Art
Overview
We welcome students with interests in ceramics, photography, painting, and more! Students at Hinds can complete artwork in our classroom studios and find inspiration in our recurring art exhibits in the Marie Hull Art Gallery where even our students’ work is often featured. Our dedicated art faculty provide instruction in art theory and help strengthen students’ art skills in studio, lab, and darkroom settings. Art majors can complete an Associate of Arts in two years and then transfer their coursework to a four-year institution to complete their Bachelor of Art or of Fine Art.
At Hinds, exploring coursework in the fine arts and in media arts will allow a student to enhance current art skills, build further art interests, and settle on a direction for a professional art career. Students majoring in art have a wide range of job opportunities upon degree completion. They may become floral designers, art directors, museum curators, professional photographers, art instructors, just to name a few.
At Hinds, our art students will complete typical general education courses, such as English, history, social sciences, and more while exploring the arts. The arts coursework, such as Drawing, Ceramics, Sculpture, Computer Art, Three-Dimensional Design, and others, will set a student’s foundation for upper-level art experiences upon transfer to a bachelor’s program.
Quick Facts
- Associate of Arts
- Jackson
- Rankin
- Raymond
- Utica
- Vicksburg
- Online
- Face-to-Face
As a student, you will have the opportunity to showcase your work in the Marie Hull Gallery. The gallery features regional and local exhibitions in a variety of media with six exhibits from September through mid-May.
Sample Curriculum
| Course | Hours |
|---|---|
| Orientation | 2 |
| English Composition I | 3 |
| College Algebra | 3 |
| Art History I | 3 |
| Drawing | 3 |
| Design I | 3 |
| Total Hours | 17 |
| Course | Hours |
|---|---|
| English Composition II | 3 |
| Principles of Biology I | 3 |
| Principles of Biology I Lab | 1 |
| Drawing II | 3 |
| Design II | 3 |
| Art History II | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
| Course | Hours |
|---|---|
| Public Speaking I | 3 |
| Principles of Biology II | 3 |
| Principles of Biology II Lab | 1 |
| Choose one – HIS 1113 or 1163 | 3 |
| Choose one – ENG 2223 or 2323 or 2423 | 3 |
| Introduction to Philosophy I | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
| Course | Hours |
|---|---|
| Choose two – SOC 2113, PSY 1513, GEO 1113, PSC 1113, ECO 2113, ECO 2123, GEO 1123 | 6 |
| Choose one – HIS 1123 or 1173 | 3 |
| Three Dimensional Design | 3 |
| Choose one – ENG 2233 or 2333 or 2433 | 3 |
| 3 | |
| Total Hours | 18 |
The degree plan provides the courses recommended for students seeking to transfer in this area of study. Students should consult the Mississippi Articulation Agreement for specific course requirements at specific Mississippi universities. Students can also use MATT (MS Articulation & Transfer Tool).
Important Program Information
Scholarships
Our Facilities Include
- A fully furnished computer lab with 27″ 5K Retina display iMacs and Adobe CC software.
- Two drawing/painting studios furnished with Mabef Convertible Studio Easels.
- A photography darkroom for developing film and black & white prints.
- A pottery studio with a slab roller, extruder, 11 electric pottery wheels (Brent & Pacifica), 2 electric kilns, 1 gas kiln, and a Bailey de-airing pug mill/mixer.
- A design studio with a Conrad E-12 Etching Press and a Kutrimmer 1080 Papercutter.