Contributed by Felicia Desimini
Have you finally come to the realization that art stirs your soul? Has your passion for art been sitting on the back burner or needing a little guidance? If so, the Mat-Su College Art Department has just what you need! Come and explore art and improve your art-making skills with us.
Are your paintings not catching your audience’s interest? If that’s the case, perhaps a beginning painting and/or a beginning drawing class can help sharpen your technique and put some ‘POP’ in your style! Are your skills in painting and drawing good - but something still feels off? Color Design is a terrific course for anyone who doesn’t truly understand how colors react with and entice your audience. In 15 weeks, if you apply yourself, you will learn this life-time skill for artists - color mixing.
If music strikes a chord with you, or if you think Broadway is calling, Mat-Su College offers four courses in these disciplines during the fall semester. Music and theater are fundamental - the Greeks used music as the framework for the educational system - and we all know about the great Greek myths and their playwrights.
Does learning a bit about why visual culture is so important in our lives interest you? It is everywhere, influencing (almost) everything we think, do, and say. For this reason, an art appreciation course will help you navigate the art world, from pre-history to Banksy and the Global Art Market. Want to delve even deeper into the history of Art? Then the college’s offering of Western Art History I is just the course for you.
· Beginning Drawing, ART A105, Jason Isley, M-W, 3 Credits, 9am - 11:45am
· Beginning Drawing, ART A105, Jason Isley, M-W, 3 Credits, 4pm - 6:45pm
· 2D Design, ART A111, Jason Isley, M-W, 3 Credits, 1pm - 3:45 pm
· Color Design, ART A112, Barbara Laucius, Online, 3 Credits
· Art Appreciation, ART A160, Barbara Laucius, Online, 3 Credits
· Art Appreciation, ART A160, Felicia Desimini, Tue. 3 Credits, 9am - 11:45am
· Western Art History II, ART A262, Barbara Laucius, Online, 3 Credits
· Art Education, ART A203, Felicia Desimini, Online, 3 Credits
· Beginning Watercolor, ART A212, Felicia Desimini, T-Thurs. 3 Credits, 1pm - 3:45pm
· Beginning Painting, ART A213, Felicia Desimini, Friday, 3 Credits, 9am - 3pm (oil and acrylic)
· Music Appreciation, MUS A121, Meghan Aube, Online, 3 Credits
· Music Appreciation, MUS A121, Naomi Stamoolis, M-W, 3 Credits, 1pm - 2:15pm
· Theater Appreciation, THR A111, Matthew Sale, Online, 3 Credits
· Theater Appreciation, THR A111, Matthew Sale, T-Thurs. 3 Credits, 1pm - 2:15pm
Seasoned artists continue their studies - forging ahead, working day to day to add new tricks and techniques to their skill sets. Now is the perfect time to hone your skills. Apply yourself to art studies at Mat-Su College during the fall semester.
Questions? Contact Felicia Desimini at fdesimini@alaska.edu or by telephone, (907) 745-9755.
See you in the fall!