# Art-Spatial Arts Certificate (Certificate of Achievement)

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

Source: https://ltcc.elumenapp.com/catalog/2026-2027/program/art-spatial-arts-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 sculpture foundry, metal fabrication, ceramic studio operation, freelance sculptor and related entry-level fabrication positions or small studio businesses 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 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Complete 28 units from the rules below. (Total 28)** | |  |
| **Complete all of the following** | |  |
| **Required Core (Total 20)** | |  |
| **Complete all of the following** | |  |
| ART 103 | Art History: Baroque - Contemporary | 4.5 |
| ART 111 | Two-Dimensional Design | 4 |
| ART 113 | Three-Dimensional Design | 4 |
| ART 114A | Fundamentals of Drawing | 4 |
| ART 246 | Art Professional Practices | 3.5 |
| **Select two courses from the following. (Total 8)** | |  |
| **Complete the following number of credits: 8** | |  |
| ART 119A | Beginning Ceramics I | 4 |
| ART 120A | Intermediate Ceramics I | 4 |
| ART 201A | Mixed Media Sculpture I | 4 |
| ART 219A | Metal Sculpture I | 4 |
| ART 220A | Figure Sculpture I | 4 |
| ART 239A | Advanced Ceramics I | 4 |