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22 courses with the subject ARTS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

ARTS 120Art by Heart

Subject: ARTS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 121Introduction to Drawing Techniques

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Subject: ARTS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 131Introduction to Painting3

(AC) Letter Grade A survey of oil painting techniques with an emphasis on experimentation, acquisition of skills aimed at the development of a personal visual language and style in painting. Core: Arts requirement. Cross-listed: ARTS-231 and ARTS-331.

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 132Painting with the Dear Neighbor3

(AC) Letter Grade Designed for students who might prefer a “step by step” approach to painting in the style of paint and sip nights with the desire to build community and friendships within the class. A strong focus of the course is to use ar making to flesh on the beautiful mission of the College. The course will treat painting on canvas as an event to experience, to understand, and to celebrate the journey of fellow students’ lives in a more meaningful way. Each class meeting students will start and finish a new painting, and each painting may be seasonal or attached to current events. ,

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 134Introduction Watercolor Painting

Subject: ARTS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 144Painting: Acrylic, Watercolor &

Subject: ARTS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 172Introduction to Color My World

Subject: ARTS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 220Intermediate Art By Heart3

(AC) Letter Grade Design and culture from the Global Village. An Art Studio course that studies art and artifacts from diverse cultures from around the world examining creativity and innovative use of media to express the desires of the human spirit. Inspired by these forms, the students then make their own art work expressing their unique experience of life. Develops skills and concepts learned in the introductory level. Core: Arts requirement. Cross-listed: ARTS- 120.

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 221Intermediate Drawing Techniques

Subject: ARTS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 231Intermediate Painting3

Letter Grade Explores a variety of painting ideas and techniques with an emphasis on design, skill in choice and use of media for self-expression. In addition to working on teacher directed painting projects, students propose and pursue more complex assignments of special interest to them individually. Core: Arts requirement.

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS-131. Cross- listed: ARTS-131 and ARTS-331, or permission of the Instructor. t ARTS 232: Intermediate Painting/Dear

ARTS 232Intermediate Painting with the Dear Neighbor

Subject: ARTS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 234Intermediate Watercolor Painting

Subject: ARTS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 244Intermediate Painting: Acrylic3

Letter Grade

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 272Intermediate Color My World

Subject: ARTS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 281Special Topics in Art Studio3

(AC) Letter Grade Explores the foundations of modernism, its development through the twentieth century, and its manifestation in the present day. Twentieth-century developments in painting will be investigated in detail. Students will investigate how art is a reflection of the society in which it is produced, and how contemporary artists (artists living and working today) may represent their respective cultures. Students will study the many and various art movements of the twentieth century, anaylzing the artistic, political, and social elements inherent within them. Upon completion of this course, the successful student will have acquired a strong critical vocabulary necessary for interpreting and evaluating modern art. Repeatable for credit. Core: Arts requirement.

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 321Advanced Drawing Techniques3

Letter Grade An advanced studio approach to drawing emphasizing maturation of ideas, skills, and style. Students explore complex ideas and techniques in drawing and move toward greater independence in the selection of content and subject matter for their drawings.Core: Arts requirement. 121 and ARTS-221.

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS-221. Cross-listed: ARTS-

ARTS 331Advanced Painting3

Letter Grade An advanced studio approach in which students use the knowledge and skills they have acquired in the study of art, art history and the contemporary art world to pursue complex and challenging projects at an advanced level. Students become more independent in selecting ideas in terms of purpose, media and technique. Core: Arts requirement. Cross-listed: ARTS-131 and ARTS-231.

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 332Adv Painting/Dear Neighbor3

Letter Grade

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 334Advanced Watercolor Painting3

Letter Grade An advanced exploration of watercolor techniques aimed at control and freedom, use of color, and creative combinations in pursuit of personal expression and style. Core: Arts requirement.

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS-234. Cross- listed: ARTS-134 and ARTS-234.

ARTS 344Advanced Painting: Acrylic3

Letter Grade

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 481Adv Special Topics in Art Studio3

Letter Grade Explores the foundations of modernism, its development through the twentieth century, and its manifestation in the present day. Twentieth-century developments in painting will be investigated in detail. Students will investigate how art is a reflection of the society in which it is produced, and how contemporary artists (artists living and working today) may represent their respective cultures. Students will study the many and various art movements of the twentieth century, analyzing the artistic, political and social elements inherent within them. Upon completion of this course, the successful student will have acquired a strong critical vocabulary necessary for interpreting and evaluating modern art. Repeatable for credit. Core: Arts requirement.

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

ARTS 490Independent Study in Art

Subject: ARTS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: www.chc.edu

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