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Welcome to the virtual home of the Fine Arts Department at Southern Maine Community College. Here you can find information about the wide variety of academic courses and events in studio art, art history, art appreciation, music, and theater offered at SMCC. You can also learn about the department faculty, view images of student work and studio facilities, and check the calendar of events for the department and the student-run Art Club. For additional information, contact Department Chair Virginia Rose at vrose@smccme.edu or 207-741-5537.

Fine Arts Concentration Degree Program

The Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies - Art Concentration degree program is designed to prepare students for a career in the arts. Working in updated studio facilities and guided by practicing professional art faculty, graduates from the program can go on to careers in studio art, illustration, graphic design, fashion, art education, arts advocacy and curatorial work in galleries and museums.

The foundation year is a hands-on studio program with a basis in traditional foundation courses of still-life and figure drawing, two-dimensional design, three-dimensional design and art history, in addition to Liberal Arts core courses. The program helps students to develop skills in a variety of art media, while gaining a balanced education through liberal studies and art history courses. In the second year, students focus on developing skills and approaching artistic concepts within a specific media. In the final semester, graduating students enroll in a Portfolio Seminar course with their colleagues for group critiques, visits to museums, galleries and artist studios, presentations by guest art professionals, and the development of vital professional skills, such as portfolio presentation and small business management, and a group exhibition that culminates the program.

Graduates of the AA program can transfer their credits and continue their studies in BA, BS or BFA programs at a variety of colleges and universities. See the college's list of articulation agreements for details.

Download the curriculum for the Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies - Art Concentration degree program in the Downloads box below.

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Downloadable Files for Students and Prospective Students

Title	Description	File type
What Can I Do With A Degree In Art?		.docx

Course Offerings

Here is a list of Fine Arts courses at SMCC. T his is a general list of all past and current classes.
Please check the links to the left and the current semester course catalog for details about current offerings.

Art History and Art Appreciation

ARTH 105 Introduction to Visual Art
ARTH 115 Art and Culture

ARTH 120 Modern & Contemporary Art History
ARTH 125 Art and Society

ARTH 130 World Art
ARTH 135 Documentary Photography
ARTH 140 History of Photography
ARTH 145 Survey of Western Art History I
ARTH 155 Survey of Western Art History II
ARTH 175 History of Illustration
ARTH 185 Comics & Sequential Art
ARTH 295 Portfolio Seminar

Studio Art

ARTS 110 Drawing I
ARTS 120 Ceramics I
ARTS 125 Jewelry & Metalsmithing I

ARTS 129 Drawing on Nature

ARTS 130 2D Design

ARTS 140 3D Design

ARTS 145 Screenprinting I
ARTS 149 Papermaking: Surface & Structure

ARTS 150 Metal Arts I
ARTS 155 Woodworking Sculpture

ARTS 160 Printmaking I
ARTS 165 Collage, Assemblage & Found Object
ARTS 170 Photography I

ARTS 179 Alternative Photographic Processes

ARTS 180 Painting I

ARTS 189 Watercolor

ARTS 190 Illustration

ARTS 210 Drawing II
ARTS 220 Photography II
ARTS 230 Painting II
ARTS 240 3D Design II: Sculpture Studio
ARTS 250 Metal Arts II
ARTS 260 Printmaking II
ARTS 270 Ceramics II

Music and Theater Courses
MUSI 100 Music Appreciation & History
MUSI 105 SMCC Chorale
MUSI 110 Fundamentals of Music
MUSI 125 World Music
MUSI 135 Jazz Appreciation & History

THEA 105 Introduction to Acting
THEA 155 Modern Dance