The Butte College Painting and Drawing Program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the technical and aesthetic aspects of two-dimensional art. We are committed to teaching the importance of overall artistic competency, and providing students with direction in commercial and independent artistic futures. Our studios are designed to foster creativity, and provide students with the tools, equipment, and facilities needed to build, prepare, and create their envisioned works of art. Our instructors offer a well-rounded art education, following curriculums that incorporate art history, theory, and a multitude of painting, drawing, and design concepts. We believe in the importance of a multidisciplinary study, and offer our students the ability to install art exhibitions, critique artworks, and prepare portfolios for employment and higher education purposes.
Our program consists of course offerings on the main campus, as well as the Chico Center every semester. Classes are offered on the main campus in two classrooms (ARTS 130 & 137) and in one classroom (rm 156) at the Chico Center and a class at the Glenn County Center. We have one full time instructor, and eight associate faculty members.
The evaluation and planned improvements for student learning in the Painting and Drawing department courses are as follows: Require that students spend outside class time to research and document definitions of art elements and principles as part of a project or entry presented in a portfolio. This will require the inclusion of actual examples of art and design incorporated into each definition. Also, require homework perspective drawing exercises to practice spatial illusion through the application of linear, atmospheric, and other perspective systems. We plan to use the evaluation results to improve student learning by extending the previous amount of time spent on demonstrations. We also will prepare and allot more time to present more physical examples of current and historically recognized works. We plan to use these evaluation results to improve student learning by increasing the unit hours spent on anatomical lectures and techniques and methods in drawing the classical human figure in numerous mediums. We plan to improve student learning success by spending more lecture/lad hours each semester doing demonstrations on the uses and physical properties of the various painting materials used in this course. We plan to use the evaluation results to improve student learning by increasing the unit hours spent on information and techniques used to address color theory and its relationship to personal style. We also plan to use the evaluation results to improve student learning by increasing the unit hours spent on techniques, demonstrations, and lectures to enhance student understanding and application of color relationships, values, compositional tension, and subject selection using paint and mixed media materials.
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Indicator |
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2013-2014 Performance |
Standard |
Five Year Goal |
Fall 2014 Performance |
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Five Year Goal |
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Course Success |
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- Overall |
PDR |
71.1% |
70% |
73% |
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- Transfer/GE |
PDR |
71.5% |
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73% |
74.6% |
70% |
80% |
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- CTE |
PDR |
75% |
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77% |
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- Basic Skills |
PDR |
51.7% |
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55% |
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- Distance Ed (all) |
PDR |
62.5% |
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64% |
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Persistence (Focused). Note: The Persistence (Focused) that is included in the PDR is a different indicator than the three-primary term persistence indicator, from the state Student Success Scorecard, that is used to measure institutional persistence. The Focused Persistence indicator measures the percentage of students that took a second course in a discipline within one year. There is no relationship between the college and program standards in this area. |
PDR |
72.6% (Three-Term) Scorecard |
67% (Three-Term) Scorecard |
75% (Three-Term) Scorecard |
29.8% |
25% |
35% |
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Degrees |
PDR |
1,455 |
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1,600 |
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Certificates |
PDR |
366 |
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475 |
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Developmental Strand Completion |
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- English |
State |
42% |
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45% |
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- Math |
State |
30.7% |
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33% |
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- ESL |
State |
25% |
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28% |
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Licensure Pass Rates |
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- Registered Nursing |
SC |
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- Licensed Vocational Nursing |
SC |
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- Respiratory Therapy |
SC |
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- Paramedic |
SC |
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- Cosmetology |
SC |
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- Welding |
SC |
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Job Placement Rates |
PIV |
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Our department supports the college in meeting its Strategic Direction and Priorities in the following areas:
We offer opportunities to College Connection students focusing on potential careers or transfer pathways. We convey to students the possibilities available to them. We make students active partners in their educational success. We help place students by appropriately advising them and ensuring that they have educational plans. We empower our new students to succeed through First Year Experience and involvement in campus activities. We ensure that students take the appropriate prerequisites to our courses. We connect students to support services. We ensure that programs provide students with intellectual and analytical skills to effectively contribute to society. We collaborate with industry, external agencies, and other institutions of higher education to ensure that programs are relevant and meeting current needs. We assist students to identify potential careers and develop the soft skills required in the workplace. We conduct an ongoing review of prerequisites and recommended preparation courses and ensure access to these courses. We evaluate standards and goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing annually. We provide activities and programs to engage students with employers and the community. We implement associate degrees for transfer. We use data, research and collaborative efforts among our departments to develop: projections of student demands; appropriate course offerings, locations, and modalities; and efficient and effective use of instructional space. We incorporate innovative technologies to support student learning. We position our students to support the campus community for use of personal technology devices a.k.a. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). We use advisory committees to ensure that our programs provide the skills needed in the workforce. We develop additional opportunities in response to community needs such as short-term certificates.
Our department also supports the college connecting students to the campus community by: 1) Creating a culture of meaningful interactions with students. 2) Engaging students in campus life (e.g. student government, participatory governance, activities, clubs, and committee service). 3) Providing effective electronically mediated communication. 4) Actively encouraging and enabling.
We support creating a positive campus culture and align with its values by supporting currency in national and state effective practices.
Our program again supports the college in helping to align its culture with its values. We put the students first. We focus on outstanding service. We develop and maintain collaborative processes across departments and divisions. We promote organizational communication and information sharing between all levels and among peers. We promote one-on-one connections and small group interchanges to allow for networking within the broader campus. We use data and technology for continuous improvement by providing relevant and easily accessible data to support student success.
