Casting, as an integral component of the sculptural process, covers a wide breadth of mediums, processes and concepts. Mold making is used in a wide range of casting processes from traditional to contemporary conceptual ideas both physical and nonphysical. The field of casting encompasses time, movement, imprinting, shape alteration, repetition and the transition of one material to another. It can be solid, liquid or somewhere in between. Casting is an interdisciplinary practice employing a variety of materials and techniques used by related programs such as Sculpture, Architecture, Glass, Industrial Design and Ceramics. Casting/Mold making is truly interdisciplinary. The emphasis of this course will be on exploration and experimentation, building concepts through developing skills in casting and mold making. Students will experience a hands-on approach in different types of mold making such as flexible, ridged and sand. There will be lectures and demonstrations covering mold making, form building, pattern making, wax working and non-traditional methods of casting/molding other plastic materials. There will be 8 specific days of lectures/demonstrations/field trips towards the start of the semester, with the remaining days open studio time.____

Studio Research Labs are designed around a specific interdisciplinary theme that is not bound to a specific idea of medium or production. Depending on the course some courses may have a travel component. These courses may be unique to the timing of a specific one time event and are not repeated. In the past, classes have ranged from topics related to professional development, including grant writing, gallery economics, and professional development to more theoretical propositions, such as the concept of failure within a studio practice or an exploration of the grotesque in contemporary art. They give students crucial experience in creating fully realized projects that are embedded in the art world, and they help them to cultivate a network of fellow practitioners and supporting institutions that can be built upon after graduation.

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