Reviews of professor Amanda Maciuba

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Like all art classes, you need to put a lot of work into your projects & homework to get a good grade. Attendance & participation is important for this type of class, but she's a little too strict. Even if you have an excused absence she won't excuse participation. Instead you get 2/3 participation points which inevitably brings down your grade.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
For an intro class, I had to spend way too much time on homework and projects to get good grades. In addition, this class focused a LOT on participation and lectures/demos (often at the same time) which felt off in an online setting where we could be doing most of the class asynchronously. TL;DR: this class is a BIG time commitment.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Treated us all like we were 5. Didn't give us any time in class to work with materials that could not be taken out of the studio. Mean. If you can, take a different art studio class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very clear expectations from the very first day that if you are not ready to put your all in the class, then it is not the class for you. A demonstration heavy teacher, which can be boring at times, but it is very important because the equipment in the studio is expensive and irreplaceable. While a tough grader, she is also kind and personable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Printmaking 1 is honestly a really difficult class, but you will leave it with a really great skill set to continue on engaging with print mediums. I still shudder thinking about copper plate etching, however. Love Amanda sososososo much, however. Big fan

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Many demos! Wish there was more in class work time. She was cold in the beginning of the sem but warmed up by the end. Sketchbooks graded harshly but can be resubmitted. SO MUCH time in the studio 18-25 hrs for copper, screenprinting is way less. Hardest class I've ever taken, but I learned a lot. People disliked her, she's intimidating but skilled