PSC’s most creative student-artists celebrated at awards ceremony
Pensacola State College graphic design student Megan Rathmann won the coveted Anna Award at the 2023 Annual Student Art Awards Exhibition Awards Ceremony held April…
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AWARD-WINNING CREATIVE PROGRAMS
art history • ceramics • drawing • graphic design • painting • photography • printmaking • sculpture
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2023 Student Art Awards Exhibition opens at Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts
The stellar work currently displayed in Pensacola State College’s Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts looks very professional. Yet all 100 artists featured in…
Chasity Brooks wins 2023 PSC Sunset Photography Contest
Chasity Brooks was named the 2023 Pensacola State College Sunset Photography Contest winner during a short ceremony at Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille on March…
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VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT
The Visual Arts Department, located in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, offers a Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Business and Management with a concentration in Graphic Design, as well as variety of two-year degrees and professional art training in the areas of art history, ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, two and three dimensional design.
The Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts has served both students and the local community with quality arts education, exhibits, and programs for over thirty years. It has established a national reputation for its top-notch exhibitions, visiting artist workshops, permanent collection, and prize-winning faculty.
Visual Arts faculty are all professional creative artists actively involved in their fields. Their extensive exhibition, publication, and teaching experience offer students a rich source of artistic knowledge.
The Visual Arts Gallery, located in the Center complex, provides an annual schedule of changing exhibitions, visiting artists, and events.
SWITZER GALLERY & LAMAR STUDIO
The Switzer Gallery and Lamar Studio has a vital role to play as a resource for learning that connects academia to the public at large. The Gallery occupies a special place in the life of Pensacola State College and the lives of Northwest Florida residents and visitors.
As a teaching gallery, it is a catalyst for creativity by providing the best examples of contemporary art for our students that relate to studio endeavors as well as, developing creative working collaborations with artists and local arts organizations, we span and build upon the strengths of the community.