The Butte College Painting and Drawing Program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the technical and aesthetic aspects of two-dimensional art. We are committed to teaching the importance of overall artistic competency, and providing students with direction in commercial and independent artistic futures. Our studios are designed to foster creativity, and provide students with the tools, equipment, and facilities needed to build, prepare, and create their envisioned works of art. Our instructors offer a well-rounded art education, following curriculums that incorporate art history, theory, and a multitude of painting, drawing, and design concepts. We believe in the importance of a multidisciplinary study, and offer our students the ability to install art exhibitions, critique artworks, and prepare portfolios for employment and higher education purposes.
Our program consists of course offerings on the main campus, as well as the Chico Center every semester. Classes are offered on the main campus in two classrooms (ARTS 130 & 137) and in one classroom (rm 153) at the Chico Center. We have one full time instructor, and seven associate faculty members. The Painting and Drawing area of the Arts departmen provides the foundation and training for students to succeed in the two-dimensional studio arts. Our program offers courses that are part of the Art AA degree as well as transferring to other institutions to allow our students to receive higher degrees in the Arts. It also provides the training to assist students in finding careers in fields related to the two-dimensional arts. The eight courses in the Painting and Drawing program are designed to prepare students for either employment or transfer to a four-year college. Two of these classes are core requirements for our Studio Arts AA degree, and transfer and articulation into CSU, UCs, and specialized Art schools programs for the Studio Arts Degree (BA or BFA). The additional six classes that we offer are hands-on, studio lab experiences in various areas of the two-dimensional arts. These courses allow our students to experience numerous mediums and avenues in the field of Art, as they discover their desired career paths. Over the past years, we have deleted a number of peripheral classes that did not directly support the program learning outcomes and transfer degrees for the Painting and Drawing program. The remaining courses are central to our career and transfer preparation mission and are incorporated into our proposed certificates.
Program Review Validation Report Spring 2014
Recommendations
Validation Team recommendation: The team noted that the last Validation Team review called for two new full-time faculty positions. Since that time, three full-time and several experienced associate faculty members have left. It is clear that despite the limited institutional resources, the number of full-time faculty should be increased to sustain the future of the department.
The Art Department needs to hire another fulltime faculty member who can support students with professionalism and rigor to both ART-A and studio art courses, and support the expansion and student completion of arts degrees and certificates, particularly in the area of Art Education.
Validation Team recommendation: As the Background Statement of the Art Department’s 2014 Program Review rightly states, “Art has been an integral part of human culture for over 30,000 years” (p. 1) and it remains essential by reinforcing our “shared beliefs and values” (p. 2), increasing our “empathy” (p. 3) and reinforcing our “social bonds” (p. 3). Because of the Arts’ central importance in human development and behavior, it is extremely disheartening to see the cuts and restrictions Butte’s Art Department has suffered in recent years. Therefore, it is the Validation Team’s recommendation that the Art Department be allowed to expand its course offerings (which are also profitable for the college). It is also the team’s recommendation that creative solutions be sought to somehow address students’ needs for skills development in Studio Arts classes given current, inappropriate state-mandated limits on repeatability of classes.
As mentioned above, the Art Department is expanded degrees, certificates, and courses to meet the educational and employment needs of students.
Validation Team Recommendation: Instill departmental planning with entrepreneurial vision. The Validation Team recommends that the Art Department devise and implement strategies to showcase and maximize the use of Arts facilities, resources and talents, creating a community Arts venue. With District support, leverage the capabilities of other campus programs such as Drama, Music, Recording Arts and Digital Art and Design programs (and others), with events management staff, as necessary. Consider the collaboration with programs such as Child Development and the Child Development Center, generating revenues for Art Foundation accounts and adding value to the communities we serve by offering art-oriented children’s camp opportunities. Enhance Butte’s culture of inclusiveness to encompass the campus and local communities by supporting and showcasing faculty, staff and student success in our wonderful Arts venue.
The Art Department continues to maintain its entrepreneurial vision and has worked diligently to develop a Guided Pathway in the Arts - an Art Entrepreneurship Degree/Certificate that would assist art students in developing their professional and entrepreneurial goals. It is also developing its programs in Art Education and Arts and Culture Management.