We support a culture of inclusiveness by educating our students that diversity is shaped and informed by many characteristics including but not limited to ability, age, culture, education, ethnicity, gender identity, language, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. We hire and retain a diverse work force. We create and sustain programs, projects, and events that promote a greater understanding of diversity. We support the efforts of the Diversity Committee, Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee, and Student Equity Committee.
The Validation Team noted that "... the Art Department lacks optimal levels of cohesiveness, as seen in the variances in style, quality and tone of the program review document, despite significant time and effort spent, and compelling results in some sections. It suggested that the Art Department would benefit from more collegiality within programs and within the department as a whole (including both faculty and staff)." The Validation Team recommended that "...the Art Department explore ways to enhance regularly-scheduled face-to-face communication and build collegiality and collaboration across the department."
Our department has addressed these concerns and recommendations by creating ongoing dialougue in person amongst the full-time faculty, associate faculty, technicians and staff. We are meeting more regulariy as a unified group to discuss Student Learning Outcomes, curriculums, class enrollment, new technology, and individual and group necessities. We are also spending more time meeting one on one and visiting eachother's classrooms to collaborate ideas. We will continue to meet even more as we progress on these recommendations.
Our department is focusing on individual program certifiicates to address the students who are not planning on transferring or obtaining the AA-T degree. This certificate of completion supports the college's Strategic Direction in improving student success and completion. We are also looking to increase the number of AA-T degrees completed by students by following the college's new implementation of Pathways and helping students have clear educational plans.
Additionally, all of our equipment requests pertain to facilitating student success by providing them with a safe and effective work environment.
Strategy 1 - Broaden Curricula
Develop a certificate of completion in Painting and Drawing. Pursue the curriculum process with courses that have been drafted: Mural Painting, Figure Painting, Landscape Painting and Art Installation.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement; Meeting the college’s enrollment management objectives (i.e. FTES generation, student retention, recruitment, marketing, and outreach); Establishing innovative and scalable projects that support the Strategic Direction; Maintaining the appropriate program and service mix between the main campus and outlying centers
Strategy 2 - Encourage the aquisition of Degrees and Certificates
Facilitate students’ completing programs and earning certificates/degree in Painting and Drawing. Conduct advisory meetings with students and with Counseling/Advising staff. Update brochures and advising documents.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement; Meeting the college's enrollment management objectives (i.e. FTES generation, student retention, recruitment, marketing, and outreach).
Strategy 3 - Encourage students to market their artwork
Better prepare students to market their creative products and locate gallery venues to show their work.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement.
Strategy 4 - Enhance student access to live models
Reinstate Figure Model budget to existing levels.
Maintaining core programs and services
Strategy 5 - Augment equipment
Ensure that all equipment and supplies are sufficient to maximize students’ success. The saws and drills that are being requested are a vital part of our program's curriculum. They are addressed in multiple SLOs in numerous classes. We are needing to replace and update every two to three years which has become increasingly difficult on a fixed budget which has not kept up with the cost of inflation.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement
Strategy 6 - Advisory Comm.
Create an Advisory Committee to help guide our Painting and Drawing Program in terms of course development and program viability.
Maintaining core programs and services; Increasing student success and achievement; Meeting the college’s enrollment management objectives (i.e. FTES generation, student retention, recruitment, marketing, and outreach); Establishing innovative and scalable projects that support the Strategic Direction; Maintaining the appropriate program and service mix between the main campus and outlying centers.
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None. In the past, we peridically held 3 day painting workshops which typically generated about $1000 to $1500 each event. These workshops have not been conducted in a few years due to the colleges new insurance requirements for external non-employees. Any monies generated by these streams enters into a painting and drawing foundation account which in turn is used to subsidize materials and supplies needed for students in the classroom.
| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
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| 1 | Painting and Drawing | Personnel | 11-000-512-1-100210 | 52468 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Figure Models | Models are used as part of the curriculum to draw the human figure. District funded student assistants are hired as models which currently comes out of the department budget each academic year. We are requesting an additional allocation to subsidize the district painting/drawing budget. We now offer five figure drawing courses each year due to demand, and the district allocated funding is not enough to sustain these courses. We have been forced to use projected images instead of live models which does not fully support our SLOs for these Figure Drawing Courses. Currently, $2500 of our $3000 budget is going to these categorized student assistants/models and there has only been a few hundred dollars left after this to spend on needed materials, supplies and equipment to operate three separate classrooms each semester with a large number of full courses. This problem needs to be rectified and supported financially so that the program can continue. |
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| 2 | Painting and Drawing | Equipment | 11-000-512-1-100210 | 56410 | $2,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 3 HP Laser Jet Pro M570dn Color Laser Multifunction Printer | This technical equipment is needed in all of our classrooms for student use to assist students in the production of their artwork. A printer/scanner is necessary for research, printing images and making transparencies for use in paintings, drawings, and design projects in class. |
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| 3 | Painting and Drawing | Equipment | 11-000-512-1-100210 | 56411 | $600.00 | $0.00 |
| 4 DeWalt 20 Volt Cordless drills | These drills are an integral part of our curriculum for building stretcher bars for canvases. |
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| 4 | Painting and Drawing | Equipment | 11-000-512-1-100210 | 56410 | $650.00 | $0.00 |
| 2 DeWalt Heavy Duty 12" Single-Bevel Compound Miter Saw | These saws are an integral part of our curriculum for building stretcher bars for canvases. |
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