Skye Wilson "Material Matters"

about first year courses


The curriculum is focused on various approaches to teaching and learning a range of art and design methods, theories, and practices. This includes a grounding in the liberal arts, and working across studio and seminar contexts, through reading, writing, and making. The First Year is the beginning of all Parsons majors, and prepares students to focus on their majors moving forward as well as envision paths beyond the confines of a single discipline. Visit the Parsons website for more information on curriculum, faculty, and news.

student work

Anna Emberson "The Lambs Club" Anna Emberson

Anna Emberson "The Lambs Club"

Anna Emberson "Sidewalk Shed Gardens" Anna Emberson

Anna Emberson "Sidewalk Shed Gardens"

Ben Fertig "I wait for you" Ben Fertig

Ben Fertig "I wait for you"

Yi Nan Kang "Do You Love Me?" Yi Nan Kang

Yi Nan Kang "Do You Love Me?"

Sora Haan "To Our Own Journey" Sora Haan

Sora Haan "To Our Own Journey"

Ella Guido "4 May 1905" Ella Guido

Ella Guido "4 May 1905"

April Seo "natural beauty" April Seo

April Seo "natural beauty"

Lucie Lenoir "Exoskeleton" Lucie Lenoir

Lucie Lenoir "Exoskeleton"

Alexander Zuill "It's All In Your Head" Alexander Zuill

Alexander Zuill "It's All In Your Head"

Aijalon Gandionco "Fish Are Friends" Aijalon Gandionco

Aijalon Gandionco "Fish Are Friends"

Chloe Roush "A Body is a Home" Chloe Roush

Chloe Roush "A Body is a Home"

Eve Hakimian "Untitled"

Eve Hakimian "Untitled"

Xin Shu "Stairs, Pool, Tub" Xin Shu

Xin Shu "Stairs, Pool, Tub"

Xin Shu "Tradition, Women, Cyborg" Xin Shu

Xin Shu "Tradition, Women, Cyborg"

Krystal Lu "Create A Room: A Quiet Space" Krystal Lu

Krystal Lu "Create A Room: A Quiet Space"

Vrinda Gupta "How to Get Rights: An Ultimate Guide for Plants" Vrinda Gupta

Vrinda Gupta "How to Get Rights: An Ultimate Guide for Plants"

Patricia Kirby "The House of Nazareth" Patricia Kirby

Patricia Kirby "The House of Nazareth"

Nicole Chen "Biodegradable jellyfish" Nicole Chen

Nicole Chen "Biodegradable jellyfish"

Norah Atienza "Cultural Mask" Norah Atienza

Norah Atienza "Cultural Mask"

Meiyi Chen "A Glimpse into the Shrooman World" Meiyi Chen

Meiyi Chen "A Glimpse into the Shrooman World"

Ling Toh "Self Portrait in Wire" Ling Toh

Ling Toh "Self Portrait in Wire"

Ling Toh "Self Portrait: Beyond the Visible" Ling Toh

Ling Toh "Self Portrait: Beyond the Visible"

Jennifer Chung "A City Above Water" Jennifer Chung

Jennifer Chung "A City Above Water"

Ana Grynberg "Personal Exoskeleton- Using linear materials" Ana Grynberg

Ana Grynberg "Personal Exoskeleton- Using linear materials"

Ana Grynberg "Wood accessory" Ana Grynberg

Ana Grynberg "Wood accessory"

Ketana Anekar "Let Me Pick Your Brain" Ketana Anekar

Ketana Anekar "Let Me Pick Your Brain"

Fiona Chen "COMMUNITY - Quilt Patch Assignment-" Fiona Chen

Fiona Chen "COMMUNITY - Quilt Patch Assignment-"

Amber Pjongluck "Only for the First Time" Amber Pjongluck

Amber Pjongluck "Only for the First Time"

Ella Wingate "Untitled" Ella Wingate

Ella Wingate "Untitled"

Siyona Lal "Hybrid Culture Mask" Siyona Lal

Siyona Lal "Hybrid Culture Mask"

