Visual Arts at COM
Visual Arts at COM offers a variety of classes including lecture courses in Art History and Art Appreciation and hands-on studio courses in Ceramics, Sculpture, Painting, Photography, Design, Drawing and Digital media.
Serving both expressive and academic needs, our students have been accepted to numerous prestigious art schools including the Kansas City Art Institute, Savannah College of Design, San Francisco Art Institute and The University of Houston's Painting Block Program.
Blending traditional and contemporary art-making concepts, COM faculty are accessible, working artists dedicated to moving forward the individual vision of our students within collaborative studio environments, lecture classes and online classes.
Our diverse credit and non-credit students have participated in numerous local exhibitions, international shows, solo exhibitions, publications, awards and scholarship opportunities, field trips and workshops.
Besides career options as an exhibiting artist, course work in the Visual Arts serves students interested in areas such as architecture, industrial design, fashion design, interior design, forensic and medical illustration, book illustration, graphic design, filmmaking, art criticism, museum administration and arts education.
Prospective students and guests of the College are always welcome to either stop by or schedule a visit to meet with a faculty member to discuss your possibilities in the Visual Arts at College of the Mainland or beyond.
Visual Arts @ COM
- View more samples of student work on the Visual Arts Photo Album.
Fine Arts @ COM
Contacts
Joyce Palmer
Program Assistant
Fine Arts Bldg. 154
409-928-1211, ext. 348
888-258-8859, ext. 348
Sparky Koerner
Department Chair
Fine Arts Bldg. 122
409-938-1211, ext. 347
888-258-8859, ext. 347