VMA Pathway

The Visual and Media Arts (VMA) Pathway is a four-year academic program that meets the educational needs of students by offering supportive and caring instruction in the practice, tradition, and criticism of visual and digital media arts and design.

Year 1: Foundations in Art Design incorporates 21st century skills (including teamwork, critical thinking, and communication) that students need to thrive in post-secondary learning, citizenship, and careers in any industry. In this course, students explore a range of arts and media careers, and they assume the roles of creative professionals by employing diverse approaches to visual problem solving in their course assignments. Through assignments, portfolio development, and journal reflections, students continually return to their own vision, deepening and expanding their capacity to “see” both as creators and as critical consumers of art and media. In these ways, students come to understand how their individual creative vision is influenced by the culture and the contexts in which they live.

The VMA Pathway seeks to offer an atmosphere conducive to developing skilled and knowledgeable art makers who are prepared for the twenty-first century to compete for professional positions and engage in creative endeavors in the arts, entertainment, and media industries. The VMA Pathway recognizes its unique position and responsibility to reflect, affirm, and perpetuate the visual and digital expression of Salesian College Preparatory’s diverse student experiences. (Inspired by the Mission Statement, Department of Art, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, Howard University)