Norco College released 41 new program pages to help students understand and navigate certificate and degree options. Pages include career options, trailheads, major information, and student/faculty profiles. The program pages have also been added to the A-Z index. This week's program spotlight is on the Art / Art History program.

Art has been defined by one dictionary as "the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power," but it is much more than that. Art (and art history) encompasses the appreciation of art, and includes such skills as painting, drawing, sculpture.

 

Career Options

Career options for students who get a degree in art include: commercial artist, animator, graphic designer, art director, technical designer, industrial designer, gallery manager, interior designer, industrial designer, store planner, senior fashion designer, creative director, landscape architect, web designer, video editor and art curator.

 


   Student Voice

Adriel Chavez-Sherman

 

Adriel Chavez-Sherman

Adriel Chavez-Sherman graduated from Norco College in 2017 with four different associate’s degrees in Communications, Math and Science, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Studies. Adriel comes from a family with strong talents in the arts. Her mother does amazing crochet work and her father is a fantastic artist and graphic designer. So her favorite hobbies tend to include the visual arts, such as drawing, watercolor painting, and photography. Doing art, along with the loving support of her friends and family, have helped her conquer anxiety and depression. The experiences Adriel’s had with mental health are what drives her to want to publish a coloring book geared towards helping people relax and unwind while they color.

Adriel was the Commencement Student Speaker for 2017. She hopes to parlay the different educational backgrounds she’s gained from Norco College towards a future career in her field of study.

 

To view more of the Art program page, click here.

To view more of the Art History program page, click here.