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Fine Arts - About Our Program

 

The Fine Arts department at TVCC includes Art, Drama, Dance, and Music. This mission of Trinity Valley is transforming lives through affordable and accessible education. The Fine Arts program at Trinity Valley supports the college mission by providing a dynamic, diverse, and comprehensive learning environment for both future professionals and the broader college community, in which each student’s fullest potential may be achieved. Our faculty aim to promote the highest standards of excellence and generate significant professional impact in all areas of scholarly and artistic activity. We cultivate future creators, encourage interdisciplinary collaborations, and develop new approaches to scholarship, performance, and education, while affirming the fundamental value of fine arts in educational settings and in society at large. Set within a caring and nurturing environment, the TVCC Fine Arts Division provides learning-centered instruction, inspiring students to

develop their creativity and artistry, while reaching out to the community by providing a multitude of cultural opportunities.

Our program will offer students the opportunity to receive individual instruction in all major performance and artistic areas. Fine Arts students are afforded numerous opportunities within the scope of our performance ensembles: Cardettes Dance Team, TVCC Theatre Company, Cardinal Singers, Chamber Singers, Encore, Cardinal Regiment Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Pep Band, Woodwind Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble. Moreover, students interested in pursuing studio-based fine arts courses can take advantage of our four integrated studio workshops on campus while enrolled in Photography, Theatre Practicum, Stagecraft, Theatre Design, Costume Technology, Stage Makeup, Painting, Drawing, 2-D Design, and Ceramics.

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Our programs prepare you for your careers in:
  • Art: Multimedia Artist, Exhibit Designer, Curator, Art Instructor/Professor
  • Drama: TV/Movie Actor, TV/Movie Director, Drama Instructor, Stagehand, Set Designer
  • Music: Music Therapist, Music Educator, Composer
  • Dance: Choreographer, Dance Director, Dance Instructor
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Where Are Our Graduates Today?

 

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Kristin Huggins
Division Chair of Fine Arts & Kinesiology

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Emma Cox
Cardette Choreographer and Recruiter

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Jeffrey DuBose
Head Band Director, Applied Low Brass

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Deanna Frye
Professor of Art

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Richard Hawkins
Adjunct Photography Instructor

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September Kirk
Art Department Coordinator, Professor of Studio Art

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Craig Lee
Head of Performance Studies, Director of Theatre

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Michael Matchael
Director Of Choral Music

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Bohb Nelson
Stagecraft and Technical Design Assistant

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Elizabeth Nelson
Head of Technical Design

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Kirk Overmoe
Piano Professor, Choral Accompanist

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Timothy Samples | Band & Music Department Coordinator, Professor of Music, Applied Trumpet

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Mamie Sprinkle | Adjunct Woodwind Instructor

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Mary Tidwell | Theory & Aural Skills Professor, Staff Accompanist

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Stephanie Wellman | Cardette Administrative Assistant

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