Art Department

Mission Statement
Our mission is to equip our students with the skills necessary to achieve their goals. Our Art Department faculty are all accomplished studio artists and scholars in their fields of expertise. We are dedicated to creating an environment where students can develop their skills, find their "voice" and move towards their career goals while studying in a warm supportive atmosphere. Academically, we teach our students to research, to analyze and  to synthesize information with the highest possible expectation of scholastic veracity. Creatively, we ellicit integrity and distinction while teaching concept development, technical mastery, critical analysis, and originality. Our Art students are offered opportunities to exhibit artwork at the  college as well as at professional venues, to interact with students from  Art Departments throughout the state, to work in collaboration with each other on public art projects  and on Cross-Disciplinary art projects. The PPCC Art Department is a community where excellence and dynamic challenges are the norm and where the rewards are artistic distinction and the solid foundation with which students can celebrate their potentials. 
We expose our students to the broad world of possibility offered in the Visual Arts while guiding them towards a productive profession in the field of their choice.

Meet the Art Faculty
Here to facilitate your success, the Art Faculty  want you to know that you are always welcome to call them if you have a question or to schedule a meeting with them if you need advising. To see a full list of our Full Time Faculty and Adjunct Instructors please click Meet the Faculty

Course Offerings
The Art Department offers a full range of studio courses from sculpture, design, photography and painting to weaving, metal works, drawing and glass arts in addition to History and Appreciation courses. Courses are set up to be accessible to the non-major while also integrated into an easy track of study concluding in an accreditted AA degree as students prepare to transfer to a four year institution or enter the workforce. To access our full list of course offerings and suggested course selections, please clik Course Offerings

Department News
Check out the Downtown Studio Art Gallery site for up-to-date info about current exhibits.   For more, click on Department News

Gallery