Art

The Art curriculum at DCC prepares students to transfer to four-year institutions to finish a degree in:

• Fine Arts
• Art Education
• Elementary Education-Art Option
• Graphic Design
• Animation
• Gaming

Art professionals are employed in a variety of occupational fields including, but not limited to the following: advertising, gallery and museum specialties, publishing, medical illustration, set design, interior design, landscape design, art therapy, art education, and fine arts.

Students who wish to pursue art for personal enrichment are encouraged to participate in our program offerings.

Art students go on a number of field trips, including a trip to the Mondak Cultural Heritage Museum to attend the Annual Student Exhibition Opening Reception.

Noteworthy exhibitions include:

• Native Voices: An Exhibition of Native American Art and Artists
• Annual Student Exhibition, held at the Mondak Cultural Heritage Museum
• Annual Holiday Card Cover Art Contest Exhibition, cash prizes and honorable mentions
• Bell Street Bridge Festival Landscape Exhibition, artwork honoring Glendive and the Yellowstone River
• Special exhibitions featuring DCC Art majors
• Solo exhibitions featuring National and International Artists

For more information about this program and plan of study, please refer to the current catalog.

Fine Arts Courses Offered:

• Drawing I & II
• Painting I & II
• Watercolor I & II
• 2D Foundations
• 3D Foundations
• Illustration
• Ceramics I
• Art History I
• Art History II
• Art Appreciation
• Medium-Specific Workshops
• Independent Study Options
• Special Topics Options

For More Information
Jennifer Wheeler, MFA
Art Department Director
jwheeler@dawson.edu
406-377-9474