The overall program has a traditional base, but each instructor brings their own viewpoint and style of teaching to the class. Most of us begin with learning to draw and paint what we observe in nature. As students advance there is more emphasis on self-expression and experimentation. The Photography program is designed for beginning through advanced photography students and practitioners who wish to learn or improve photographic skills in a wide variety of approaches. The studio is well-equipped for casting, soldering, forging, and diamond setting, as well as for contemporary techniques such as titanium and aluminum anodizing.
Classes are for the beginning to advanced student with workshops on special topics.
The Ceramics program is designed to provide a strong background in the technical and aesthetic aspects of working with clay. Throwing, handbuilding, and sculpture techniques are the foundation of the program. The studio is complete with 18 electric potter's wheels and kickwheels, six electric kilns and three gas kilns. Processes available to the student include stoneware and porcelain, raku, lowfire salt, sawdust firing, and electric firings that include majolica and commercial glazes and underglazes. The Sculpture program provides classes for beginning through advanced students as well as professional sculptors.