Get Creative this Semester with PVCC’s Art Club

 Students are encouraged to share their creativity with the college community by the art club. Their president, Morgan Bell, and vice president, Rebekah Carroll, facilitate the art club. The club’s adviser and PVCC’s associate professor of art, Fenella Belle, assists in running activities and collaborating with other clubs and organizations. All of them encourage students to share their talents no matter their experience level. 

“You don’t have to be a practiced artist to join the art club, just an interest in making and talking about art is enough,” said Carroll.

Joining the art club is simple; attend one of their meetings in the Dickinson building, room D118. The club meets biweekly on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. 

A typical club meeting consists of making art and discussing any upcoming events that the club may be involved in. The most recent event that the club sponsored was the Day of the Dead Candython held on Oct. 28 in the Dickinson building. Many of the activities and projects done in the art club come from student suggestions. 

For instance, Carroll shared a story about a student who took a liking to expressionistic forms of art and said, “She requests the model put on instrumental music which is emblematic of that emotion. During this meeting, the topic was love. We all sat in a circle around the model while the music played and Azin asked the model questions like ‘What color is love?’ and ‘Describe a time when you felt love.’ Artists could draw what they were hearing however they liked.”

The club is also currently accepting submissions for the upcoming PVCC coloring book. Members of the art club can submit their unique designs for the Spring 2023 coloring book through their discord server, https://discord.gg/2K5Pn5bJ. The theme will be PVCC’s 50th anniversary. Submissions must incorporate the number 50 into the design. If students have any questions about the club, they can contact President Bell by email at rmb23275@email.vccs.edu.