Academic Noncredit   

This course introduces traditional and contemporary approaches to ceramic form and processes, with an emphasis on hand building techniques, and a basic introduction to the potter’s wheel. This course includes basic surface design, glaze, and kiln firing procedures.

This course introduces traditional and contemporary approaches to ceramic form and processes, with an emphasis on hand building techniques, and a basic introduction to the potter’s wheel. This course includes basic surface design, glaze, and kiln firing procedures.

If you love to take pictures, and want to learn how to make them like a pro, this class is for you! This class presents the fundamentals of digital photography, including use of camera equipment and software for creative photography. Topics include camera settings and exposure control, composition, working with light and time, and creative image manipulation using apertures, shutter speeds and post processing using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

Notes: To enroll, students must have access to a digital camera with manual exposure capabilities and a computer capable of running Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. ACC does not supply computer or Adobe access for Academic Non-credit courses. For full access register for the for-credit course.

This class runs concurrent with a for-credit academic class. For more information, contact the Photography Area Coordinator, Angela Faris Belt at Angela.Belt@Arapahoe.edu

This course investigates the various approaches and media that students need to develop drawing skills and visual perception.

This course investigates the various approaches and media that students need to develop drawing skills and visual perception.

This course investigates the various approaches and media that students need to develop drawing skills and visual perception.

This course investigates the various approaches and media that students need to develop drawing skills and visual perception.

This intermediate-level class is for people who have a foundation in drawing and want to take their skills to the next level. It introduces the basic techniques of drawing the human figure. This class uses live models to study anatomy and illustrate skeletal structures and musculature as they relate to representing the human form. 
This class runs concurrent with a for-credit academic class. For more information, contact the ART Department Program Chair, Katie Caron.

​​​​​​Learn the fundamentals of interior design through an introduction to key elements, principles, and design theory. This course explores composition and design relationships while developing essential skills for both visual and oral presentations. You’ll apply your knowledge by creating a residential conceptual design board and designing a model home project. Familiarity with basic computer functions, applications, and file management is required.

This course introduces metalsmithing techniques and design used for jewelry and small scale sculptural objects. This course introduces fabrication and forming techniques such as soldering, forming, hollow construction, cold connections, surface treatment, finishing processes, and basic stone setting. This course includes generating and constructing functional jewelry and sculpture.

If you love the great outdoors, capturing beautiful landscape and wildlife pictures, this class is for you! Here you’ll learn about the specialized tools and equipment used to make great landscape photographs. We’ll focus on traditional and cutting-edge approaches to landscape photography, and examine historic, technical, and aesthetic aspects of landscape photography through lectures, group discussions, field studies, photographic assignments, and image critiques.  You’ll learn to use smartphone apps for planning, techniques for capturing star trails and painting with light, using filters and Adobe Photoshop for enhancing images, and much more. A basic knowledge of photography is required (if you don’t have basic camera knowledge, enroll in the Digital Photography I class first!). Your instructor, Angela Faris Belt, will guide the class on two optional 4-day weekend travel trips to some spectacular landscapes (locations and dates TBD).

This course introduces the study of music focusing on intelligent listening skills, the elements of music and their relationships, the musical characteristics of representative works and composers, common musical forms and genres of various Western, and non-Western historical style periods.

Provides an overview of key marketing principles, terms, and practices, which form the foundation for all music entertainment marketing plans. Course examines the key areas of marketing opportunities for music entertainment entrepreneurs including merchandising, publicity, radio promotion, retail and distribution, advertising, and touring.

This engaging class explores basic techniques, materials, and concepts used in opaque painting processes in oil or acrylic painting to depict form and space on a two-dimensional surface. You’ll learn the basics beginning with color mixing and use of tools to creating compositions that range from abstract to representational.    
This class runs concurrent with a for-credit academic class. For more information, contact the ART Department Program Chair, Angela Faris Belt.

Learn the foundations of printmaking from relief to intaglio, screen printing and more in this class which introduces the basic techniques and skills of printmaking as a fine art media. Instruction includes an understanding of visual concepts as they relate to prints. 
This class runs concurrent with a for-credit academic class. For more information, contact the ART Department Program Chair, Katie Caron.

Provides an overall approach to successfully plan and execute music entertainment industry-related projects. Course provides opportunities to develop a clear project vision and process to: break down abstract ideas into concrete components, and create and execute practical action plans.

Learn where and how it all began! World Literature from the beginnings (around 2000 BCE) to the Renaissance (1600 CE). We’ll take a myth-focused approach to study a wide range of texts across the globe and across over three millennia.

This course introduces traditional and contemporary approaches to ceramic form and processes, with an emphasis on hand building techniques, and a basic introduction to the potter’s wheel. This course includes basic surface design, glaze, and kiln firing procedures.

This course investigates the various approaches and media that students need to develop drawing skills and visual perception.