AC Fine Arts Division
The Angelina College Fine Arts Division offers six areas of study for students enrolling in higher education: art, graphic arts, journalism, music, speech communication, and theater.
Visual arts students study basic and advanced drawing techniques, design principles, art history, painting, and printmaking. Students in visual arts and graphic arts display their works in the ACA art gallery four times a year. The art gallery also hosts exhibitions by professional artists, and students have an opportunity to interact with these visiting artists one on one.
Graphic arts students gain practical experience in the production of 30-second ads for TV, food and fashion photography, as well as brochure design. The students work as interns with a local business during their last semester of study. This field experience and the students’ courses of study prepare them to go into the workforce after completing an associate degree.
Students preparing for careers in journalism gain hands-on experience producing six issues of the campus newspaper, The Pacer, each semester. The students also produce the campus magazine, AC View, each spring. Students in the News Gathering and Writing class learn how to write journalistically and get practical experience by writing stories that are published in The Pacer. In the Editing and Layout class, a crossover class with graphic arts, students design business cards, booklet covers, magazine pages, a newsletter, and a brochure.
Music majors focus on a primary performance area as they prepare for careers in music education, music performance, jazz studies, or sound recording technology. Students may participate in one of five ensembles: AC Chorale, AC Singers, AC Swingin’ Roadrunner Jazz Combo, AC Guitar Ensemble, or the AC Wind Ensemble.
Speech communication students develop confidence along with organizational and delivery skills and learn to manage their fears when doing oral presentations. In addition, they explore the link between communication and interpersonal relationships as well as the effective use of technology in communication. Students are encouraged to express their views in a public forum during state and national election seasons, and they have the opportunity to participate in service projects for various organizations in the community.
Theater students receive training and experience in either a performance or a production emphasis. Courses of study include acting, stagecraft, stage make-up, costuming, and theater history. Theater students present four productions each year, including a children’s show, main stage, and black box productions. Students gain invaluable experience by working in two state-of-the-art theaters as well as costume and scene shops housed in the Angelina Center for the Arts.
Fine Arts Division
Angelina Center for the Arts, (936) 633-5233
Hudgins Hall, (936) 633-5378
Faculty/Staff
Dr. Karen McBee, Fine Arts Division Director
Sabrina Collins, speech
Beckie Compton, music
Larry Greer, music
Suzi Honeywell, speech
Amy Morrison, speech
Jan Anderson-Paxson, journalism, graphic arts
Reginald Peters, theatre
Kary Raine, theatre
Reg Reynolds, graphic arts
Robbie Roach, art
Libby Stapleton, journalism
Burlon Wilkerson, speech
Christian Specht, stage operations manager
Michele Hill, Fine Arts secretary
Rachel Molandes, Hudgins Hall secretary
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Angelina College Fine Arts Events
The Fine Arts Division presents a full schedule of art, music,
and theater events each academic year.
The Angelina College Box Office is open from 11:00am-5:00, Monday-Friday.
Tickets go on sale a month before each ticketed event.
Box Office phone number is (936) 633-5454.
The events for 2011-2012 are listed below:
