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Printmaking

Our Printmaking curriculum is rooted in how the print, from its earliest form, has been a way to document, communicate, and disperse information both written and visual. The Printmaking Concentration at Pratt Institute promotes the exploration of visual representation through the medium of print as a primary art form. The program’s structure is based in the traditional mediums of relief, intaglio, lithography, and silkscreen while encouraging the use of photo processes, digital, and alternative methods. The studio courses foster imaginative approaches in addressing formal, technical, and conceptual creative problems. Course work is augmented by offsite visits to the abundance of print collections, collaborative studios, museums, and galleries that NYC offers. The Printmaking Faculty consists of recognized artists who encourage our print majors to explore the medium of print, the form it takes, and their own vision with conceptual and theoretical rigor.

Students and Alumni have partcipated in opportunities at:

IPCNY - Invitational print exhibits
Lower East Side Print Shop - Internships and residencies
Robert Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop - Internships and residencies
Harlan and Weaver - Internships
Two Palms Press - Internships
PRESSURE by the Print Club of Pratt

For more information please contact the printmaking coordinator: J. Martin Mazorra, jmazorra@pratt.edu.

Printmaking club: pressure.printmaking@gmail.com

Curriculum

Requirements for BFA Printmaking

Semester 1
Complete these courses.
FDC-140 Visualization/Representation

FDC-150 Space, Form, Process

FDC-160 Light Color Design Lab

HAD-111 Themes in Art and Culture I

HMS-101A Literary and Critical Studies I
Semester 2
Complete these courses.
FDC-141 Visualization/Representation/Concept

FDC-161 Light Color Design Studio

FDC-180 Time and Movement

HAD-112 Themes in Art and Culture II
Semester 2 Core
Complete one of the following Social Science Core Global Electives. Complete two Writing Intensive courses (SSWI, MSWI) out of your Social Science Global Elective, Social Science Thinking Elective, and Math/Science Core Elective.

SS-203G Global History to 1800

OR
SS-204G Global History Since 1800

OR
SS-209G Introduction to Anthropology

OR
SS-218G Salvation from Despair: Spiritual Awakenings in the Ancient World

OR
SS-220G Islam from Muhammad to the Great Khans

OR
SS-236G Comparative Revolutions

OR
SS-246G Lines in the sand:Borders, Nation-State And the Modern International System

OR
SS-249G Secret Activities of the CIA And the Modern International System

OR
SS-261G Sexual Politics in Transnational Perspective

OR
SS-278G Caribbean Music and Festivals: Shapers Of National and Global Identities

OR
SSWI-222G Making/Faking Nature

OR
SSWI-234G Century of Genocides

OR
SSWI-241G Cities and Globalization

OR
SSWI-242G Culture, Identity, Power: 1300-1800

OR
SSWI-245G The Empire Strikes Back
Semester 3
Complete these courses.
FAU-241: Fine Arts Seminar I

PRNT-203 Intaglio I

OR
PRNT-204P

OR
PRNT-211 Silkscreen I

OR
PRNT-212 Relief I

Take any Painting or Drawing Course

Take History of Art and Design Elective
Semester 3 Core
Complete one of the following Thinking Core Electives. Complete two Writing Intensive courses (SSWI, MSWI) out of your Social Science Global Elective, Social Science Thinking Elective, and Math/Science Core Elective.

SS-201T Sustainable Core

OR
SS-247TP Revolution Now!:Students, Politics and Protest

OR
SSWI-210T General Psychology

OR
SSWI-224T Nomads and Settlers Nomads and Settlers

OR
SSWI-233T Violence As Politics

OR
SSWI-235T Education and Society

OR
SSWI-237T Death & Dying

OR
SSWI-240T Shaping the Contemporary City

OR
SSWI-250T The Ethics of Research

OR
SSWI-255T Telling Tales: Narrative and Meaning in The Humanities

OR
SSWI-262T Contemporary Theories of Gender

OR
SSWI-276T Music,Creativity, and Consumption

OR
SSWI-288T Animals:Ethics and Representation

OR
SSWI-291T England Bloody England: Nation, Myth, Identity

OR
SSWI-228TP Introduction to Theory and Critique

OR
SSWI-244TP Memphis to Ferguson: Rethinking Modern American History
Semester 4
Complete these courses.
PRNT-205 Print I

PRNT-203 Intaglio I

OR
PRNT-204 Lithography I

OR
PRNT-211 Silkscreen I

OR
PRNT-212 Relief I

OR
PRNT-303 Intaglio II

OR
PRNT-304 Lithography II

OR
PRNT-311 Silkscreen II

OR
PRNT-312 Relief II

HMS-201A Literary and Critical Studies II

Complete 3 credit Sculpture or 3-D Tech Class
Semester 4 Core
Complete one of the following Math Science Core Electives. Complete two Writing Intensive courses (SSWI, MSWI) out of your Social Science Global Elective, Social Science Thinking Elective, and Math/Science Core Elective.

MSCI-220C Science of Light

OR
MSCI-222C Intro. to Electronics

OR
MSCI-223C Astronomy

OR
MSCI-225C Starstruck: Meet Our Universe

OR
MSCI-232C Chemistry of Arist's Materials

OR
MSCI-250C Geology

OR
MSCI-251C Planet Earth

OR
MSCI-252C Natural Catastrophes

OR
MSCI-283C Breeders, Propagators, & Creators

OR
MSWI-210C Science & Society

OR
MSWI-224C The Physics of Acoustic Music

OR
MSWI-230C Chemistry of Pigments

OR
MSWI-260C Evolution

OR
MSWI-270C Ecology Environment and Anthropocene
Semester 5
Complete these courses plus 3 Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective credits and 3 All Institute Elective credits.
PRNT-305 Print II

FAU-341 Fine Art Seminar II

DRWG-307 Expanded Field I

Complete History of Art and Design Elective
Semester 6
Complete these courses plus 3 Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective credits and 3 Liberal Arts Post-Core (300/400) Level Elective credits.
PRNT-306 Print III

PRNT-303 Intaglio II

OR
PRNT-304 Lithography II

OR
PRNT-311 Silkscreen II

OR
PRNT-312 Relief II

WAC-495A Studio Writing 1

DDA-500 Special Topics

OR
DDA-514 Storyboarding & Storytelling Animation

OR
DDA-555 Subverting Digital Media

OR
DDA-577 Advanced Video Editing Graphics

OR
FVID-251 Fx, Tricks + Pix

OR
FVID-370 Multimedia Installation

OR
COMD-230 Lighting and the Contemporary Portfolio

OR
COMD-411 After Effects

OR
COMD-461 Visualizing the Idea

OR
COMD-477 Motion Design: Graphic Design F

OR
COMD-481 Digital painting

OR
PHOT-210 Digital Photography

OR
TECH-574 Digital Tools for Object Makers

OR
JWLR-221 Perspectives in Jewelry Cad/Cam Tech
Semester 7
Complete these courses plus 3 Liberal Arts Post-Core (300/400) Level Elective credits.
PRNT-405 Print IV

FA-310 Professional Practices

WAC-495B Studio Writing 2

FAU-441 Fine Arts Seminar III

Complete Pratt Integrative Course
Semester 8
Complete these courses plus 3 Liberal Arts Post-Core (300/400) Level Elective credits and 6 All Institute elective credits.
PRNT-406 Print V

WAC-495C Studio Writing 3