Department of Visual Arts Printmaking Students accepted into Top Graduate Printmaking Programs

Printmaking Sam Bares (BFA in Studio with Concentration in Printmaking) has been accepted into graduate school to study printmaking with full assistantships at the University of Colorado and the University of North Texas. Bares will attend the University of Colorado on a full assistantship starting in the fall of 2018. The University of Colorado’s graduate studio art program is one of the strongest programs in the country and is included in US New and Reports top 50 graduate fine art programs in the United States. Bares is the first department printmaking student to be accepted in the printmaking graduate at the University of Colorado.

Printmaking student Hailey Quick (BFA in Studio with Concentration in Printmaking Fall 2017) has been accepted into graduate school to study printmaking with full assistantships at Kansas State University, West Virginia University, and Kent State University. Hailey will be attending Kansas State University in the fall 2018. Kansas State University is ranked as one the top 80 graduate programs in the country. Haliey will be working at KSU while the printmaking program is currently implementing a National Endowment of the Arts Visual Arts Artworks Grant called “Transforming Printmaking through Chemical Innovation”, a collaborative project to transfer safer, sustainable technology from the electronics and biotech industries into fine art printmaking. This project will allow collaborations with the KSU printmaking program and several key artists of national reputation that are committed to the project, including Shelley Thorstensen, Evan Summer, Jaune Quick-To-See Smith and Karen Kunc. The Mid America Print Council, American Chemistry Society, Printmakers Open Forum, Printeresting and Osprey Biotechnics are serving as key organizational partners.