# Art-Business Entrepreneurship Certificate (Certificate of Achievement)

Lake Tahoe Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Art

Source: https://ltcc.elumenapp.com/catalog/2026-2027/program/art-business-entrepreneurship-certificate-summer-2024

**Units:** 28.0 units

A Certificate in Art is designed to provide a body of historical, conceptual and technical experiences which will prepare a developing artist for career opportunities in the field of fine arts, commercial art, gallery and museum operations, and art media retail business. Technical positions in art marketing, web design, and related entry-level entrepreneurship positions or small business operation, management and design are additional options.

### Program Learning Outcomes

-   Explain the history of Western art and its cultural significance and the role that art has had in shaping our lives and aesthetics.

-   Demonstrate practical knowledge of how to develop an artist's portfolio and conduct business as a professional artist.

-   Apply the basic principles of observational drawing and how to develop illusionary spatial constructions.

-   Apply the principles and concepts of design.

-   Demonstrate knowledge of the science of color perception and how it can be utilized in the creation of works of art.

-   Have a knowledge of art materials and an applied experience in the technical means used to formulate and construct visual images.

### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **28 units as follows. (Total 28)** | |  |
| **Complete the following number of credits: 28** | |  |
| **Required Core (Total 24)** | |  |
| **Complete all of the following** | |  |
| ART 103 | Art History: Baroque - Contemporary | 4.5 |
| ART 111 | Two-Dimensional Design | 4 |
| ART 114A | Fundamentals of Drawing | 4 |
| ART 246 | Art Professional Practices | 3.5 |
| BSN 210 | Entrepreneurship | 4 |
| BSN 155 | QuickBooks | 4 |
| **Group A. Choose one of the following. (Total 4)** | |  |
| **Complete the following number of credits: 4** | |  |
| BSN 135 | Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| BSN 137 | Web Marketing | 4 |