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Graduate Program in Jewelry/Metals/Enameling

The Jewelry/Metals/Enameling program places a strong emphasis on critical thinking and allows students to build individual research strategies for developing a coherent and distinctive body of work. 

Investigations of inter-media and interdisciplinary relationships are part of the curricular focus. Students are expected to be conscious of and involved in contemporary practices, discourse, and trends nationally and globally among the field and within the larger arts/crafts/design movements. In addition to time in their own studio, graduate students have opportunities to enhance existing skills and knowledge by observing undergraduate class demonstrations and critiques. Graduate students are encouraged to use both traditional and contemporary studio practices while having access to an array of metalsmithing equipment, enameling kilns, as well as a school-wide digital fabrication lab.

The School of Art offers both the Master of Arts degree in Studio Art and the Master of Fine Arts degree in Jewelry/Metals/Enameling. Both programs prepare students with the professional skills, strategies, and experiences necessary to ignite and sustain the momentum for a career in studio craft, teaching or other facets of the field. The faculty in Jewelry/Metals/Enameling has been strong since the beginning of the program in 1950. Over the years, Mary Ann Scherr, Paul Van Dynwick, Bruce Metcalf, and Kathleen Browne were program heads. For many years, Mel Someroski headed the enameling area. 

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Program Highlights
  • Dedicated studio space for M.F.A. graduate students
  • Graduate Assistantships for M.F.A. students that offer tuition remission and a stipend
  • Working with a range of graduate faculty
  • Renowned visiting artist program
  • Kent Blossom Art Intensives - two-week summer studio intensives with visiting artists
  • Access to state-of-the-art facilities, equipment and tools
  • Travel study opportunities every semester to New York City, plus other domestic and international trips offered
  • Access to world-class museums and research libraries
  • School-wide digital fabrication lab (ARTech Studio)
Application Information

APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR FALL 2025:

Feb. 1, 2025

*All applications should be submitted by the deadline including the application fees. Fees may vary by degree type– check out the graduate FAQ section to learn more.

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Due to the high volume of applicants, we are unable to provide specific and detailed reasoning to each applicant who is not accepted to our program. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Degree Offerings

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s top graduate programs in the visual arts, the School of Art at Â鶹ÊÓƵ provides abundant opportunities for graduate students to advance their skills in all areas of studio art. We offer the only MFA program in northeast Ohio, and the only program in the state of Ohio to offer this breadth of studio specialties.

Learn about our M.F.A. in Studio Art

Learn about our M.A. in Studio Art

Visiting Artists Program

Each month throughout the school year, visiting artists in all studio art disciplines are invited to campus for public lectures, studio visits and demonstrations. Around ten visiting artists and scholars visit Â鶹ÊÓƵ every year. Artists exhibiting in nearby Akron and Cleveland are also invited conduct studio visits with MFA students when available.

Students also have opportunities to meet artists and curators on travel study trips to New York City as well as day trips to museums and galleries in nearby Akron, Cleveland, Detroit, Columbus, and Pittsburgh.

Additionally, during the summer Kent Blossom Art Intensives, the School of Art has as many as fourteen visiting artists come to campus. Artists give talks open to all disciplines and the public, and work with participants in their related field. 

CONTACT US:

For more information or to schedule a visit, contact Assistant Professor, Andrew Kuebeck at akuebeck@kent.edu or 330-672-2910.

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