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Arts and Humanities – A.A. Degree
The Arts and Humanities Associate in Arts (AA) degree is designed for students who wish a broad knowledge of liberal arts and sciences with an area of emphasis in Arts and Humanities.
Cross-Cultural Studies – A.A. Degree
The Cross-Cultural Studies Associate in Arts (AA) degree program is designed for students who wish a broad knowledge of liberal arts and sciences with an area of emphasis in Cross-Cultural Studies.
Art Fundamentals – Certificate of Achievement
The Art Foundation Certificate of Achievement program prepares students to enter vocational programs and fields of study that require knowledge of basic drawing, painting, color theory, 2-D composition and design.
Botanical Illustration – Certificate of Achievement
A Certificate of Achievement in Botanical Illustration provides students with the skills and portfolio to apply to advanced scientific illustration programs, or the basis for a career as a botanical artist. It is also an attractive resume enhancement for students in other related programs, such as landscape design, botany and biology.
CSU GE-Breadth – Certificate of Achievement
If you plan to transfer to the California State University system (CSU) and want to complete and have certified the CSU General Education Breadth Requirements, you are encouraged to pursue a Liberal Arts: CSU GE-Breath Certificate of Achievement.
IGETC - Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum – Certificate of Achivement
Students are encouraged to pursue an Intersegmental General Education Curriculum (IGETC) Certificate of Achievement if they plan to transfer to either the University of California system or the California State University system and want to fulfill lower-division general education requirements.
Contact Information
Department Co-Chairs
Sheila Metcalf-Tobin
smetcalftobin@peralta.edu
(510) 436-2636
Dean of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Chriss Warren Foster
Building L-123
cfoster@peralta.edu
(510) 434-3897
Assistant to the Dean
Denise Woodward
Building D-216
dwoodward@peralta.edu
(510) 436-2425
Sheila Metcalf Tobin, Department Chair
Building A-122
Email: smetcalftobin@peralta.edu
(510) 436-2636
Website
Crystal Kamoroff
Ceramics: Art 80 sequence
Email: ckamoroff@peralta.edu
Crystal Kamoroff is an artist and artist educator. Kamoroff has exhibited sculpture and installation-based work in galleries and various art venues both nationally and throughout the Bay Area. She received her BFA from San Jose State University and her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Kamoroff teaches as adjunct faculty at Merritt College and is also a ceramic instructor at the Randall Museum. She is an active studio artist with a background in ceramics, sculpture, and fabrication. Passionate about installation and site-specific art, Kamoroff is constantly researching information and techniques that inform her work and curiosity. No absolute, no linear, no successive, no sequential, no. A spiral of unquantifiable beginnings, beginning again and again beginning. Always seeking out artists and communities to participate in creative dialogues and collaborations.
Discipline: Ceramics
Courses Taught:
- Foundations of Ceramics
- Beginning Ceramics
- Intermediate Ceramics
- Advanced Ceramics
- Special Projects Ceramics
Dianne Jones
Online Art History Courses
Art 1 & Art 4
Email: djones@peralta.edu
Website
Jiajun Lu
Natasha Medvedev
Online Art 1: Introduction to Art History
Email: nmedvedev@peralta.edu
Pablo Villicana
Watercolor & Portraiture
Email: pvillicana@peralta.edu
(510) 436-2636
Pamela Thomas
Ceramics & Ceramic Sculpture
Email: pthomas@peralta.edu
Website
Saadi Shapiro
In Memoriam
