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Professional Arts: Jewelry

About Us

College of The Albemarle is a two-year community college located in northeastern NC. Each campus is approximately 70 miles apart geographically separated by several bodies of water. The Dare Campus of College of The Albemarle, is the only campus to offer the Professional Jewelry-making program. The Dare Campus is located on the Outer Banks in Manteo, NC.  The Outer Banks is noted for its scenic beauty and pristine beaches. COA Dare Campus is home to approximately 800 students in certificate, diploma, or degree programs. Continuing Education, Basic Skills, and the Small Business Center serve approximately 1500 students per semester. For more information about the careers within this program of study, please click on the links below:

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Precious Stone and Metal Workers

If you are undecided about your program of study or need further assistance go to the Career Counseling Web Page.

Philosophy

College of The Albemarle’s Professional Crafts: Jewelry program provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to build a business from their artistic talent. Coursework combines technical knowledge and design skills with marketing and business essentials. Students learn basic and advanced jewelry construction and metalsmithing techniques. Practical experience in design and application of skills learned in the program enable students to develop their unique style and create one-of-a-kind and production pieces.

Faculty
Kathryn Osgood is an assistant professor in the Professional Crafts: Jewelry program at COA in Manteo, NC.  She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Maine and her Master of Fine Arts degree from East Carolina University. Her fabricated and enameled jewelry pieces are inspired by botanical forms and the flora and fauna of her coastal North Carolina environment. She has been published in The Art of Enameling, 1000 Rings, 500 Necklaces, 500 Earrings, Contemporary Enameling: Art and Techniques, and The Art of Jewelry :Wood. She exhibits her works nationally and internationally.

Resources/Studio
A second studio room contains soldering stations, vacuum casting equipment, a digitally controlled burnout kiln, and a large enameling kiln, with overhead ventilation.

A third room contains finishing and polishing equipment, a beadblaster, band saw, wax injector, anodizer and photo booth.   A computer lab offers jewelry students access to Rhinocerous3D modeling software and Flamingo rendering software, allowing students to design jewelry and produce rendered images of their jewelry pieces. Spring 2010 jewelry students will find themselves in a new building doubling the size of workspace available.   Additionally, the new professional arts building will house a student gallery and a professional art gallery—all overlooking the beautiful Roanoke Sound.

Student Housing 
COA has no residency halls on campus; however, in partnership with THE LOST COLONY, students may apply for housing at Morrison Grove Apts. approximately three miles from campus. Overlooking the Roanoke Sound, the apartments are furnished and rents are reasonable. For information, contact Terry at The Lost Colony office 252.473.2127 x224. For other housing, contact area real estate offices or check the local newspapers.

Request Information 
For more information, contact Kathryn Osgood, jewelry instructor, at 252.258.4285 or Martha Johnson, Assistant Dean, at 252.473.2264 x234.  

Contribute 
If you wish to make a contribution to the Professional Crafts jewelry program, please send your tax deductible gifts to Joe Turner, Interim Dean, COA Dare Campus, 132 Russell Twiford Rd., Manteo NC, 27954. Please make check payable to College of The Albemarle Foundation. Please signify on your check if your contribution should go toward equipment, supplies, or scholarships for students, or undesignated to the jewelry program. Naming opportunities are available at the new Professional Arts building scheduled to open for classes in January 2010. Please contact Development and Foundation Assistant of the COA Foundation at 252.3350821 x2265 or e-mail jenna_hatfield@albemarle.edu. College of The Albemarle jewelry studio has twelve student workbenches fully equipped with the hand tools required for jewelry fabrication. The main studio area also contains a rolling mill, bench shear, hydraulic press, and a forming and raising area with a selection of hammers, stakes and anvils.
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Contact Info

Osgood, Kathryn M
Assistant Professor, Professional Crafts: Jewelry
Dare Campus Office: Jewelry Studio
Phone: (252) 473-5021
Email: kathryn_osgood@albemarle.edu

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