2024-2025 Catalog
Fine Arts Department
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The Fine Arts Department is the home of visual arts, music, dance, and drama. In art classes, students can expect to gain an understanding of the role and relevance of the arts in contemporary societies, as well as explore the historical roots and multicultural influences that have contributed to contemporary art. The Fine Arts Program provides opportunities for all campus members to experience the arts and to integrate visual and performing arts experiences into their educational experience. The arts are the perfect venue for exploring, sharing, and experiencing the advantages of cultural diversity.
The Fine Arts Department offers majors in Visual Arts and Visual Arts K-12 Certification preparation. The Visual Arts major provides students interested in pursuing careers in the fine arts and related fields the opportunity to develop competence in basic studio skills, awareness of historical and contemporary critical concerns within the profession, and sensitivity to the breadth of aesthetic diversity expressed through the arts. In conjunction with other programs offered at Heritage, the Visual Arts Program allows students to prepare for graduate studies in visual art, art history, arts administration, art therapy, architecture, museum studies, and cultural and visual anthropology. Through senior internships, students acquire experience that helps them transition to careers as professional artists or careers in related professions in business, education, and counseling.
Outcomes for Visual Arts Degree
The Fine Arts Program strives to introduce all students in all visual arts classes to the following characteristics that underlie excellence in the visual arts. The Visual Arts major is designed to provide the experience, support and practice necessary to prepare students for a broad range of careers as visual artists or to progress to graduate study in the visual arts or related fields. Students completing a B.A. in Visual Arts or K-12 Certification in Visual Arts are prepared to:
- Students demonstrate a cycle of risk and exploration with a desire to express themselves visually resulting in works of art that express and communicate their unique vision along a continuum of increasing artistic sophistication.
- Students exhibit knowledge of formal elements and principles of design while experimenting with a variety of art materials and techniques in order to develop tools to achieve individual aesthetic goals.
- Students possess the ability to describe, interpret, evaluate and analyze artwork within the discipline in both written and oral formats while becoming familiar with art history and its significance in the appreciation and production of contemporary artistic statements.
- Students are aware of and committed to the role of art in a vibrant society as well as recognizing the potential of art in cultivating cross-cultural communication, understanding, and acceptance through active participation in multi-cultural art experiences.
- Students have an awareness of professional opportunities including but not limited to: graduate programs; setting up their own studio practice, applying to residencies, grants, exhibitions, or apprenticeships depending on their individual goals.
What jobs are available for visual arts graduates?
- Gallery manager/owner
- Art teacher
- Art therapist
- Graphic artist
- Art Consultant
- Museum curator
- Fine artist
Degrees and Programs Offered
The Fine Arts Department offers courses to complete the following degrees:
ProgramsAssociate of ArtsBachelor of ArtsMinorCoursesArtDanceDramaMusic
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