ART & ART HISTORY ART & ART HISTORY WHAT IS AT LACC DEPARTMENT ART & ART HISTORY? When studying Art at LACC, you work with CHEM 119 Visual Art is the deliberate arrangement of professional artists, designers, animators, visual elements in order to express, persuade, and art historians, who have real-world LAUREL PALEY, M.F.A. or appeal to the senses or emotions. The experience and connections in fi elds from Department Chair > CHEM 119C visual arts are important in commerce (product the entertainment industry, to the museum (323) 953-4000, ext. 2519 design, graphic design, illustration, animation) world, to the art world. Students get a broad, [email protected] and human expression (sculpture, painting, deep overview of the arts, in a department installation). that successfully transfers students to VI LY, Ed.D. ART & outstanding colleges, universities, and Dean of Performing & Visual Arts > AD 208C Art History explores the history of the visual arts, art colleges, and that places students in (323) 953-4000, ext. 2060 identifying, classifying, describing, evaluating, careers in the arts, entertainment, media, [email protected] ART HISTORY interpreting, and understanding art products and design. Art students at LACC develop and their cultural and historical context and their imagination, style and voice as ARMANDO M. RIVERA, Ph.D. development. visual creators, and develop confi dence, Dean of Economic Development & Workforce Education > AD 208 THE FUTURE OF ARTS resilience, and analytical skills that support (323) 953-4000, ext. 2596 IN LOS ANGELES them in any fi eld. LACC provides caring, [email protected] hands-on coaching from committed STARTS HERE professors and a cohort of diverse and FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ART AND ART HISTORY DEPARTMENT VISIT > committed fellow students, enabling https://www.lacitycollege.edu/Academic-Departments/ students to learn and succeed, together. Visual-Media-Arts/Department-Home Through the Art History department, you get a solid understanding of art TO APPLY TO LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE PLEASE VISIT > in service of many different disciplines http://www.laccd.edu/Students/opencccapply/ and career options. applylacc/Pages/default.aspx Contemporary companies seek out VISIT US AT Los Angeles City College individuals educated in the creative 855 N. Vermont Avenue arts—who can think “outside the Los Angeles, California 90029 box.” These skills are ever more in demand in a fast-changing economy. FUNDED BY SWP REGIONAL MARKETING The LACC Art Department prepares students to work toward careers in the entertainment industry, including new media, game design, animation, and special effects. Right in the center of the City of Los Angeles, LACC has access to world-renowned arts institutions, arts professionals, and artists. Our students have successfully obtained internships leading to jobs at these galleries and museums. MAIN ART & ART HISTORY CAREERS IN ART CAREERS IN ART HISTORY STUDENT DISCIPLINES EXPERIENCE GRAPHIC DESIGNERS CONSERVATORS GRAPHIC DESIGN GLYNNIS BONIFACIO Create materials for all aspects of publishing, visual identity, branding Preserve maintain, or restore and repair artworks. and promotion. “My experience at LACC has been phe- CURATORS nomenal. I decided to go back to school for ENTERTAINMENT DESIGNERS Graphic Design and it was one of the best Research and create exhibits of artworks and artifacts. They can work decisions I have ever made. I have learned so Train in both traditional and digital art for illustration, concept art, independently, within a museum, or in a gallery setting. much during my time here, and every teacher scenic design, theme park design, and character design. I’ve encountered has gone the extra mile to help and mentor MUSEUM EDUCATORS me in order to make sure I have all the knowledge to succeed. MULTI-MEDIA ARTISTS / ANIMATORS I now have the confi dence in my creative abilities to be suc- Teach about art and art history within the museum setting. cessful in my future career.” Work in two- and three dimensions, creating visual effects for TV, fi lm, PAINTING video games, and emerging media— including Virtual Reality (VR) ADRIAN GARCIA and Augmented Reality (AR). “My growth here at LACC has been PRODUCT DESIGNERS profound. I’ve forged a path here that previously I always suspected might be Bring drawing and design skills into the marketplace, developing many out there somewhere, but never had the of the items we buy and use every day, from toys to transportation. environment or resources necessary to fi nd it. The artists who are leading the department as faculty WEB DESIGNERS are absolutely the most loving, loyal, passionate, and stern professors I have ever encountered in any academic Create screen-based projects for numerous industries, including department. The insights and knowledge I have received apps, games, and websites. here, in the practice of art and of myself as an artist, have had WEB DESIGN such depth and weight that I know I will carry pieces of this department with me for the rest of my life.” ANIMATION ART HISTORY CERAMICS DRAWING ILLUSTRATION PRINTMAKING SCULPTURE.