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Welcome to Visual Arts!
The Visual Arts Technology department is recognized
for it's degree programs in Digital Film and Video, Graphic
Design/Illustration, and Photography.
The state-of-the-art facility houses seven computer labs with well over a hundred Macintosh computers,
color printers, scanners and a digital production center for large
format color printing and equipment for mounting and matting of
work for presentation.
In addition there is a professional photography studio for portrait
and commercial photography, large and medium format cameras, and
a traditional wet lab for black and white photography.
Articulation programs enable students to transfer to colleges and universities
such as the College for Creative Studies, Brooks Institute
of Photography and Eastern Michigan University.
Professional Advisory Committees assist in maintaining the program's currency
relevant to curriculum and technology.
The
Digital Film & Video program at WCC began Fall
of 2001 and continues to be enthusiastically received. This two-semester
certificate program exposes students to all facets of video production from pre-production
through post-production. Students have access to digital video cameras
and non-linear digital editing computers for commercial and personal applications.
The Graphic Design Technology curriculum
focus on graphic communication;
visual-problem solving, computer software instruction; and study
in theories of visual communication for print and the Web.
The Photography program concentrates on both traditional
and digital photographic applications. Students work in studio and on location
environments for producing commerical and expressive photographic solutions.
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