The painting and drawing program has addressed these concerns and recommendations by creating ongoing dialougue in person amongst the full-time faculty, associate faculty, technicians and staff. The full-time faculty member in this area meets every firsy Tuesday of the month to discuss our program and department with the rest of the full-time art faculty. The areas concerns and needs are brought to the meetings and discussed and resolved. We are also spending more time meeting one on one and visiting eachother's classrooms to collaborate ideas. We are currently collaborating in a group show in Sacramento to create more "collegiality and collaboration across the department."
Re: The Validation Team noted that "... the Art Department lacks optimal levels of cohesiveness, as seen in the variances in style, quality and tone of the program review document, despite significant time and effort spent, and compelling results in some sections. It suggested that the Art Department would benefit from more collegiality within programs and within the department as a whole (including both faculty and staff)." The Validation Team recommended that "...the Art Department explore ways to enhance regularly-scheduled face-to-face communication and build collegiality and collaboration across the department."
Strategy 1 - Review Curriculum and Courses
Continue ongoing curriculum review for painting and drawing. We are currently pursuing two certificates in our area.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement; Meeting the college’s enrollment management objectives (i.e. FTES generation, student retention, recruitment, marketing, and outreach); Establishing innovative and scalable projects that support the Strategic Direction; Maintaining the appropriate program and service mix between the main campus and outlying centers
Strategy 2 - Encourage the aquisition of Degrees and Certificates
Facilitate students’ completing programs and earning certificates/degree in Painting and Drawing. Conduct advisory meetings with students and with Counseling/Advising staff.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement; Meeting the college's enrollment management objectives (i.e. FTES generation, student retention, recruitment, marketing, and outreach).
Strategy 3 - Encourage students to sell and market their artwork
Assist students in preparing for Student Art Show and the Butte College Arts Faire. Further prepare students to market their creative products and locate gallery venues to show and sell their artwork.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement.
Strategy 4 - Support student access to live models
Continue to request an annual figure model budget on unit plan which has not yet been funded.
Maintaining core programs and services
Strategy 5 - Augment equipment
Ensure that all equipment and supplies are sufficient to maximize students’ success. We are needing to replace and update which has become increasingly difficult on a fixed budget which has not kept up with the cost of inflation.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement
Strategy 6 - Advisory Committee
Create new courses in our Painting and Drawing Program to foster a broader base of knowledge in two-dimensional applications.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement; Meeting the college’s enrollment management objectives (i.e. FTES generation, student retention, recruitment, marketing, and outreach); Establishing innovative and scalable projects that support the Strategic Direction; Maintaining the appropriate program and service mix between the main campus and outlying centers.
Strategy 7 - Creation of 2 new certificates in the painting and drawing area.
Two new certificates are currently being created in the 2-dimensional arts.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement; Meeting the college’s enrollment management objectives (i.e. FTES generation, student retention, recruitment, marketing, and outreach); Establishing innovative and scalable projects that support the Strategic Direction.
Advertising assistance.
We have developed a marketing campaign - Unleash Your Creative Side. We need help marketing this to local communities who are unaware of what we offer in Art, Design, and Performing Arts, or were put off by the lack of opportunities the college offered during the last deep budget cut and the repeatability changes.
None. In the past, we peridically held 3 day painting workshops which typically generated about $1000 to $1500 each event. These workshops have not been conducted in a few years due to the colleges new insurance requirements for external non-employees. Any monies generated by these streams enters into a painting and drawing foundation account which in turn is used to subsidize materials and supplies needed for students in the classroom.
| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
| Description | Supporting Rationale | Potential Alternative Funding Sources | Prioritization Criteria | |||
| 1 | Painting and Drawing | Equipment | 11-000-512-1-100210 | 56410 | $1,500.00 | $0.00 |
| Artograph 225-810 Impression1400 Art Projector | These projectors are an integral part of our curriculum for projecting images onto paper and canvas for paintings and drawings. Our current projectors are dated and don't function anymore. |
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| 2 | Painting and Drawing | Equipment | 11-000-512-1-100210 | $1,800.00 | $0.00 | |
| Testrite Fotolight And Stand studio lights | An important part of still life and figure drawing and painting is proper lighting. Each studio is in need of proper lighting for the curriculum. (3 classrooms) |
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| 3 | Painting and Drawing | Equipment | 11-000-512-1-100210 | $700.00 | $0.00 | |
| HP - Color LaserJet Enterprise M553n - Color - 1200 x 1200 dpi Print - Plain Paper Print - Desktop Laser Printer - White | Printer needed in Chico Center rm 153 for students to print images to work from for assignments and research in class. |
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