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Visual Arts Center Fact Sheet
The Visual Arts Center (VAC)
is a Division of Tidewater Community College (TCC).
The VAC is the only facility of its kind in Virginia and is
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LOCATION & MAP |
340 High Street, at the corner
of High & Court St., Portsmouth, Virginia 23704 |
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS |
Associate of Applied Arts Degree (AAA)
- Studio Arts
- Studio Arts with a specialization in Photography
- Studio Arts with a specialization in Glass
Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS)
- Graphic Design
- Graphic Design with a specialization in Multimedia
- Graphic Design with a specialization in Advertising Design
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ARTS
PROGRAMMING & EXHIBITONS |
Arts Programming throughout the year including six art
exhibitions, visiting artists and art historians, guest juror, lectures and
demonstrations. (See website Gallery
and Archives.)
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FACILITY |
- 33,330 square feet, three stories with 15 studios.
- Three Graphic Design labs including new Multimedia lab with video studio and two sound editing suites.
- State-of-the-art photography facility including two Macintosh labs and fully equipped lighting studio.
- Unique rooftop glass blowing studio.
- Additional studios for visual arts foundations, three-dimensional
design, drawing, painting and ceramics.
- Two art history classrooms.
- 2 photography classrooms
- 40,000 piece BB&T Books & Images Library (books,
periodicals, slides, videos, CDs and CD ROMs).
- 2,127 square feet of professional exhibition space (Goodman,
La Bouvé, and Hallway Galleries).
- The VAC houses and manages the Anne S. Iott Permanent Art Collection of Tidewater Community Colleges and the Hisayuki Yamaie Collection of original silkscreen prints.
- Wheelchair access.
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PARKING & SECURITY
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- Decal parking available within 2 blocks of the Visual Arts Center
- Parking is available at the County Street Garage with Pass
- 24 hour security 7 days a week
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HOURS OF OPERATION
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- Facility is open for student use from 7 A.M. through 11:30 P.M. daily.
- Office is open from 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M., Monday
- Friday.
- Gallery hours: 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. daily; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
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