Course Offerings

  • ADVANCED ART

    Pre-Requisite: Two semesters of Drawing and Painting II or Pottery and Sculpture II with a "C" or better, or permission of instructor (based on portfolio of prior work).
    CID: 201
    Credit: 10
    Length: Year
    Articulation: None
    This course is an advanced art course for students who would like to develop an individual line of interest. Students would have the opportunity to work with a variety of media. All students will be expected to develop on extensive portfolio. Students will develop a digital portfolio and create an artist statement. This is a Two-semester course open to juniors or seniors.

    ART APPRECIATION

    Pre-Requisite: None
    CID: 196
    Credit: 10
    Length: Year
    Articulation: None
    Art Appreciation is a first year art course in the fundamentals of art, technology, appreciation, art history, and personal expression. This course emphasizes the necessary skills to provide the understanding of artistic perception, creative expression, historical and cultural context; aesthetic valuing and connections, relations, applications of the Visual Arts. The art elements and principles of design serve as a foundation of each unit covered. The appreciation of artworks from selected historical or cultural contexts will be explored.

    DRAWING/PAINTING I

    Pre-Requisite: Art Appreciation or Introduction to Art (2 semesters, "C" or better), or permission of instructor. This course also will meet the A-G requirements for the UC system.
    CID: 205
    Credit: 10
    Length: Year
    Articulation: None
    This course is designed for students expressing a desire and displaying the ability to continue their art education in a creative drawing and painting. Students will begin to create works of art that they will add to their portfolio. Media covered art acrylics, charcoal, watercolors, collage, pencil, pen and ink, pastels, chalk, mixed media, and digital imaging. Students will learn about and experiment with different painting styles such as realism, naturalism, impressionism, and abstraction. Art History as it relates to drawing and painting will be covered.

    DRAWING/PAINTING II

    Pre-Requisite: Drawing/Painting I or permission of instructor.
    CID: 206
    Credit: 10
    Length: Year
    Articulation: None
    This course is a continuation of drawing/Painting I, designed for students expressing a desire and displaying the ability to engage in advanced study in creative drawing and painting. Students will continue to create works of art that they will be adding to their portfolio. Media covered art acrylics, charcoal, watercolors, collage, pencil, pen and ink, pastels, chalk, mixed media, and digital imaging. Students will learn about and experiment with different painting styles such as realism, naturalism, impressionism, and abstraction. Art History as it relates to drawing and painting will be covered.

    INTRODUCTION TO ART

    Pre-Requisite: None
    CID: 195
    Credit: 10
    Length: Year
    Articulation: None
    Introduction to Art is the first year art course in the fundamentals of art, technology, appreciation, art history, and personal expression. The art elements and principles of design serve as a foundation for each unit covered. Artwork from selected historical or cultural contexts will be explored.