Fine Arts

a paintbrush mixing paint on a paint board.

Fine Arts

The Fine Arts program at CCCC provides a core curriculum for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution or to pursue art as a profession and livelihood.

Through individualized attention in all studio courses, students learn to access their creative awareness, interests and talents. Study also allows students to enjoy art, to gain an understanding of the historical aspect of art, to make an artistic contribution to the community, and to develop skills through participation in local, state, and national art activities and exhibitions.

Non-majors may also benefit from visual art courses as self-enrichment. Several courses are structured so students can have continual enrollment as their skills develop.

The Fine Arts program reserves the right to retain, exhibit, and reproduce any art work submitted for course credit.

Artists generally fall into one of four categories: art directors, graphic designers, studio artists or animators and illustrators. Art directors formulate and oversee the production of designs for visual communications media, often overseeing the production of many other artists.

Graphic designers create visual compositions for a variety of client needs in advertising, media communications and other publications. Studio artists make original art that expresses their own unique view of the world for sale and exhibition in the form of paintings, drawings and sculpture. Animators and illustrators create special effects, animation and film images in print, video and electronic media.

Students should possess a desire to create and express themselves visually, and to see how this expression ties in with their own area of interest. Technical skill development in a given medium, is critical to expressing the visual language appropriate to needs of their clients and customers. For example, an animator should not only understand basic design concepts, but be versed in computer applications.
Development of a portfolio is integral to the student’s success as they will be evaluated by the body of work that they produce. Art directors, clients and other potential employers will use this tool to decide whether to hire an individual or to otherwise seek their services in creating visual images for their needs.

A visualized art piece.

Artistic

Increases self-confidence and self-understanding. Increasing artistic abilities through the arts enhances communication skills and improves cognitive skills.

A woman sketching a drawing.

Creative

Crucial to individual growth and development and can lower stress, improve memory, and help people feel more socially connected.

A woman painting an unknown object.

Inspirational

The arts can deepen understanding by relating artistic ideas to societal, historical and
cultural contexts. Art inspires individuals and defines our culture. Culture cannot exist without art.

A paint board with three brushes.

Visual

Art has a positive impact on students’ abilities in writing, reading, and mathematics. Demonstrates a capacity for higher-ordered thinking skills, such as analyzing and problem solving.

Courses of Essential Study

 

Course #Course NameOffered
Credits
ENGL 100Student SuccessFA,SP
1
ENGL 110College Composition IFA,SP,SU
3
ENGL 120College Composition II*FA,SP
3
COMM 110Fundamentals of Public SpeakingFA,SP
3
ART 110Introduction to Visual ArtsFA,SP
3
 ND:FA or ND:HUM or ND:HISTFA,SP
3
 ND:SS or ND:HIST 
3
 ND:SS or ND:HIST 
3
CSCI 101Introduction to ComputersFA,SP
3
 ND:MATHFA,SP,SU
3
 ND:LABSC Lab Science Elective 3
 ND:LABSC Corresponding Lab 1
DS110Dakota Culture and History**FA,SP,SU
3
DSL 250Dakota Language IFA,SP,SU3
 TOTAL 
38
   
 
 * Prerequisite of ENGL 110 (College Composition I) 
 
 **Alternate Summer Rotation 
 

 

Core Classes

 

Course #Course NameOffered
Credits
ART 124Three Dimensional DesignFA,SP
3
ART 130Drawing IFA,SP
3
ART 140Crafts IFA
3
ART 210Art HistorySP
3
Art 220Painting IFA,SP
3
ART 230Drawing IISP
3
ART 221Painting IIFA
3
DS 155Survey of Native American ArtFA
3
 TOTAL 
24

 

Degree Program Total Credits…..62

Updated 07/19/22

• Students will demonstrate use of principles of design.
• Students will demonstrate techniques in artistic design.
• Students will prepare artwork for exhibition.
• Students will demonstrate a personal artistic style enabling them to create work from idea to physical form.
• Students will compile a comprehensive portfolio of work.

Median average wage in May 2019 – $48,760

Job outlook 2019-29 4% as fast as average

The Fine Arts instructor is a professional in the field of fine art who has been employed and are still active in the field and continue to upgrade her skills outside the classroom. The student/teacher ratio is 20:1 and allows ample one-on-one instruction as well as the competitive advantage of a group environment.

Carol Greywater
701-766-1109
carol.greywater@littlehoop.edu