Visual Arts – Fine Arts

Program Description

Associate in Applied Science Degree

The Visual Arts program provides students with the basic technical and intellectual foundation necessary to pursue a career as either a fine artist or graphic designer.

The Department of Visual Arts, guided by a faculty of experienced professional artists, offers two options: Art and Graphic Design, and Fine Arts. In each option, students are expected to develop an individual aesthetic within their discipline. The Visual Arts program is dedicated to encouraging and nurturing the pursuit of independent interests and personal vision while preparing students for careers in the visual arts field.

Graduates of the Visual Arts program will demonstrate competency in:

• Basic technical skills in the visual formats of drawing, color, and design (Fine Arts and Graphic Design)
• Basic technical skills in computer generated formats (Graphic Design)
• Basic technical skills in elective subjects such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography and/or graphic design (for transfer as a junior to a baccalaureate degree program)

The Fine Arts Option provides the study of two-dimensional and three-dimensional media with tracks in painting, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture. This option allows for a dedicated route in Fine Arts and offers elective courses in graphic design and photography.

Visual Arts also offers an Art & Graphic Design degree.

In each option, students are expected to develop an individual aesthetic within their chosen discipline. The Visual Arts faculty is dedicated to encouraging and supporting students in their individual course of study and preparing them for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program or entry-level career paths in the visual arts field.