Art at BRCC
Create Your Future in the Visual Arts
Developing your artistic expression and vision is the ambition of our art program. Toward that end, we offer a versatile curriculum for varied skill levels and diverse goals within the fine or applied Arts.
Whether you desire to:
- pursue art as a profession,
- refine your technique,
- explore your natural abilities, or
- enrich your college transfer experience,
this program offers options for you. And all course work may be applied to the College's transfer degree.
Introduction to Studio Art is a 15-credit-hour career studies certificate that instills a strong vocabulary of techniques, terms, and materials; an introduction in history and appreciation; and fundamental skills. Upon completion of this program, students have the option of continuing on for the Certificate of Fine Arts.
A 15-credit-hour career studies certificate is also offered in Graphic Design in preparation for entry level positions in graphic communications and design.
The Certificate in Fine Arts affords a curriculum that corresponds to a university art foundation course of study. If you desire to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program, you can begin study with this 30-credit-hour certificate taking courses in design, drawing, painting, watercolor, and further study in history and appreciation.
This program offers you the chance to:
- Observe the development of art throughout the centuries
- Understand visual language through studio instruction
- Study the concepts of two- and three-dimensional design
- Develop basic drawing skills
- Participate in a class exhibit
- Learn the basic vocabulary of terms, techniques, and materials
BRCC graduates possess:
- A solid foundation in theory and practice
- Essential studio experience
- Crucial skills in visual analysis
- Sound knowledge of elements and principles of design
- The ability to incorporate creativity into composition