It’s the End of the 2nd Week of the School semester here at JCCC. It’s FIRST FRIDAY. Check out local happenings/ Openings here!
The Students have been busy on their first projects. We have some exciting News to share; JCCC’s Sculpture Program has been featured in the local TV news channel, KSHB 41 Action News. Each year the Sculpture students compete in a chance to get funded to make a sculpture project through JCCC’s Sustainability Program. The chosen students then create a piece out of recycled or renewable material that gets displayed on campus. We are so proud of our Sculpture students. The story showcases the latest exhibit:
Students eagerly get going on first projects in Fine Arts!
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08/19/ 16: This is our First Blog Post, so Welcome to the Fine Arts Blog at Johnson County Community College! Here, you will be able to find out “goings-on” in our studios, what we do, watch videos of students making /discussing work, see our facilities, and hear from the staff and students. We offer a number of courses in Painting, Drawing, Digital Imaging, Ceramics, Sculpture, Jewelry/Metals, Photography and just recently—Filmmaking! We’re excited you’re here and feel free to look around! Classes start Monday and we are very excited about a new year. Check back often to see the latest news and images. THANKS!
Here is a quick general “un-finessed” VISUAL Tour of our areas. We will probably transition to giving each main area it’s own page so they can be updated easier.
Painting Studio:
Students have the opportunity to learn and hone their skills in painting using watercolor, acrylic and mixed media on a variety of substrates. The painting studio is well lighted and has ample space for work of various sizes and materials, from small canvases to oversized paintings and collages.
Drawing Studio: Students develop observation skills and use materials such as charcoal, pencil, chalk and conte to translate what is seen by the eye as well as the mind’s eye onto paper using line, shading and texture. Subjects include still-life, models, and portrait, as well as creative and abstract interpretations.
ATB Hallway:
Much of the 2-D student work gets put up here on the walls each week.
Ceramics Studio: The Ceramics Studio starts with a wheel and handbuilding foundation, after which students can begin focusing on a more specific direction, be it sculpture, vessel making, or a combination. A variety of firing techniques are explored, such as raku and smoke firing. Kansas City is a great resource for ceramicists of all kinds, from traditional potters to conceptual artists working with the medium.
Jewelry/ Metals: A well equipped metals studio allows students to learn all aspects of metalsmithing and jewelry making, such as centrifugal casting, cold joining, enameling, soldering, and stone setting.
Sculpture: The Sculpture area allows students to explore many media, from welding, casting, woodworking, recycled materials and mixed media. Students have the opportunity to participate in a juried competition to create a sculpture using recycled material through JCCC’s Sustainability Program. Students can also use the well equipped Sculpture pad outside when space gets tight to work on projects in wood and stone; it’s also where wax burnouts and casting in bronze and aluminum takes place.
Photo/ Filmmaking: We are so excited to have Tonia Hughes on as our new professor of Filmmaking. She will be piloting the new Filmmaking program over the next few semesters as well as being in charge of the Photography and Filmmaking Programs. Welcome, Tonia!
