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Visual Arts
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The goal of the Visual Arts Department is to create a supportive and challenging arts environment for students that enables them to experience, first-hand, the discipline, knowledge and seriousness that lead
them to a career in the visual arts. Artist-teachers and visiting artists, who, through their teaching, serve as mentors to the student artist, introduce students to art history and the principles of artistic form. In two-
and three-dimensional studio classes, NOCCA visual art students are encouraged to concentrate on technical proficiency, creative problem solving and self-discovery. This focused exploration increases
confidence and allows students to stay open to new possibilities and to become increasingly self-directed. In critiques, students are able to exercise their aptitude at art analysis and more accurately assess their own work and the work of others. With the knowledge they gain at NOCCA, students leave with a portfolio that reflects work that is technically sound and that expresses their personal point-of-view.