Art

Our Art Program supports students at every stage of their artistic journey, emphasizing representational foundations within a transfer-oriented curriculum. Students can explore a range of pathways, including studio art and a growing digital art and animation program, while developing strong technical and visual communication skills.

photo from student art show

Program Goals

Students interested in the arts will learn from our faculty to apply artistic processes and skills, using a variety of media, to communicate meaning and intent in original works of art. They will learn to analyze the role and development of the visual arts culturally and historically, emphasizing our collective human diversity, as it relates to the visual arts and the artists that create them. At the end of your time at Cuyamaca College, students will be able to apply what they learned, in the visual arts, across subject areas (Drawing, Painting, Design, Illustration, Animation, etc.), to develop visual literacy and creative skills, including problem solving and visual communication, which contribute to a lifelong artistic practice and career skills in and related to the visual arts.