
Shiqi Xu "Paperclip sandals"
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

Niara Knox "The World Has No Love To Give You Brother"

Winston Clark "Well Now, No, No, Now, We Ought To Be Mad At The Government, I Mean, Yeah, Well, What, What Are You Gonna Do?"

Brooke Marsico "A Tribute to Claude Monet FT Mazzy Star"

Ziyu Ren "Bridge 4: Memory as Pattern and Prediction - The 52 Entrance Tickets For The Met Museum"

Felicia Hertada "Deck of Extinct Spirit (Redesign Playing Cards)"

Felicia Hertada "Studio Ghibli | A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki & Joe Hisashi"

Felicia Hertada "The City Unveils Itself (Titanic Aftermath Chaos)"

Emilia Levin "Master copy of Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap, Titian c.1516"

Alinah Danish "Unveiling the Spiritual Tapestry of Islamic Architecture & Calligraphy"

Yeonwoo Kim "Travis Scott Playlist Receipt Calendar October 2030"

Sara Grant "I Don't Need Femininity (To Be a Woman)"

Ian Ritter "A House, a Chair, a Girl, a Horse, and a Swimming Pool"

Mikayla Herring "All of the Letters I Wrote to "Mom" but Never Sent"

Bridget Campbell "The Hummingbird, Dominics Loafers, & Morning Cappucino"

Xinran Zhou "Bridge 2 [Peer to Peer] “Gift: Ritualistic Gesture”"

Cecilia Yang "Honoring a Place --- Lower East Side"

Gia Bao Dang "Vision Through the Wondering Sight: La Collection de Memoire No.2"

Gia Bao Dang "Vision Through the wondering Sight: La Vie En Rouge No.1"

Nalyeong Kim "If I were to appear in a children's book"

Nalyeong Kim "If Kevin were to appear in a children's book"
spotlights

FY Student Workshop: Live Media Processing with Isadora

Photo Documentation Workshop: Photograph your artwork in the best light

First Year Film Series: Dracula (1931) on 16mm film

First Year Outcomes: Manhattan Park Pool Club on Roosevelt Island

Let's Get Making event kicks off a new academic year!

First Things: an exhibition of First Year student work!
news / events

FY Student Workshop: Live Media Processing with Isadora

First Year Film Series: The 39 Steps (1935) on 16mm film

Photo Documentation Workshop: Photograph your artwork in the best light

First Year Film Series: Dracula (1931) on 16mm film

First Year Outcomes: Manhattan Park Pool Club on Roosevelt Island

Let's Get Making event kicks off a new academic year!
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