Phillips Exeter Academy

Art

Capstone Intensive Studio
Art

Moving beyond ART500, Capstone Intensive Studio is a unique opportunity for in-depth studio work dedicated to concept development and supported by the required investigation of working artists. This investigation will inform students’ creative thinking...

Ceramics I: Form + Function
Art

The Exeter Clay Studio introduces students to methods used to create unique sculpture and tableware. Developing their creative concepts, students will throw on the potter’s wheel, hand build forms, and create a series of pieces over the course of the...

3D Design: Tech + Form + Fashion
Art

This course offers innovative studio projects in 3-D design, architecture, industrial design, fashion and apparel. The relationship between form and function, the visualization of concepts, process sketches, preliminary models and patterns, and product...

Photography I: Composing Concepts
Art

This course allows students to channel their excitement and passion for photography into a more intentional and sophisticated image-making process. Using digital cameras, students will gain a highly functional understanding of essential camera skills and...

Printmaking I: Pop Art + Culture
Art

The printmaking course is a comprehensive studio experience that emphasizes experimentation and creativity while providing a strong technical basis. Students explore a variety of print processes, including screen printing, block carving, and monotype and...

Drawing and Painting
Art

Students explore the symbiotic relationship between drawing and painting and the art fundamentals common to both, including design, form, space, perspective, composition and color. Students investigate a variety of mark-making techniques using graphite and...

Advanced Ceramics: Molding Meaning
Art

This advanced course offers a combination of assigned and selfdirected projects with a further investigation of working with clay. Building off of skills gained in Ceramics I, students develop a more sophisticated approach to methods and techniques that are...

Advanced Projects in 3-D Design
Art

This course offers the opportunity to further investigate 3-D studio projects in industrial and apparel design, 3-D printing, product prototypes, and sculptural models, and then integrates these technologies and processes into a dynamic studio practice....

Adv Photography: Beyond the Camera
Art

Advanced Photography is designed to challenge students to go beyond technical skills and photographic principles to establish a conceptually strong personal photographic style and artistic voice. Through hands-on practice, in-depth critique and weekly...