MVCTC Graphic Art Students Get Real
Dayton, Ohio - Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) senior Graphic Commercial Art classes visited area businesses on Thursday, October 26, 2017.
K12 Gallery & TEJAS is a regional visual arts center offering innovative visual arts programs for all ages in Dayton, Ohio. These programs include art classes, in school and after school art education programs, summer art camps, field trips, professional exhibitions, public art, workshops, community outreach, and art parties for all ages. K12 Gallery & TEJAS, a nonprofit arts organization, is located in the heart of Dayton at 341 S. Jefferson St.
Think Patented is a promotional marketing and printing company. According to their website, “Printing has been our core business since 1979. But we can deploy your marketing initiatives across many communications channels, giving your marketing efforts a much broader, more effective platform. Our new 75,000 sq. ft. facility is located minutes from downtown Dayton, in the heart of one of the nation's largest 90-minute land and air travel markets. We are a multi-product distributor and proud member of the Advertising Specialty Institute. Promotional products make up a nearly $17-billion-dollar industry and are used by virtually every business in America.”
In the Graphic Commercial Art program at MVCTC, students are exposed to a balance of hands-on, fundamental art and design training, coupled with extensive training of graphic computer programs used by designers in today's graphic industry. State-of-the-art Mac computer systems and up-to-date graphics software, are just a part of what helps to create an environment where students excel as young artists and designers.
Sketching is an important aspect of the class, as students are introduced to a variety of drawing and rendering techniques, throughout both the junior and senior year. Many projects build on studies of the elements and principles of design, especially with the introduction to the Adobe Creative Suite, where students will create poster designs, magazine articles, advertisements, book covers, magazine covers, and much more. Students will be introduced to logo design using the popular Adobe programs: Photoshop and Illustrator, as they manipulate images, giving them that graphic flair needed to catch one's eye and leave that lasting impression. Color theory and color media illustration, are just a few other areas students will be exposed to in this program. Senior year students get experience working on client-based projects giving them the opportunity to work with area businesses and clubs.
Upon completion of the program, many of our students go on to attend a two or four-year art college. A Graphic Commercial Art student from MVCTC exits the program with a portfolio of their best work, giving them an edge over a student from a traditional high school, seeking acceptance to some of those same colleges. Based on these portfolios, our students have a reputation for receiving some of the largest scholarships awarded from many post-secondary art schools.
What started almost 50 years ago as the Montgomery County Joint Vocational School (JVS) has transformed into the Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC). While the name has changed, the mission remains the same. MVCTC is dedicated to providing training for in-demand jobs and college-readiness skills for high school and adult students across Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Warren Counties.
For more information about MVCTC, visit www.mvctc.com or follow MVCTC on Facebook (Facebook.com/MVCTC) or Twitter (Twitter.com/MVCTC).
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Photo 1 –MVCTC Graphic Commercial Art Seniors visited local businesses recently. Front row kneeing, left – right: Kaitlyn Jurgens (Tippecanoe), Jenna Wilson (Eaton), Porscha Fleming (Valley View), Ashley Morgan (Northmont), Dana Riegel (Northridge), Elizabeth Newton (Miamisburg), Emma Jones (Wayne), Lisa Hetzer (MVCTC Instructor), Jerri Stanard (K12 Gallery & Tejas)
Row 2, standing, left – right: Sara Walker (West Carrollton), Benniccette Perez-Pena (West Carrollton), Brianna Hawkins (Milton-Union), Sydney Eldridge (Miamisburg), Taylor Cupp (Eaton), Mariah Hazelwood (Preble Shawnee), Aren Marquardt (Wayne), Aliya Long (Wayne), Shelby Perkins (Valley View), Kaylee Sullivan (Carlisle), Jack Spitler (MVCTC Instructor), Augusten Morales (Valley View)
Back Row, left – right: Rachel Van Scyoc (West Carrollton), Josie Shindeldecker (Twin Valley South), Caitlyn Baugh (Bethel), Savannah Howard (Brookville), Hailey Thies (Tri-County North), Alyssa Maul (Eaton), Jarrin Brehm (Arcanum), Sydney Naylor (Arcanum), Madeline Hardin (Valley View), EJ McCoy (Carlisle), Travin Carpenter (Miamisburg), Trinity Farmer (National Trail), Kara Sullivan (Carlisle)
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