Visual Arts - Pima Arts

Our visual arts program is crafted to ignite your passion for learning as you embrace your vision, hone your skills, and explore the limitless possibilities of your imagination.

Whether you’re seeking a degree or personal enrichment, we’re here to champion your self-discovery and development every step of the way.

Experience a wide range of materials, processes and concepts in the 3D courses such as clay modeling, ceramic hand building, wheel throwing, slip casting, metal casting, welding, woodwork and digital fabrication. Opportunities range from functional object-making to jewelry, from figurative sculpture to interactive kinetic and performative sculpture.

Not for profit,
for potential.

We empower you to reach your full potential without the burden of excessive college debt. Our lower tuition costs, financial aid programs, scholarships, and payment plans help make paying for college accessible.

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DEPARTMENT RESOURCES

Fully equipped wood and metal fabrication shops
Mold making and ceramic studios
Metals-Jewelry studio
3d scanning and 3d printing equipment
Painting and Drawing studios
Printmaking Studio with Intaglio, Relief and Screen Printing
Wet + alternative darkrooms
Digital printing studio
Professional lighting and camera equipment

Craft solutions for tomorrow with new ways of thinking about today.

Our curriculum is designed to mirror real-world industry settings and provide you with the necessary skills to succeed as talented contributors, leaders, and innovators in the industries you aspire to join.

Craft solutions for tomorrow with new ways of thinking about today.

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Student Voices

“The visual arts program shaped me into the artist I am today through the help of its incredible instructors. I leveled up my skills because they believed in me and pushed me to try and do my best even when I thought I couldn’t. They inspired me with their skills and passion.”