Eliza Mayberry "Wheat-paste and graffiti bag" Eliza Mayberry

Eliza Mayberry "Wheat-paste and graffiti bag"

Sofia Losada "Object & Community Identity" Sofia Losada

Sofia Losada "Object & Community Identity"

Elle Gallen "home on my shelf" Elle Gallen

Elle Gallen "home on my shelf"

Hanning Mao "Volcano & Glacier" Hanning Mao

Hanning Mao "Volcano & Glacier"

Ruowen Li "Create a Room – Living Room" Ruowen Li

Ruowen Li "Create a Room – Living Room"

Youjun Zhang "David: An Exhibitor" Youjun Zhang

Youjun Zhang "David: An Exhibitor"

Flora Cao "Kombucha Leather Crafts" Flora Cao

Flora Cao "Kombucha Leather Crafts"

Grace Albright "The Articulated Body Covering" Grace Albright

Grace Albright "The Articulated Body Covering"

Jennifer Chung "Cultural Puppet" Jennifer Chung

Jennifer Chung "Cultural Puppet"

Diana Iskandarova "Trains, Longing, and Admiration" Diana Iskandarova

Diana Iskandarova "Trains, Longing, and Admiration"

Morgan Adams "Object and Community Identity: Wooden Najeonchilgi" Morgan Adams

Morgan Adams "Object and Community Identity: Wooden Najeonchilgi"

Rae Johnsen "Moral Standards in Paolo Veronese’s “The Choice between Virtue and Vice” and “Wisdom and Strength”" Rae Johnsen

Rae Johnsen "Moral Standards in Paolo Veronese’s “The Choice between Virtue and Vice” and “Wisdom and Strength”"

Radhika Sekhsaria "Sharp cuts, straight edges." Radhika Sekhsaria

Radhika Sekhsaria "Sharp cuts, straight edges."

Pono Skousen "Book of Mormon Case" Pono Skousen

Pono Skousen "Book of Mormon Case"

Naomi Root "The Unread" Naomi Root

Naomi Root "The Unread"

Lola (Brooke) Neuberger "Frankentime Cloak" Lola (Brooke) Neuberger

Lola (Brooke) Neuberger "Frankentime Cloak"

Katina Chang "Parametric Stool" Katina Chang

Katina Chang "Parametric Stool"

Junlin Qiu "Fashion and Culture" Junlin Qiu

Junlin Qiu "Fashion and Culture"

Julie Su "24 hour performance : My Heartbeat Waltz" Julie Su

Julie Su "24 hour performance : My Heartbeat Waltz"

Jiya Sultania "Inhibitions" Jiya Sultania

Jiya Sultania "Inhibitions"

Jesse Cope "Fool's Requiem" Jesse Cope

Jesse Cope "Fool's Requiem"

Jackie Shoemaker "My Sock Puppy" Jackie Shoemaker

Jackie Shoemaker "My Sock Puppy"

Ivy Chen "Combining modern architecture on the basis of ancient Chinese architecture" Ivy Chen

Ivy Chen "Combining modern architecture on the basis of ancient Chinese architecture"

Georgina Yustisio "Casting Pumpkins" Georgina Yustisio

Georgina Yustisio "Casting Pumpkins"

Fitriyanda Priyatna "Inhabitable Space Concept Model - Beach Shelter" Fitriyanda Priyatna

Fitriyanda Priyatna "Inhabitable Space Concept Model - Beach Shelter"

Emma Loewen "Warped Connection" Emma Loewen

Emma Loewen "Warped Connection"

Edward Wang "Inhabitable Space Concept Model" Edward Wang

Edward Wang "Inhabitable Space Concept Model"

Disha Bafna "Snub Cube Lamp" Disha Bafna

Disha Bafna "Snub Cube Lamp"

Diane Lincifort "Hidden Issues" Diane Lincifort

Diane Lincifort "Hidden Issues"

Cooper Sperling "Sentimental Boots" Cooper Sperling

Cooper Sperling "Sentimental Boots"

