Fine Arts
![A watercolor painting of a fountain with a horse](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768//singleImage/fic2264a-2-1587049653-1654099962.jpg)
![A watercolor painting of a fountain with a horse](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/singleImage/fic2264a-2-1587049653-1654099962-1708620154-1708620177-derivative.webp)
Our Fine Arts program reflects the full gamut of the greater art world, from drawing, painting and sculpture to multimedia, installation, performance art and beyond. We offer courses in these areas using both traditional materials—such as pastel, oil, clay and watercolor—to using 3D printing, bio materials, light and sound.
In addition to teaching technique and providing constructive criticism, we give you a space to explore and work. Our courses are held in studios and workshops where you can work with stone, steel and wood. We have a sculpture center, a bio lab—where you can use living forms and science to create—and printmaking facilities, where you can take courses in silkscreen, woodblock, lithography and more.
Some of our courses offer access to our facilities outside of scheduled sessions as well. Our program offers you—whether you’re new to drawing or painting or a seasoned artist—time and space to work on your art, get one-on-one feedback and meet and be inspired by other artists.
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- Drawing
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Interdisciplinary and New Media
- Printmaking
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- Fiber Arts
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![Course thumbnail for A Predisposition to Paint**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2206-ol-1597956636.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for Advanced Painting**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-3211-a-1589674071.jpg)
![5. painting. Black and white image of textures similar to ocean and beach.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vsc-2251-ol-1701721996-derivative.webp)
![person painting in a field](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/pdc-1026-ol-1598637014.jpg)
![plant life image](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_100,w_iw/heroImage/joseph-degiorgis-1-joseph-degiorgis-1681225979-derivative.webp)
![plant life image](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/joseph-degiorgis-1-joseph-degiorgis-1681226010-derivative.webp)
![Bookmaking Workshop: Japanese Binding](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/bookmaking-workshop-japanese-binding-shannon-leer-1692026174-derivative.webp)
![Three book on display, All perfect bound with different finishes.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/book1-alejandro-chen-li-1692039564-derivative.webp)
![Wide photo of person inserting screws into plywood; shop drawing in foreground](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vlc-2652-a-1701721911-derivative.webp)
![ceramic sculptures of heads](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/heroimage-fic-2409-a-1588949445-1712778791-derivative.webp)
![vase](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/heroimage-fc-2409-b-1705527074-derivative-1712778864-derivative.webp)
![Five ceramic sculptures in a gallery.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/tg-glay-sermon-upstairs-install-uncropped-1705010232-derivative.webp)
![a women face covering by a megaphone. Black & white photo. Black background](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vsc-2309-ol-1701722359-derivative.webp)
![glasses in front of a coded screen](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2636-ol-1607545714.jpg)
![collaged image with white skeletal lines on the left against an orang background and a ship illustration on the right in black and white.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/ilc-3422-ol-1597956845.jpg)
![rainbow papers and hands cutting shapes with scissors](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/dsc-1014-a-1589673781.jpg)
![hands etching a copperplate](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2846-a-1723146224-derivative.webp)
![cracked case](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vsc-2169-ol-1671050465-derivative.webp)
![Hat with colorful embroidered carousel horses around the brim.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic3621a-student-work-amanda-reilly-1639599938.jpg)
![Golden rock alligator art](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/e333f449ce9ab3bbd672992ce9c7aa0bfdb79180-1589674010.jpeg)
![guitar petal](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/guitar-pedal-class-kyle-fakhoury-1712603262-derivative.webp)
![salt and peppa in front of a store](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/2-salt-n-pepa-copy-janette-beckman-1712686566-derivative.webp)
![met exhibit](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vsc-2467-a-1723147729-derivative.webp)
![Illustrations of women in various poses.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/ilc-2022-a-1589675696.jpg)
![drawings](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/ilc-2022-a-stephan-gaffney-f-1671050278-derivative.webp)
![Course thumbnail for Electronics and Arduino Microcontroller for Artists**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2642-a-1589675483.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for Etching: Illustrating Books with Prints**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2864-a-1589675221.jpg)
![drawing](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/experimental-drawing1-1673459535-derivative.webp)
![drawing of a figure and face in color pencil](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-1134-a-1589673897.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for Fine Art Lithography from Stone and Photographic Plates**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2844-a-1589674196.jpg)
![rendering of a watch](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vlc-2548-ol-1617735566.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for CAC-1078-A**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/cac-1078-a-1589674261.jpg)
![person heating a ring in a jewelry workstation](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/cac-2013-b-1589674635.jpg)
![person working on jewelry](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/cac-2013-a-1589674623.jpg)
![letters and a print roller](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2867-a-1589675491.jpg)
![person in metal shop](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2438-a-1589675430-1723150199-derivative.webp)
