Fine Art

1. Drawing Critique. 2. Charcoal Self-Portrait. 3. Color Woodcut Print. 4. Painting Homework Critique. 5. Vermeer Study and Self Portrait in Oil Paint. 6. Color Woodcut Reduction Print. 7. Still Life Painting in Progress. 8. Figure Sculpture. 9 Metal Casting. 10. Ceramic Bowl and Mug

1. Drawing Critique. 2. Charcoal Self-Portrait. 3. Color Woodcut Print. 4. Painting Homework Critique. 5. Vermeer Study and Self Portrait in Oil Paint. 6. Color Woodcut Reduction Print. 7. Still Life Painting in Progress. 8. Figure Sculpture. 9 Metal Casting. 10. Ceramic Bowl and Mug

Study art on Fresno City College’s beautiful, park-like campus.  Enjoy the largest range of academic creative programs in the region, including art history, ceramics, crafts, digital art, drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture. Our diverse student population participates in an expanded range of mentoring, exhibition, extracurricular and community opportunities. Develop your talent into a contemporary art practice with our passionate, knowledgeable and professional faculty.

The Department of Art at FCC empowers students to reshape their worlds through critical inquiry and transformative creativity.  Each of the department’s classes provides an environment that fosters creativity, autonomy and experimentation. Students are exposed to a broad range of approaches to making and interpreting art, as well as diverse perspectives on the role of art and artists. 

Beginning and intermediate courses provide students with the knowledge and experience needed for a broad understanding of the visual arts. Courses are also offered over the summer and during unique study abroad programs. 

Art Space Gallery is the main art exhibition space of FCC, presenting exhibitions and acting as an educational space for the Studio Art and Art History program. 

Fresno City College is nestled near the lively Tower District and minutes from downtown Fresno.

Degrees & Certificates 


1. Drawing Critique. 2. Charcoal Self-Portrait. 3. Color Woodcut Print. 4. Painting Homework Critique. 5. Vermeer Study and Self Portrait in Oil Paint. 6. Color Woodcut Reduction Print. 7. Still Life Painting in Progress. 8. Figure Sculpture. 9 Metal Casting. 10. Ceramic Bowl and Mug

Faculty


Instructors

Caleb Duarte, Sculpture
Elena Harvey Collins, Art History
Caleb Henderson, Drawing & Figure Drawing
Hiromi Iyoda, Ceramics 
Peter Janzen, 2D Design & Painting
Ricardo Rivera, 3D Design & Digital Art
Susana Sosa, Art History
Nicholas Spohrer, Instructor, Printmaking & 2D Design
Kevin Stewart-Magee, Painting & Color Theory
Marla Sweitzer, Crafts & Drawing
Ronnie Wrest, Art History 

Lecturers

Hazel Antaramian-Hofman
Leslie Batty
Susan Bolles-Parmentier
Blanca Delgado
Tim Hernandez
Nanete Maki-Dearsan
Michele Matlock
Vincent Mendez
Danny Meza
William Raines
Lili Rofan
Patrick Snowden
Jose Soria

Resources

Fresno Arts Council

Fresno Arts Council

As the local arts agency for the City and County of Fresno, the FAC provides financial support, services and arts programming to a variety of cultural arts organizations, individual artists, regional art initiatives, and diverse communities.

Fresno Arts Council
Fresno City College

Arte Americas

One of the largest non-profit Latinx cultural centers in California. Celebrating Latinx history, arts, and culture since 1987.

Arte Americas
Fresno City College

Fresno Arts Museum

The Fresno Art Museum is Fresno’s nationally-recognized fine art museum, best known for exhibiting modern and contemporary art from California, art by women artists, and works of art on paper, along with exhibitions that reflect the visual arts traditions of the ethnic groups that contribute to the rich diversity of the San Joaquin Valley.

Fresno Art Museum

California Arts Council

California Arts Council

At the California Arts Council, it’s our mission to strengthen arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. We support local arts infrastructure and activities statewide through grants, programs, and services.

California Arts Council