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fall semester

• Professional Lithography I (4 credit hours). An intensive technical course which covers the theoretical and applied aspects of the medium. Taught by Tamarind's education director, the course includes frequent lectures and demonstrations as well as forty hours or more per week in the workshop.

  Lithography Workshop I (2 credit hours). Meets once a week to address topics related to the operation of a professional printmaking workshop. Taught by the Tamarind director, with guest lecturers, it includes sessions on legal, financial, publishing, and marketing issues.

• Professional Lithography II (3 credit hours). Provides practical collaborative experience for printer-trainees who will work with graduate student artists (selected from a variety of studio disciplines) from the Department of Art and Art History of the University of New Mexico.

  History of the Graphic Arts II (3 credit hours). Covers the development of the original print from Goya to the present. Offered through the Department of Art and Art History at the University of New Mexico.

(Note: You do not need to apply to UNM when you apply to Tamarind, this will be done after you have been accepted into our program)

international students
Students who are not United States citizens will be required to obtain a visa. After a student is admitted to Tamarind, the University of New Mexico will initiate the paperwork needed to obtain this visa. All foreign students must prove that they have the equivalent of $12,750, the amount necessary to support one person (the amount is greater if family members accompany the student) for the nine-month period of the Tamarind course. Due to the intense demands of the course, outside employment is not recommended. If absolutely necessary, however, there may be limited work opportunities on the University of New Mexico campus. International students are not eligible for student loans, but may be eligible for limited financial assistance from Tamarind Institute.

education director:
rodney hamon
Professor Hamon completed his undergraduate work in California, received his Tamarind Master Printer certificate in 1987, then went on to complete both his MA (Studio Art, 1991), and his MFA (Printmaking, 1992) at the University of New Mexico. Before joining the Tamarind staff in 1999, Hamon taught printmaking at the University of New Mexico and worked in several professional workshops.

to apply to tamarind
Please call or write for an application form or download the Microsoft Word document application form

Applications must be RECEIVED by February 1st each year.

Send applications to: Tamarind Institute, 2500 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque NM 87106 or e-mail: tamarind@unm.edu

m.f.a. to focus on lithography: Tamarind Institute and Department of Art and Art History, University of New Mexico

In addition to its Professional Printer Training and Master Printer Training programs, Tamarind Institute now offers, in cooperation with the University of New Mexico's Department of Art and Art History, the option of pursuing an M.F.A.upon completion of the Tamarind program. Degree requirements can normally be completed in three years. Credit hours taken at Tamarind can be applied to the M.F.A. program.

All students must have a strong interest in collaborative printmaking as Tamarind's programs focus on the acquisition of the technical and interpersonal skills for collaborative lithography. Students apply directly to TI for admission to the Professional Printer Training Program, and all students must complete the first year Professional Printer Training at Tamarind. This intensive program requires a time commitment of a minimum of 60 hours per week. See description above.

At the end of the Fall semester of the Professional Printer Training Program, students who wish to follow the M.F.A. track must apply for admission to graduate study to the University of New Mexico by January 15. The M.F.A. is the terminal degree in studio art and emphasizes the creative aspects of an individual's work.

Students must meet all the criteria and be accepted by Art and Art History in order to pursue the M.F.A. track after completing the Professional Printer Training program at Tamarind. Acceptance into the M.F.A. program is not guaranteed. Those who wish to be assured of having a place in the MFA program for the second year must be accepted simultaneously to Tamarind and Art and Art History (note that their deadline for admission is January 15; Tamarind's is February 1.) Accepted candidates who do not participate in the Master Printer Program at Tamarind (only 1 – 3 candidates are accepted into this program each year) will complete years 2 and 3 in Art and Art History. Please see below for M.F.A. degree requirements..

During the Spring semester of the Professional Printer Training Program, students interested in pursuing Tamarind Master Printer Program must submit an application to the Master Printer Training Program at Tamarind. If accepted to the Master Printer Program, M.F.A.track students stay at Tamarind for year 2, then complete A&AH requirements during year 3. M.F.A./Master Printer Program students receive a stipend from TI, and must register for 12 credit hours each semester while in the Master Printer Program. All M.F.A. track students must take the Methods course in the Fall semester of the second year and the Interdisciplinary Seminar in the Fall semester of the third year.

Students who have completed the Professional Printer Training Program but do not wish to follow the M.F.A. track will also have the opportunity to apply for the Master Printer program. If accepted, they will receive a stipend, but they will not be required to register for credit.

More information on Department of Art and Art History's graduate program, as well as links to the University's Office of Graduate Studies can be found at finearts.unm.edu/art.htm

Tamarind Institute is a division of the College of Fine Arts of the University of New Mexico.