Academy of Visual and Applied Arts

This academy offers specialized instruction to students with an interest in careers in the visual and applied arts. The visual arts including design, drawing, painting, print making, sculpture, ceramics, and photography, along with the applied arts of graphic design, digital media, various levels of Adobe credentialing, are the focus of our rigorous and creative curriculum. Art History and Art Criticism, and Advanced Placement Studio Portfolio courses in 2 Dimensional, 3 Dimensional, and Drawing are also offered at the Academy of Visual and Applied Arts.

Careers in the visual and applied arts include: graphic artist, illustrator, set designer, potter/ ceramics artist, painter, photographer, camera operator, architect, cartoonist, art appraiser, industrial designer, web designer, director, story board designer, museum professional, art critic, and many others.

The Academy of Visual and Applied Arts curriculum is based on the standard TOPS recommended curriculum, which equips students with the skills they need to seek higher education and/or enter the workforce.