Christina Costanzo "Roots of Arranged Marriage: Patriarchal Bondage, Fetish, & The Cage of Eroticism" Christina Costanzo

Christina Costanzo "Roots of Arranged Marriage: Patriarchal Bondage, Fetish, & The Cage of Eroticism"

Charles Ferguson "Untitled" Charles Ferguson

Charles Ferguson "Untitled"

Badah Oh "Happy Anniversary" Badah Oh

Badah Oh "Happy Anniversary"

Badah Oh "Stained Red, Wicked Fate" Badah Oh

Badah Oh "Stained Red, Wicked Fate"

August Payne "mama" August Payne

August Payne "mama"

Amira Flayhan "Hybrid Culture Mask" Amira Flayhan

Amira Flayhan "Hybrid Culture Mask"

Alina Mickelson "Befoulment" Alina Mickelson

Alina Mickelson "Befoulment"

Alejandro Ramdahin "Interior Space; Reitveld-Shroder House Project" Alejandro Ramdahin

Alejandro Ramdahin "Interior Space; Reitveld-Shroder House Project"

Ainoa Cerdeira Gonzalez "Be Ashamed of Body-Shame" Ainoa Cerdeira Gonzalez

Ainoa Cerdeira Gonzalez "Be Ashamed of Body-Shame"

sentao chen "Anxiety And the City" sentao chen

sentao chen "Anxiety And the City"

Ningyi Rui "The butterfly child" Ningyi Rui

Ningyi Rui "The butterfly child"

Elleyse Na "Project #1: Hybrid Cultural Mask" Elleyse Na

Elleyse Na "Project #1: Hybrid Cultural Mask"

Elleyse Na "Mushroom Music/Jewelry Box" Elleyse Na

Elleyse Na "Mushroom Music/Jewelry Box"

Doris Yih "Break of the Cocoon" Doris Yih

Doris Yih "Break of the Cocoon"

Xinran Cheng "The Fantasy of the Temple of Heaven" Xinran Cheng

Xinran Cheng "The Fantasy of the Temple of Heaven"

Ryan Huddleston "To Water a Child" Ryan Huddleston

Ryan Huddleston "To Water a Child"

Meng Tong "24-Hour Project" Meng Tong

Meng Tong "24-Hour Project"

Fitriyanda Priyatna "Your Letter" Fitriyanda Priyatna

Fitriyanda Priyatna "Your Letter"

Eujin Lee "Tea Party" Eujin Lee

Eujin Lee "Tea Party"

Angelina Li "Roots" Angelina Li

Angelina Li "Roots"

Virginia Alvares Affonso "Reimagining Women's Shelters" Virginia Alvares Affonso

Virginia Alvares Affonso "Reimagining Women's Shelters"

Surali Sangesh Dalal "Golf For All" Surali Sangesh Dalal

Surali Sangesh Dalal "Golf For All"

Salma Ashmawy "NYC Work- Shelter Program" Salma Ashmawy

Salma Ashmawy "NYC Work- Shelter Program"

Elin Nakayama "Oyster & Bamboo Project" Elin Nakayama

Elin Nakayama "Oyster & Bamboo Project"

Zhimeng Liu "Scent Sachet With Its Gift Box" Zhimeng Liu

Zhimeng Liu "Scent Sachet With Its Gift Box"

Sprout Sipe "Platform Mary Jane" Sprout Sipe

Sprout Sipe "Platform Mary Jane"

Queeny Shen "Blooming Lotus" Queeny Shen

Queeny Shen "Blooming Lotus"

Naphaphorn Tan "Wire Camera " Naphaphorn Tan

Naphaphorn Tan "Wire Camera "

Maite Santos Alcocer "The Drive out Tent" Maite Santos Alcocer

Maite Santos Alcocer "The Drive out Tent"

Maite Santos Alcocer "Ugly Dolls: The Sustainable Line" Maite Santos Alcocer

Maite Santos Alcocer "Ugly Dolls: The Sustainable Line"

