Community Arts & Entertainment
Fine Arts
Program Summary
American writer Henry Miller said, “Art teaches nothing, except the significance of life.”
Art reflects and encourages the emotional, physiological, and intellectual development of the student. Art experiences can communicate ideas, express feelings, strengthen self-concept and cognitive skills, develop imagery, foster social interaction and appreciation of different viewpoints, and provide a record of growth. The arts are basic to individual development, enabling students to express, communicate, and become emotionally involved. They enhance memory and learning. The arts teach to the heart and the mind. They enable students to use different learning styles and prior knowledge, pulling together diverse cognitive and affective experiences and organizing them to assist students in understanding.
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Why is art important?Art can be funny… and it can make you cry, too.
PGCC offers a broad selection of art classes including drawing, watercolor, and oil painting….
everything in between -– and everything on all sides.
Please see the
Schedule of Classes for specific offerings as the courses offered vary by semester.
The college encourages students to enter the biannual student art shows held in conjunction with the Academic Art Department. Instructors can assist you with the process of submitting work.
For additional information, contact:
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1 Stevens, Karen. “School as Studio: Learning through the Arts.” 2002.