16
Feb
2017
Norfolk
Feb 16, 2017 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
TCC Visual Arts Center
340 High Street
Portsmouth, VA
United States

Join Edna Baehre-Kolovani, President of TCC, as she introduces us to the school's amazing Visual Arts Center. 

The Visual Arts Center (VAC) of TCC, located in the historic downtown district of Old Portsmouth, is housed in 33,330 square feet, three stories with 15 studios, and a gallery open to the public.

Included are:

  • Three Graphic Design labs including new Multimedia lab with video studio and two sound editing suites.
  • State-of-the-art Photography facility including two iMac labs and a fully equipped lighting studio.
  • Unique rooftop Glass Blowing studio.
  • Cold Glass and Sculpture studio.
  • Additional studios for Visual Arts Foundations,Three-dimensional Design, Drawing, Painting and Ceramics.
  • Two Art History classrooms.
  • 40,000 piece BB&T Books & Images Library (books, periodicals, slides, videos, and CDs).
  • 2,127 square feet of professional exhibition space (Goodman, La Bouvé, and Hallway Galleri

The VAC houses and manages the Anne S. Lott Permanent Art Collection of Tidewater Community Colleges and the Hisayuki Yamaie Collection of original silkscreen prints.Arts Programming throughout the year including six art exhibitions, visiting artists and art historians, guest juror, lectures and demonstrations.

Three Associates degrees in Graphic Design, Photography, and Glass Blowing are offered at the VAC.