Kyungna Park "Chair of Allegory" Kyungna Park

Kyungna Park "Chair of Allegory"

Julia Simon "Concrete Garden" Julia Simon

Julia Simon "Concrete Garden"

Julia Daser "The Movement of Sound" Julia Daser

Julia Daser "The Movement of Sound"

Jiangyuan Ai "The Wheel of Covid" Jiangyuan Ai

Jiangyuan Ai "The Wheel of Covid"

Jennifer Lee "Mechanical Wheels" Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee "Mechanical Wheels"

Yi Qing Ng "A Snail's Shell" Yi Qing Ng

Yi Qing Ng "A Snail's Shell"

Gia Porco "The Padded Cell" Gia Porco

Gia Porco "The Padded Cell"

Christine Chang "Wire Headphone" Christine Chang

Christine Chang "Wire Headphone"

Christine Chang "Natural State" Christine Chang

Christine Chang "Natural State"

Apeksha Lal "Telephone Booth" Apeksha Lal

Apeksha Lal "Telephone Booth"

Andria Shafer "Sex in Disasters" Andria Shafer

Andria Shafer "Sex in Disasters"

Angelina Li "How We See Nature: Singular Mastery Versus Shared Curiosity" Angelina Li

Angelina Li "How We See Nature: Singular Mastery Versus Shared Curiosity"

Christine Chang "Absence of History, Presence of Future" Christine Chang

Christine Chang "Absence of History, Presence of Future"

Samuel Gressitt "A New Home" Samuel Gressitt

Samuel Gressitt "A New Home"

Dania Chirino Weinraub "DosveDaniaDesigns" Dania Chirino Weinraub

Dania Chirino Weinraub "DosveDaniaDesigns"

Tiffany Guo "Intimidation" Tiffany Guo

Tiffany Guo "Intimidation"

Emilia D'Antonio "Untitled " Emilia D'Antonio

Emilia D'Antonio "Untitled "

Simon Jiang "Universal Customizable System / U.C.S." Simon Jiang

Simon Jiang "Universal Customizable System / U.C.S."

Mira Fowlkes "Water Me" Mira Fowlkes

Mira Fowlkes "Water Me"

Rishita Rajneesh Mehta "Trash Can't" Rishita Rajneesh Mehta

Rishita Rajneesh Mehta "Trash Can't"

Ryan Habib "Blue Pre Issue 1" Ryan Habib

Ryan Habib "Blue Pre Issue 1"

Vanessa Marrocco "Self//Timer Project" Vanessa Marrocco

Vanessa Marrocco "Self//Timer Project"

Mrittika Mandal ""Workshop"" Mrittika Mandal

Mrittika Mandal ""Workshop""

Keara Friel "Helping Hands" Keara Friel

Keara Friel "Helping Hands"

Jiwoo Baik "Manhattan Vernacular" Jiwoo Baik

Jiwoo Baik "Manhattan Vernacular"

Kotchaporn Nga Yin Cheung "Metal Box" Kotchaporn Nga Yin Cheung

Kotchaporn Nga Yin Cheung "Metal Box"

Emma Flaire "Space to Hold " Emma Flaire

Emma Flaire "Space to Hold "

Emma Gonzalez Pini "Untitled" Emma Gonzalez Pini

Emma Gonzalez Pini "Untitled"

Eujin Lee "Overworked" Eujin Lee

Eujin Lee "Overworked"

Chloe Merry del Val "Extended" Chloe Merry del Val

Chloe Merry del Val "Extended"

Caroline Chase "Personal Exoskeleton" Caroline Chase

Caroline Chase "Personal Exoskeleton"

Ran Zhang "One-Minute Book about Washington Square Park" Ran Zhang

Ran Zhang "One-Minute Book about Washington Square Park"

Reina Quinonez "Safe Space" Reina Quinonez

Reina Quinonez "Safe Space"

Abbey Bear "Home is Where You Make it and Take It" Abbey Bear

Abbey Bear "Home is Where You Make it and Take It"

