Metal and Jewelry Arts. Academic Program Description

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by fashioning art works from gems, other stones, and precious metals. Includes instruction in gemology; metalsmithing and finishing; stone cutting and polishing; metal and non-metal casting and molding; electroforming; metal coloring; enameling; photo etching; lapidary technique and art; design concepts; and personal style development.

Related Occupations

• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
• Craft Artists

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Ai Miami International University of Art and Design
• Arcadia University
• Bethesda Christian University
• California College of the Arts
• Central Washington University
• Cerritos College
• Cleveland Institute of Art
• Corcoran College of Art and Design
• Cranbrook Academy of Art
• El Camino Community College District
• Evergreen Valley College
• Ferris State University
• Flathead Valley Community College
• Gemological Institute of America
• Gemological Institute of America-Los Angeles
• Gemological Institute of America-New York
• Haywood Community College
• Liberty Training Institute
• Los Angeles Pierce College
• Louisiana Technical College-Natchitoches Campus
• Maine College of Art
• Massachusetts College of Art
• Mohave Community College
• Monterey Peninsula College
• Northern Arizona University
• Palomar College
• Pinellas Technical Education Center
• Rhode Island School of Design
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Sam Houston State University
• Santa Ana College
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• Santiago Canyon College
• Savannah College of Art and Design
• Studio Jewelers
• SUNY College at New Paltz
• Temple University
• The University of Texas at El Paso
• Tulsa Technology Center-Peoria
• University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
• University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
• University of North Texas
• University of Oregon
• University of Washington - Seattle