Visual and Performing Arts

Exploring courses or achieving an associate degree or certificate of achievement in the visual and performing arts opens you to a thriving world of culture and expression in Northern Nevada and beyond.

TMCC offers opportunities to study a variety of subjects, including visual art, dance, music, and theatre.

Visual Arts

The Visual Arts Department at TMCC includes the Fine Arts and the Graphic Arts Programs.

Fine Arts courses are offered in Art History and Art Appreciation, and Studio Art classes in the fields of ceramics, digital media, drawing, figure drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.

The Graphic Arts and Media Technology Program includes graphic design and motion graphics emphases, and several degree and certificate options.

Art Program

TMCC offers a variety of courses in studio art, art history and art appreciation in a variety of western and global artistic traditions.

Graphic Arts Media Technology

Create, produce and reproduce visually engaging content across a wide range of delivery systems and media formats.

Performing Arts

The TMCC Performing Arts Department is a vibrant, engaging and creative program that touches lives and brings theatre and musical theatre to northern Nevada. The program includes Dance, Music, and Theatre courses and degrees.

TMCC’s active and creative Theatre Program produces about four shows each year that are open to the Reno community, giving students the chance to show off their work and talent. In the Music Program, there are choral and instrumental ensembles to participate in, a menu of music courses, and private lessons. The Dance Program offers technique classes in Ballet, Modern, Tap and Jazz techniques, as well as a Dance Appreciation class.