Spring 2027

Art Metal I

ART METAL I covers basic jewelry techniques and metal fabrication, including piercing, soldering, forming, and stone setting, while developing creative concepts and understanding studio tools.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Matthew Mauk4.0/5Jaydan MooreSusan Moberly

Summary

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Past student reviews · Lucas Pointon

The class required significant outside work, with one student averaging 4-6 hours per week and another noting a big chunk of time needed weekly to finish projects.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop creative concepts.

  • Understand the formal elements and principles of art in the creation of 3D/metal objects.

  • Develop skills in metals fabrication - piercing, riveting and cold connections, soldering and hollow construction, surface manipulation, textures, coloration, finishing, basic forming, basic stone setting, and basic mechanics to accomplish designs in metal and related material.

  • Develop ideas through sketching and model making, plan projects out using a variety of approaches, and respond to the unexpected in the making process.

  • Understand historical and contemporary influences as they relate to the individual andculture in developing designs in the metal arts.

  • Learn tools and vernacular of a metals studio.

  • Understand relevant health and safety issues when working with metals and related material.

  • Engage in the evaluation and assessment of projects both individually and in a group setting via the critique process and develop critical responses to your work and the work of others, therefore being a part of formulating a metals studio community.

  • Demonstrate a commitment to one's own values and the understanding of the origins of one’s own interests and concepts in the making of art, and the ability to express these verbally and in writing.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Professors

Spring 2027

Matthew Mauk

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.62/5 from 13 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.33 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.43 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JAYDAN MOORE is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEFFREY CLANCY is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LISA GRALNICK is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LUCAS POINTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MATTHEW MAUK is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSAN MOBERLY is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 001Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 002Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 003Classroom Instruction0 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Jeffrey Clancy, Lisa Gralnick

Students described this metalsmithing course as demanding but rewarding, with instructors who provided thorough demonstrations and cared about student success.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.66 GPA, 78.1% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.80 GPA, 91.1% A/AB (n=45 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Lucas Pointon

The class required significant outside work, with one student averaging 4-6 hours per week and another noting a big chunk of time needed weekly to finish projects.

Past student reviews · Lisa Gralnick

Feedback on instructor support varied; one student found the studio closed too often for help, while another felt the harshness came from a desire for students to do their best.

Topics

  • Basic jewelry techniques and metal fabrication
  • Formal elements and principles of art in 3D object creation
  • Historical and contemporary influences in metal arts design

Skills

  • Developing creative concepts for design projects
  • Applying formal elements and principles of art to 3D metal objects
  • Metals fabrication including piercing, soldering, forming, and stone setting
  • Using tools and terminology specific to a metals studio
  • Understanding health and safety protocols for working with metals

Grades

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ART 244 · Spring 2027

Art Metal I

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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