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ART 644

ADVANCED ART METAL II

4 credits.

Further advanced study in the art of metalsmithing.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ART 544 or declared in an Art graduate program Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Experience a variety of approaches to hollowware and develop forming and fabricating proficiency through: Raising, Sinking, Planishing, Soldering lapped seams, Shaping seamed forms, Shell structures including handles and spouts, pewter smithing, and tin smithing/sheet metal working. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Investigate the way metal hollowware has been used culturally and historically through research, reading, discussion and presentations, and to activate its relevance today. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop ideas through two and three-dimensional study and writing exercises. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop critical responses to your work and the work of others. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Experience a variety of approaches to hollowware and develop forming and fabricating proficiency through: Raising, Sinking, Planishing, Soldering lapped seams, Shaping seamed forms, Shell structures including handles and spouts, pewter smithing, and tin smithing/sheet metal working. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Investigate the way metal hollowware has been used culturally and historically through research, reading, discussion and presentations, and to activate its relevance today. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop ideas through two and three-dimensional study and writing exercises. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop critical responses to your work and the work of others. Audience: Graduate

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