Welcome to the Mission College Art Department

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Division: Cultural Arts and Technical Arts
Dept Chair: Lynne Todaro
email:
tel: 408-855-5244
Counseling: 408-855-5030

Full-time Faculty:
 
Mark Engel
Drawing/Painting
email:
tel: 408-855-5280
 
Don Shields
Digital Art/Computer Animation
email:
tel: 408-855-5247
 
Helayna Thickpenny
Art History/Humanities
email:
tel: 408-855-5287
 
Lynne Todaro
Sculpture/Metalsmithing
email:
tel: 408-855-5244
 

AA Degree/Certificate
  • Art
  • Creative Arts
Career Options
  • Art Librarian
  • Art Therapist
  • Graphic Design
  • Art Conservator
  • Arts Administration
  • Education/Teaching
  • Publishing/Journalism
  • Visual Resources Curator
  • Museum/Gallery Professional
  • Computer Art/Animation Specialist
  • Furniture Design
Highlights

The Mission College Art Department offers a comprehensive curriculum of courses including:

  • Art Appreciation and Art History
  • Two and Three dimensional Design
  • Drawing and Painting
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture and Metal Casting
  • Metalsmithing (Jewelry)
  • Ceramics
  • Digital art
  • Furniture Design (Woodworking)

These courses are designed to meet different experience levels from beginner to advanced. Art students have the opportunity to display their work in the Michael P. Vargas Art Gallery at the annual Mission College Art Students Exhibit. Students will have guest lectures and demonstrations, and trips to major museums. We invite all students to join our classes which offer a supportive learning environment that balances fundamentals of craftsmanship with creative freedom.

Learning Outcomes

Art students learn to think critically, creatively, and independently, learn the fundamentals of craftsmanship in a supportive environment and learn to understand and appreciate the diversity of world art. Students also get opportunities to explore artistic expression in two-and three-dimensional media using a wide variety of materials and techniques.

Catalog Information/Courses