Hui Lin Li "The Inherited Tool" Hui Lin Li

Hui Lin Li "The Inherited Tool"

Mukta Muktapuram "Untitled" Mukta Muktapuram

Mukta Muktapuram "Untitled"

Amelia Gorman "Shorthand" Amelia Gorman

Amelia Gorman "Shorthand"

Elle Hebert "Illustrated Animation for Wilma Vritra's "Shallow Grave"" Elle Hebert

Elle Hebert "Illustrated Animation for Wilma Vritra's "Shallow Grave""

Disha Bafna "Just Do It" Disha Bafna

Disha Bafna "Just Do It"

Tiffany Wang "Plant Stand" Tiffany Wang

Tiffany Wang "Plant Stand"

Reina Quinonez "Holding Space In Our Thoughts" Reina Quinonez

Reina Quinonez "Holding Space In Our Thoughts"

Madeline McGloin "Under Angel's Auspice" Madeline McGloin

Madeline McGloin "Under Angel's Auspice"

Madeline McGloin ""Reliquary of Thought"" Madeline McGloin

Madeline McGloin ""Reliquary of Thought""

spotlights

First Year student film screening at MOMI! First Year student film screening at MOMI!

First Year student film screening at MOMI!

Getting to know our First Year staff: Mikayla Makle Getting to know our First Year staff: Mikayla Makle

Getting to know our First Year staff: Mikayla Makle

Sustainable Systems faculty Eric Romeo presents film during Earth Month Events Sustainable Systems faculty Eric Romeo presents film during Earth Month Events

Sustainable Systems faculty Eric Romeo presents film during Earth Month Events

First Year Student Workshop: Miniature World(s) First Year Student Workshop: Miniature World(s)

First Year Student Workshop: Miniature World(s)

First Year Student Workshop: Puppets: An Intro to Kinetic Sculpture First Year Student Workshop: Puppets: An Intro to Kinetic Sculpture

First Year Student Workshop: Puppets: An Intro to Kinetic Sculpture

First Year Student Workshop: Wall-Hanging Tapestry Weaving First Year Student Workshop: Wall-Hanging Tapestry Weaving

First Year Student Workshop: Wall-Hanging Tapestry Weaving

First Year Student Workshop: Hand Sewing First Year Student Workshop: Hand Sewing

First Year Student Workshop: Hand Sewing

First Year Student Workshop: See Through The Form First Year Student Workshop: See Through The Form

First Year Student Workshop: See Through The Form

First Year Student Workshop: Intro to Plaster Casting & Alginate Molds First Year Student Workshop: Intro to Plaster Casting & Alginate Molds

First Year Student Workshop: Intro to Plaster Casting & Alginate Molds

First Year Student Workshop: Animated Portraits First Year Student Workshop: Animated Portraits

First Year Student Workshop: Animated Portraits

First Year Student Workshop: Drawing on the Sewing Machine First Year Student Workshop: Drawing on the Sewing Machine

First Year Student Workshop: Drawing on the Sewing Machine

First Year Student Workshop: Photoshop Basics First Year Student Workshop: Photoshop Basics

First Year Student Workshop: Photoshop Basics

First Year Student Workshop: Wire Sculpting First Year Student Workshop: Wire Sculpting

First Year Student Workshop: Wire Sculpting

Audra Wolowiec | Visual Record Audra Wolowiec | Visual Record

Audra Wolowiec | Visual Record

Group exhibition featuring several First Year faculty opens! Group exhibition featuring several First Year faculty opens!

Group exhibition featuring several First Year faculty opens!

Parsons First Year Integrative Seminar students visit Nohra Haime Gallery Parsons First Year Integrative Seminar students visit Nohra Haime Gallery

Parsons First Year Integrative Seminar students visit Nohra Haime Gallery

Open Figure Drawing - Continued! Open Figure Drawing - Continued!

Open Figure Drawing - Continued!

End of semester PARSONS MAKES workshops! End of semester PARSONS MAKES workshops!

