Visual Art

 Are you curious about drawing? This class will give you a solid foundation in drawing. Drawing focuses on rendering from life, pictures, masterworks, and imagination. Students will keep a portfolio of finished works and be taught the importance of an artist’s portfolio. The Principles and Elements of Art will be reviewed for use in composition and art critiques. Students will learn how to talk about, write about, and find meaning in artwork.

Are you curious about drawing? This class will give you a solid foundation in drawing. Drawing focuses on rendering from life, pictures, masterworks, and imagination. Students will keep a portfolio of finished works and be taught the importance of an artist’s portfolio. The Principles and Elements of Art will be reviewed for use in composition and art critiques. Students will learn how to talk about, write about, and find meaning in artwork. 

Are you looking to push your drawing skills to the next level? This class will help you achieve that goal. This class is designed to increase your individual creativity through problem-solving and critical thinking. Technical drawing skills for representational and imaginative drawing will be taught. Various media will be employed. Students will be expected to keep a portfolio of finished works. The Principles and Elements of Art will be reviewed for use in composition and art critiques. Students will review how to talk about, write about, and find meaning in artwork. Please note: this class is not suitable for beginners. Prerequisite: Drawing 1 & 2

This is an introductory drawing course for non-majors. To develop drawing skills, line, shape, perspective, and light logic are among the art terms and approaches we will experience and discuss. Reading and writing are required. *Students desiring college credit must complete the admissions process for Salt Lake Community College by August 15

In this course, student artists will create an art portfolio of Quality works and Sustained Investigative works. Quality works are your best 5 artworks demonstrating and representing the use of 2-D media in concept and composition. Students must create 15 artworks (this includes their 5 quality works). Student artists must create works that demonstrate understanding of 2-D Design using design elements and principles of art. AP Studio Art is not based on a written exam; instead, students submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of the school year. Students who complete this course will receive college credit while completing a professional artist’s portfolio. Prerequisite: None.

This class is a beginner's look at practical and artistic pottery production with a focus on basic techniques. Over the course of the semester, we will explore Pinch, Coil, Slab, and Wheel techniques. Students are encouraged to keep what they make. Prerequisite: None

This class is designed as a direct follow-up to Beginning Ceramics and continues with intermediate hand-building techniques with an emphasis on wheel throwing. Students will engage in more self-directed creative exploration. Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics 1

This is an advanced pottery class focused on continued creative exploration through skill development of traditional and contemporary techniques. Students will learn about different firing and glazing techniques. Students are encouraged to develop meaningful content through art making and experimentation with techniques and materials. Prerequisite: Intermediate Ceramics or written teacher approval. 

This course is the final course for Ceramics, Sculpture, and 3D Design. In this course, students focus on creating an art portfolio of three-dimensional works. Students will be required to select a concept or theme to investigate throughout the creation of their portfolio. Over the course of the year, students are challenged to show improvement in their technical skills and in the expression of their selected theme. The 3D Design portfolio involves decision-making about how to use the elements and principles of art as they relate to the integration of depth, space, volume, and surface, either actual or visual. Students’ portfolios demonstrate skills and ideas developed, refined, and applied throughout the course to produce visual compositions. Portfolios are evaluated based on standardized scoring descriptors aligned with skills and understanding developed in college foundation courses. Those who earn a score of 3-5 are eligible to receive non-major post-secondary credit. Prerequisite: At least three of the following: Beginning Ceramics, Intermediate Ceramics, Advanced Ceramics, Sculpture, or 3D Design. 

In this class, we provide an introduction to a variety of 3D media and construction methods inspired by and related to different cultures. This course is designed to develop higher-order thinking, while students work in a studio setting. We explore art criticism, art history, and aesthetics to create meaningful works of art that express ourselves and/or connect with other people and cultures. We may even display our work in school-wide, district-wide, and community events! This is the prerequisite before you can take intermediate sculpture. Prerequisite: None

In this class, we continue the journey after 3D Design by learning more about how artists use a variety of materials and techniques to create three-dimensional works of art. We will assemble, model, cast, and carve in a studio setting focused on sculpture with purpose, from personal to public. We practice the Studio Habits of the Mind will display our work school-wide and in community events. This is a full-year course, and at least 1 field trip will be a part of our experience. Please note: this class is not suitable for beginners. Prerequisite: Beginning Sculpture or Beginning Ceramics.

