I've been talking to jewelers and metalsmiths, as well as bead makers, wire artists, and beaders. Out of all of them, I was surprised how many didn't actually go to school to be in the profession they are in. One was an accountant, one a chemical engineer, one a nurse, a few were teachers, and so on. Out of the people that actually went to college to get a fine arts degree, or to a trade school to learn their trade, I was surprised that they are actually not teaching themselves. One person I spoke with trained solely on their own, learning to make metal jewelry from internet and books.
Me? I've been taught by some really great people to work with beads, metal, and even glass, but I'm not professionally trained. I majored in Nursing in college, and have a design background.
There are many schools that do offer anything from a certificate to a fine arts degree with a concentration in jewelry. The programs vary from a two year Associate of Arts degree to a full Bachelor of Arts degree.
Here are a few:
American Jewelers Institute
11904 SE Stark St., Portland OR 97216
Phone 503-255-4517
www.jewelersacademy.com
Four-month course in jewelry manufacturing, including fabrication, setting, wax carving and casting.
Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology at Paris Junior College
2400 Clark St., Paris TX 75460
Phone 800-232-5804
Fax 903-782-0452
www.parisjc.edu/index.php/tijt
Email: uraus@parisjc.edu
Associate’s degree programs in jewelry manufacturing and watchmaking, as well as semester-length classes in computer-aided design, gemology and business practices. Short classes in topics such as setting, casting, working with platinum and jewelry repair are available, as is a review class for the JA Bench Certification exams.
Wear Ever Jewelry Studio
11 Rolling Hills Drive
Budd Lake, NJ 07828
Phone 201-841-2674
Fax 973-691-5251
http://weareverjewelry.com/
Email: info@weareverjewelry.com
Classes and workshops in basic through advanced jewelry fabrication with specialties in enameling, granulation, and chain making
Oklahoma State University, Jewelry Technology Dept.
1801 E. 4th St., Okmulgee OK 74447
Phone 918-293-5342
Fax 918-293-4633
http://go.osuit.edu/academics/watchmaking/
Email: Watch@okstate.edu
The School of Watchmaking at OSUIT is a holistic two year program that dates back to 1946 and utilizes the Swiss American Watchmaker Training Alliance (SAWTA) curriculum as well as an Associates of Applied Science degree.
University of Kansas Jewelry Design & Metalsmithing Program
300 Art & Design Bldg., Lawrence KS 66045
Phone 785-864-2957
Fax 785-864-4404
www.ku.edu
Massachusetts College of Art (Jewelry and Metals Dept.)
621 Huntington Ave., Boston MA 02115
Phone 617-232-1555, ext. 475
Fax 617-566-4034
www.massart.edu
Careers in the jewelry industry--- http://www.jewelers.org/benefits/jewelry-careers/careers-guide/
Me? I've been taught by some really great people to work with beads, metal, and even glass, but I'm not professionally trained. I majored in Nursing in college, and have a design background.
There are many schools that do offer anything from a certificate to a fine arts degree with a concentration in jewelry. The programs vary from a two year Associate of Arts degree to a full Bachelor of Arts degree.
Here are a few:
American Jewelers Institute
11904 SE Stark St., Portland OR 97216
Phone 503-255-4517
www.jewelersacademy.com
Four-month course in jewelry manufacturing, including fabrication, setting, wax carving and casting.
Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology at Paris Junior College
2400 Clark St., Paris TX 75460
Phone 800-232-5804
Fax 903-782-0452
www.parisjc.edu/index.php/tijt
Email: uraus@parisjc.edu
Associate’s degree programs in jewelry manufacturing and watchmaking, as well as semester-length classes in computer-aided design, gemology and business practices. Short classes in topics such as setting, casting, working with platinum and jewelry repair are available, as is a review class for the JA Bench Certification exams.
Wear Ever Jewelry Studio
11 Rolling Hills Drive
Budd Lake, NJ 07828
Phone 201-841-2674
Fax 973-691-5251
http://weareverjewelry.com/
Email: info@weareverjewelry.com
Classes and workshops in basic through advanced jewelry fabrication with specialties in enameling, granulation, and chain making
Oklahoma State University, Jewelry Technology Dept.
1801 E. 4th St., Okmulgee OK 74447
Phone 918-293-5342
Fax 918-293-4633
http://go.osuit.edu/academics/watchmaking/
Email: Watch@okstate.edu
The School of Watchmaking at OSUIT is a holistic two year program that dates back to 1946 and utilizes the Swiss American Watchmaker Training Alliance (SAWTA) curriculum as well as an Associates of Applied Science degree.
University of Kansas Jewelry Design & Metalsmithing Program
300 Art & Design Bldg., Lawrence KS 66045
Phone 785-864-2957
Fax 785-864-4404
www.ku.edu
Massachusetts College of Art (Jewelry and Metals Dept.)
621 Huntington Ave., Boston MA 02115
Phone 617-232-1555, ext. 475
Fax 617-566-4034
www.massart.edu
Careers in the jewelry industry--- http://www.jewelers.org/benefits/jewelry-careers/careers-guide/
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