End of semester PARSONS MAKES workshops!

Conquer your Finals by taking a PARSONS MAKES! workshop! Conquer your Finals by taking a PARSONS MAKES! workshop!

Conquer your Finals by taking a PARSONS MAKES! workshop!

Parsons MAKES is back with more workshops! Parsons MAKES is back with more workshops!

Parsons MAKES is back with more workshops!

First Year Student Workshop: Printmaking Off the Press First Year Student Workshop: Printmaking Off the Press

First Year Student Workshop: Printmaking Off the Press

New PARSONS MAKES WORKSHOPS! New PARSONS MAKES WORKSHOPS!

New PARSONS MAKES WORKSHOPS!

news / events

FY Student Workshop: How to use and customize your Learning Portfolio! FY Student Workshop: How to use and customize your Learning Portfolio!

FY Student Workshop: How to use and customize your Learning Portfolio!

Welcome FIRST YEAR! Let's Get Making! Welcome FIRST YEAR! Let's Get Making!

Welcome FIRST YEAR! Let's Get Making!

First Year Integrative Seminar 2 students visit "Kimono Style" at the Met First Year Integrative Seminar 2 students visit "Kimono Style" at the Met

First Year Integrative Seminar 2 students visit "Kimono Style" at the Met

First Year student film screening at MOMI! First Year student film screening at MOMI!

First Year student film screening at MOMI!

Panel discussion: Let's Talk about AI Panel discussion: Let's Talk about AI

Panel discussion: Let's Talk about AI

Getting to know our First Year staff: Mikayla Makle Getting to know our First Year staff: Mikayla Makle

Getting to know our First Year staff: Mikayla Makle

First Year Student Workshop: Illusions of Space, Perspective Drawing First Year Student Workshop: Illusions of Space, Perspective Drawing

First Year Student Workshop: Illusions of Space, Perspective Drawing

First Year Student Workshop: Presenting Your Work First Year Student Workshop: Presenting Your Work

First Year Student Workshop: Presenting Your Work

Sustainable Systems faculty Eric Romeo presents film during Earth Month Events Sustainable Systems faculty Eric Romeo presents film during Earth Month Events

Sustainable Systems faculty Eric Romeo presents film during Earth Month Events

First Year Student Workshop: Miniature World(s) First Year Student Workshop: Miniature World(s)

First Year Student Workshop: Miniature World(s)

First Year Student Workshop: Banana Symphony: Captivating Touch Sensing for Physical / Digital Interaction First Year Student Workshop: Banana Symphony: Captivating Touch Sensing for Physical / Digital Interaction

First Year Student Workshop: Banana Symphony: Captivating Touch Sensing for Physical / Digital Interaction

First Year Student Workshop: Puppets: An Intro to Kinetic Sculpture First Year Student Workshop: Puppets: An Intro to Kinetic Sculpture

First Year Student Workshop: Puppets: An Intro to Kinetic Sculpture

First Year Student Workshop: Wall-Hanging Tapestry Weaving First Year Student Workshop: Wall-Hanging Tapestry Weaving

First Year Student Workshop: Wall-Hanging Tapestry Weaving

First Year Student Workshop: Hand Sewing First Year Student Workshop: Hand Sewing

First Year Student Workshop: Hand Sewing

First Year Student Workshop: See Through The Form First Year Student Workshop: See Through The Form

First Year Student Workshop: See Through The Form

First Year Student Workshop: Intro to Plaster Casting & Alginate Molds First Year Student Workshop: Intro to Plaster Casting & Alginate Molds

First Year Student Workshop: Intro to Plaster Casting & Alginate Molds

First Year Student Workshop: Character Creation 101 First Year Student Workshop: Character Creation 101

First Year Student Workshop: Character Creation 101

First Year Student Workshop: Animated Portraits First Year Student Workshop: Animated Portraits

First Year Student Workshop: Animated Portraits

First Year Student Workshop: All About NFT's First Year Student Workshop: All About NFT's

First Year Student Workshop: All About NFT's

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