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Fine Arts @ MCC!
Whether you are ‘art curious’, at the beginning stages of artistic study or an advanced art major, the MCC Art Department will help develop and enhance your knowledge, skills and confidence in the areas of Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Design, and Photography (Computer Graphics begins Spring 2003). Theoretical classes include Art Appreciation and Art History.
All students are exposed to the world of art through slide lectures, demonstrations, lectures from visiting artists and field trips. Beginning the first semester, students in the studio courses exhibit their work in the Ray Frederick Gallery, (located on the MCC campus, Room 306), and thus have the opportunity to see their work in a public and professional setting.
In the advanced classes, individual direction is emphasized. The second year art student receives support and instruction to further define their own ‘artistic voice’.
Please visit, email or call. The world of ART awaits you!
Questions about Art at MCC? Contact Tim Castle Assistant Professor of Art E-mail tcastle@iavalley.cc.ia.us or call Toll-free in Iowa 866-MCC-IS-IT or 641-752-7106, ext. 376
“Art is about making connections, finding
and creating new meanings, reflecting who we are and where we are going. Art
is for and about everyone!” Fine Arts @ MCC!
Whether you are ‘art curious’, at the beginning stages of artistic study or an advanced art major, the MCC Art Department will help develop and enhance your knowledge, skills and confidence in the areas of Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Design, and Photography (Computer Graphics begins Spring 2003). Theoretical classes include Art Appreciation and Art History.
All students are exposed to the world of art through slide lectures, demonstrations, lectures from visiting artists and field trips. Beginning the first semester, students in the studio courses exhibit their work in the Ray Frederick Gallery, (located on the MCC campus, Room 306), and thus have the opportunity to see their work in a public and professional setting.
In the advanced classes, individual direction is emphasized. The second year art student receives support and instruction to further define their own ‘artistic voice’.
Please visit, email or call. The world of ART awaits you!
Questions about Fine Arts at MCC? Contact Tim Castle Assistant Professor of Art E-mail tcastle@iavalley.cc.ia.us or call Toll-free in Iowa 866-MCC-IS-IT or 641-752-7106, ext. 376
“Art is about making connections, finding
and creating new meanings, reflecting who we are and where we are going. Art
is for and about everyone!”
Degree Details
Tim Castle,
Assistant Professor of Art
Student art displays and exhibits of professional work draw sizable crowds each year; the gallery is typically open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Pep Band You’ve spent years and years in band, from your middle school days through high school. Yet, now your instrument sits and collects dust and you fear you’ll forget all you have learned. Use your talent and your instrument, and have fun in the MCC Pep Band. You will take with you both the musical experience and the friendships you will make with other band members. Come join our ensemble!
MC2 (Squared) Players
Students interested should enroll in the one
credit hour Play Production class taught by Janel Lageschulte. MCC is proud to
have a state-of-the-art lighting system in its 100-seat round black box theatre.
Opportunities are also available to students
who are interested in lighting, sound and stage design as well as acting,
directing and playwriting.
MC2 (Squared) Players performances have
included “Bathroom Humor,” "Baby With the Bathwater," “The American Dream,” “The
Zoo Story”, “The House of Blue Leaves”, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, and
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” If you have questions about the drama department at MCC, you may call Janel Lageschulte at 641-752-7106, ext. 224 or Dave Engel at ext. 379.
Private
Music Lessons MCC offers a wide
variety of private music lessons, from piano to voice, to all of the woodwinds.
Prior experience is NOT necessary to register for this class. You meet privately
on a one-to-one basis for a half hour each week with instructor Meghan
Schumacker. Lesson times are arranged and sign-ups for times begin at the end of
each semester through the first week of the next. One of the course requirements
is to participate in the end-of-the-semester concert. Private music lessons will enhance your knowledge of an instrument, or initiate your beginning interest in one. For a half-hour a week, you will grow to be a better musician throughout the semester. Each student is required to memorize their piece of music for the concert as well as introduce their piece and themselves. This experience gives students a small glimpse of what professional performers have to do all of the time.
The MCC Show Choir is open to all students
interested in vocal performance. Students need not enroll for the 1 credit hour
class, but it is strongly recommended. The Show Choir meets on Wednesdays from
4-5 pm.
The MCC choirs perform a variety of musical
styles and songs. Choreography is added to some of the songs, which provides a
nice flavor to the show.
In the past, the choir has performed at the Marshalltown Holiday Stroll, singing
Christmas Carols to the passers-by. Students also participate in the
end-of-the-semester concerts, singing a variety of challenging music, helps
promotes performance.
The students get a lot out of being part of
the Show Choir, including: learning about music, relating to different styles of
music, performing, growing as a group, and the importance of the independence of
parts. The Show Choir performs 3-5 songs per concert. Select singers will also be part of small ensembles that perform. Choreography is added to many of the songs. The Show Choir strives to express the feelings of the songs they sing.
“I like the small class
sizes in music because it lets me have a more one-on-one experience. Because of
these smaller classes, I get a more personal education.”
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Class
members may be art majors, or students who simply wish to try something new.
This results in a broad mix of ages, ideas, abilities, and personalities,
and classes that are stimulating, vibrant, and fun! For art majors, the MCC
Art Department provides the specific courses needed, while allowing the
student to fulfill requirements in English, Math, and Speech.
This
first-class modular gallery was dedicated in September 1993. Named in honor
of Ray Frederick, who taught art at MCC for 33 years, the gallery is
adjacent to the B.J. Harrison Library.
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3700 S. Center Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158 :: Phone 641-752-7106 :: Fax: 641-752-8149 |