Visual Arts

Visual Arts

Associate in Science

Build experience in a variety of artistic media while developing a strong base in art history and other liberal arts.

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Jen Simms
(413) 775-1298
simmsj@gcc.mass.edu

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The visual arts program gives you the opportunity to take a deep dive into your creativity and develop your artistic voice. In your coursework, you’ll develop critical, philosophical, visual and technical artistic skills, as well as the ability to discuss your work and the work of others within the context of art discourse and visual literacy. Choose the MassTransfer version of the program if you want to complete the requirements of the MassTransfer General Education Foundation.

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Associate in Science

Associate in Science (AS) degrees are typically completed in two (2) years and designed for immediate workforce entry

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Visual arts students transfer to four-year art or liberal arts colleges to complete a B.A. or a B.F.A., or they may seek entry-level employment in which creativity and visual literacy are assets. Your future career might include work in photography, video, design, animation, computer graphics, illustration, art education, painting, museum curatorship and arts administration.

  • Demonstrate an ability to work hard, in depth, and engage in risk-taking relative to new concepts, content, techniques and processes
  • Express a personal vision/voice through a strong thematic body of work
  • Sustain investigative work on projects over an extended period of time
  • Display growth in their understanding of the visual language, issues and concepts
  • Demonstrate competence in the manipulation of materials and media
  • Demonstrate a critical way of seeing, understanding, and interpreting space
  • Discuss their own work and the work of others within the context of art discourse and visual literacy
  • Display a level of independence, motivation and critical thinking commensurate with continued work beyond academia