Metal Program
Metal is an active area of study that engages a wide variety of ideas, objects, images and modes of making. The program is directed by Professor Jamie Bennett and Professor Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, and includes John Cogswell and Arthur Hash as prominent faculty. The rigorous curriculum is designed to give students both breadth and depth, at the point in time when they are prepared for it. Students have the opportunity toexplore the technical, aesthetic and conceptual aspects of contemporary jewelry and metalsmithing in a state of the art facility, with teachers that are actively engaged artists who exhibit and lecture internationally.
SUNY-New Paltz is among the largest graduate metal programs in the country, and has earned the distinction of being ranked #1 by US News and World Report. Our alumni contribute to the richness of this field in meaningful ways; they actively participate in building a critical and productive community while they expand the field through their energetic, creative professional work.
