, and technology; mold making, stone cutting and setting, wax carving, modeling, and working.

North Seattle Community College
9600 College Way N., Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206/526-3600
Programs: Associate degree, continuing education, workshops.
Subjects: Casting, enameling, horology, jewelry design, making, repair, and technology; lapidary, metalworking, mold making, patina work, stone setting, tool making, wax carving, modeling, and working.

University of Washington
School of Art, Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 206/543-0970 for graduate programs; 206/543-0646 for undergraduate programs.
Contact: Mary Hu or Pat Doherty for graduate programs; Judi Clark for undergraduate programs.
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees in metals and jewelry.
Subjects: Blacksmithing, casting, enameling, jewelry making and design, lapidary, metalworking, silversmithing, stone setting, tool making, and wax carving, modeling, and working.

Washington State University
Fine Arts Department, Fine Arts Center, Pullman, WA 99164
Phone: 509/335-8686
Jerry Leisure, Professor

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Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin/Eau Claire
Department of Art, 112 Schofield Hall, Eau Claire, WI 54701

University of Wisconsin/Madison
Department of Art, 6241 Humanities Bldg., 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608/262-1660
Contact: Prof. Fred Fenster
Programs: BFA, MFA degrees.
Subjects: Holloware, introduction to jewelry and metalsmithing, pewter.

University of Wisconsin/Oshkosh
Art Department, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone: 920/ 424-1349, Fax: 920/424 -1738z
Contact: Prof. Andrew Redington

University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee
Department of Art, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: 414/229-4200
Michael Lacktman, Professor

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