利默里克理工學院

The Print Contemporary Practice (PCP) course has been developed with the needs of the student as core to the delivery of this fine art specialisation. The PCP workshop is housed on the ground level of the LSAD campus and has large spacious facilities dedicating to a wide range of printmaking processes. This provides a professional working space for students to develop a complex range of skills in printmaking, which is an ever expanding, and multi-faceted discipline.

To maintain a high level of expertise and compete with the worldwide changes and trends in printmaking as a practice the main aim of the programme is to study printmaking and all its related components at the forefront of research in this area. Students are provided with comprehensive workshops, lectures and tutorials in these areas, which establish an environment that encourages experiential learning and critical thinking through active engagement in the processes.

What modules will I study?

Year 2

Development of skills acquisition. The student will have acquired a basic understanding of printmaking techniques in Year 1. The focus of Year 2 will be building on those skills and growing a broader base of techniques while simultaneous adapting project briefs to support the implementation of printmaking methods. Printmaking processes being delivered are etching, woodcutting, smart plate and stone lithography, silkscreen, collography. Additional areas being delivered to support printmaking techniques include digital media and photography, drawing, research, professional practice and workshop health and safety. Seminars and talks on the practice of print on a national and international platform will be delivered weekly to support workshop methodologies. Students also collaborate with other programme areas and institutions on print specific projects.

Year 3

Implementation of printmaking skills with a self-directed project. The student will use a wide range of skills acquired in Year 2 to develop a response to themes and pathways that will have arisen for the student through numerous projects in Year 2. Year 3 will provide the delivery of intermediate to advanced skills in printmaking i.e. photo etching, colour separation, experimental silkscreen processes, printmaking on ceramic surfaces, plate lithography & carborundum.

Year 4

Specialisation of techniques that have been acquired from Year 2 and 3. Students develop into advanced printmaking skills. The student focuses on their self-directed project. Visiting lecturers will deliver advanced and professional workshops and seminars. Printmaking techniques are taught at an advanced level and are specific to student needs. Concept development, presentation methods, engaging with an audience, degree show production and display are also delivered. Photography and digital media are offered as optional.

Are there opportunities for further study?

Successful graduates of this programme are eligible for Level 9 and 10 postgraduate programmes within the institute or elsewhere.

What are the career prospects?

Graduates of this course have worked in the following areas:

Independent Printmakers

Printmaking Studio Directors

Printmaking Technicians