Visual & Performing Arts

    MPC Theatre Arts student performing in the musical version of Robin Hood

    Art, Photography, Music, Theatre & Dance

    Do you want to express yourself creatively? In the Visual and Performing Arts, you’ll transform ideas into art using your chosen medium, from drawing to dance. Whether in solitude or through  collaboration with other creatives, you’ll produce works with the potential to inspire, challenge, and delight others.

    MPC student watches project print during 2D Arts & Technology class

    Art & Technology

    Combine artistic inspiration and 21st-century innovation in MPC’s one-of-a-kind program. Learn fabrication techniques and experiment with technology-based tools as well as traditional 2D and 3D art media.
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    Art History

    Study society, culture, and the human psyche and through the lens of art in MPC’s Art History program. Explore works from across cultures and geographic boundaries and gain critical thinking skills suitable for a wide range of careers.
    MPC Photography student examines negatives prior to printing during photography class

    Art Photography

    Use your camera to communicate meaning. Study the interplay of light, depth of field, and motion and practice new skills in locales with historic importance to the photographic arts.
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    Ceramics & Glass

    MPC’s Ceramics program offers hands-on experience with clay, wheel, and kiln, as well as exploration of glaze techniques. Gain the skills to launch a multi-dimensional career.
    MPC Students perform during Spring Dance Concert

    Dance

    Learn to use your body as a medium of artistic expression in MPC’s Dance program. Choreograph, practice, perform, and learn the principles and concepts underpinning the art form.
    MPC Student works on design project on the computer

    Graphic Arts

    Graphic artists use their skills to inform, entertain and persuade. Their work takes many forms – from graphic novels and website animations to logos and printed posters. Learn the artistic principles and modern-day tools you need for the trade.

    MPC Jewelry Arts student solders piece with a torch in the well-equipped lab during class

    Jewelry & Metal Arts

    Transform metal and gems into works of art, tools and more in MPC’s Jewelry and Metal Arts program. Learn historical and modern skills and graduate with a body of work to launch a commercial career.
    MPC Music student performs during bi-annual Music in the Stacks performance

    Music

    Practice and perform while learning theory, technique, composition and interpretation. Ground your passion in formal learning and create a musical career pathway.

    Art student works on painting in an art studio

    Studio Arts

    Artists not only create unique objects and experiences; they also contribute to a dialog with other creators, past and present. At MPC you’ll do both, building competence in visual language while practicing technique in painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking.

    MPC Students perform on the Morgan Stock Stage

    Theatre Arts

    Pursue your passion in MPC's Theatre Arts Program. Alongside rigorous academic study and coursework, Theatre Arts students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of live productions of plays and musicals from multiple viewpoints in performance, creative, and technical aspects.

    Investing in students to inspire careers in the arts

    "The time I spent at the MPC dance department helped me develop a foundation for my educational and professional career as a performer. The faculty is invested in each and every student who walks into the studio and they do an outstanding job in helping their students pursue a future in the arts."
    MPC Alumnus Nicholas Stettenbenz
    Nicholas Stettenbenz
    MPC Alumnus

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