This class introduces students to the application of color and various painting techniques and styles. It is designed to utilize such media as watercolor paint, acrylic paint, and oil pastels in the rendition of various subjects. Emphasis will be placed on the elements and principles of art and design. Students will learn how to talk and write about artwork. Prerequisite: Foundations ll; drawing experience helpful.

Students will explore the next steps of painting by using advanced techniques and theories to the skills learned in Painting 1-2. Art students will learn more about materials, light and shadow, color theory, and composition techniques. Art students will build on skills developed in Painting 1-2 and practice artistic expression in painting. Prerequisite: Painting 1-2.

This course is for the serious student who wants to understand the history of the world through the lens of art, architecture, and human creativity. It is designed to help students pass the AP Art History exam in May. This course is a university-level program that requires maturity, responsibility, and self-motivation. Students will examine major forms of artistic expression from the ancient world to the present from a variety of cultures. Students will learn to analyze works of art in a historical context and articulate what they see or experience in a meaningful way. Students will learn to frame an understanding that relates how works of art communicate visual meaning. Art history teaches students to be visually literate.

This is a beginning course in graphic communication. This course educates students using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Students will learn different design and printing methods. Each student will have a variety of student projects to teach basic skills. Projects made in class include: buttons, dog tags, vinyl stickers, t-shirts, and mugs. Graphics is a fun and creative experience for everyone, from beginner to expert.

If you liked beginning graphics, this is the next class for you. It’s an intermediate course that builds on what you learned in the beginning graphics class. You will learn more in-depth about Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Projects include: Binding, Business Cards, Multicolor Vinyl Stickers, and Multi-sided T-shirts. This class is a way to express creativity and develop valuable career skills, and make some cool projects. Prerequisite: Graphics 1

If you liked beginning and intermediate graphics, this is the next class for you. This third course takes you into the advanced levels of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign used to produce exciting, professional-quality designs and products. You will have the opportunity to make real-life products for customers as well as yourself. Your projects will include: Heat Press, Screen Printing, Binding, Banners, Multicolor Vinyl Stickers, Socks, and Multicolor T-shirts. This class is an interesting and exciting way to express creativity and develop valuable career skills, and make some cool projects. Prerequisite: Graphics 2

Students will be introduced to the major concepts and tools for multimedia design. A strong focus will be placed on learning the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop, the industry standard for image editing. We will focus on using Adobe Photoshop as a tool to produce imagery for web design, video production, photo illustration, digital publishing, and animation. SLCC course ART 1080. Students must apply for admission to Salt Lake Community College $40 (one-time admission fee), plus pay a course fee of $15. Prerequisite: Graphics 1 Beginning

In Advanced Photography, students learn about the commercial end of photography to prepare for one of the many jobs that involve cameras. Students will apply what they learned in Basic Digital Photography with an emphasis on professional standards and assignments found in commercial photography. Students will also produce a portfolio of work to display on a website at the end of the course. Classroom cameras will be available for student use (and overnight checkout), but students who own their own digital cameras will have an easier time completing assigned work for Advanced Commercial Photography. This class may be retaken (with written permission). Prerequisite: Basic Commercial Photography (or AP-level braininess).

Digital media is the process of analyzing, designing, and developing interactive media. Digital Media 1 is the first-year digital media course where students will create and learn digital media applications while using elements of text, graphics, animation, sound, video, and digital imaging for various formats. These abilities will prepare students for entry-level multimedia positions and provide fundamental 21st Century Learning skills beneficial for other occupational/educational endeavors.