![Course thumbnail for Metal Furniture Fabrication**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2438-a-1589675430.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for Metal Sculpture**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2434-a-1589675420.jpg)
![Monoprint of landscape](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/edit-kelli-glancey-1-teatime-in-mubarakiya-kelli-glancey-1723568111-derivative.webp)
![Image of abstract prints and portraits hanging on a wall.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2841-a-1589675525.jpg)
![9 Ways to Skin a Cat process artwork by Yam Chew Oh](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vsc-2516-ol-1692277401-derivative.webp)
![painting of person silhouette](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/ilc-2482-a-1723496236-derivative.webp)
![painting of peaches and blueberries](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-1223-a-1639507015.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for Painting**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-1221-a-1589674226.jpg)
![A person's abdomen is drawn with multicolored abstract strokes.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2254-a-1589673680.jpg)
![Different picture book dummies by Claudia Rueda.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vnc-2342-1691608330-derivative.webp)
![Different picture book dummies by Claudia Rueda.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vnc-2342-1691608381-derivative.webp)
![Course thumbnail for Portrait Painting**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2237-a-1589675310.jpg)
![portrait of an African American Woman with light pink hair](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2237-ol-1639507249.jpg)
![portrait, oil on canvas](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2241-a-1692192245-derivative.webp)
![At left, an arm reaching, and at right, a Joshua Tree in the fog](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/phc-3557-ol-1701721511-derivative.webp)
![3 squares with color coompilations](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/zachhaugen-colorprinciples-richard-mehl-1628795254.jpg)
![color wheel and shape](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/noahcousineau-colorwheel-richard-mehl-1628796411.jpg)
![Install shot of student work](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/img-7989-1608319961.jpeg-cropped)
![design image](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vlc-2552-a-4-1011x570-1609895017.jpg)
![various versions of multicolored illustration of fruit arrangements.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/intro-riso-inperson-panayiotis-terzis-1590079867.jpg)
![3 panels in marker](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vnc-2371-a-1639514640.jpg)
![A surreal , very colorful riso print](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/zine-panayiotis-terzis-digital-1590164537.jpg)
![Riso print](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/risodrawingandpaintcoverphoto-1673279043-derivative.webp)
![Risograph print of a drawing of an interior scene. The walls of the room are light blue, the floor is hardwood. Out the window to the left it is daylight. The face in the bottom left is content. There is a mirror on the floor with a plant over it. There is a 2-panel comic in the bottom right with a thumb scrolling on a phone. There is a series of clocks over the 2-panel comic. in the center of the room is a blank canvas.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/aidan-fitzgerald-1-cold-cube-1629208169.jpg)
![various prints on a drying rack](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2812-a-1589675560.jpg)
![dice and a bag](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/course-thumbnail-for-silkscreen-1671127906-derivative.webp)
![wall with various activist posters.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2865-a-1589673701.jpg)
![Image of a silkscreen print of Frankenstein in multiple colors.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/mueller-silkscreen-michael-mueller-1706802294-derivative.webp)
![Image of a silkscreen print of Frankenstein in multiple colors.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/singleImage/mueller-silkscreen-michael-mueller-1706802064-derivative-1706802287-1706802336-derivative.webp)
![various printed books](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2806-a-1589675592.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for Six in One: A Printmaking Primer**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2334-a-1589673962.jpg)
![Textile store](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2527-a-1590773859.jpg)
![man on mountain with a lazer](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/grant-shaffer-1-grant-shaffer-1712929029-derivative.webp)
![person painting canvas with feet](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/pdc-1023-ol-1609895432.jpg)
![A photograph of paints and paintbrushes.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2243-a-1589675407.jpg)
![Side by side image of type and poster that reads "Freedom of the press"](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/type-and-poster-1723571492-derivative.webp)
![Course thumbnail for Textile Printing: An Introduction**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2876-a-1589675584.jpg)
![artist residency project](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/screen-shot-2021-04-12-at-9-1618278859-1669130227-derivative.webp)
![The Silkscreen Poster](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/poster-class-image-bayard-morse-1691678277-derivative.webp)
![Course thumbnail for Video Mapping Art**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-3627-a-1589674095.jpg)
![vr dinosaur](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vr-class2-1685471882-derivative.webp)
![Paintings and photos of buildings stiched together. Some paintings are complete, some area unfinished.](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/ilc-2512-a-1589674544.jpg)
![Course thumbnail for FIC-2264-A**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-2264-ol-1598895608.jpg)
![riso print](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/riso-2-color-graphicwren-mcdonald-vnc-2252-a-1723124624-derivative.webp)
![4 versions of riso print on photo](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/vnc-2256-a-1723150736-derivative.webp)
![Course thumbnail for Woodworking and Metalworking II**](https://media.sva.edu/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,dpr_auto,q_auto,w_768/heroImage/fic-3458-a-1589674045.jpg)