We are housed in a refurbished, historic building which is equipped with a darkroom, graphic design/ computer lab with Macintosh computers, studio spaces and an art gallery. Painting, drawing, ceramics and sculpture facilities are housed in large spacious studios in an adjacent building. Piedmont's Art Department offers a professional environment in a small liberal arts college.

Studio and lecture classes are small in size; and students work with their professors in order to gain an understanding of the arts. The emphasis in the classroom is on giving the student a working knowledge of media and techniques and an ability to understand and analyze works of art. Students are encouraged to experiment, imagine, and be creative and grow into mature artists, teachers and art professionals.

Piedmont College is located in the mountains of North Georgia within easy reach of Atlanta. Art classes take field trips to the High Museum in Atlanta, the Greenville County Museum of Art in Greenville, South Carolina, the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, and other art institutions.

• PROGRAM OF STUDY &
  COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

• ART SCHOLARSHIPS

• FACULTY
Patrick Taylor, Professor
Dr. Taylor received a B.A. in Art from Valdosta State University, an M.A.Ed. in Art Education from the University of Georgia, and a Ph.D. in Art Education from the University of Georgia. Dr. Taylor was formerly the chair of the Department of Visual Arts at Kennesaw State University. He served as a visiting Professor of Art at Nanjing Normal University in Nanjing, China. He taught in the public schools for six years and has owned and operated a production pottery for four years.

Leroy Young, Associate Professor
Mr. Young received a B.A. from Mercer University and an M.F.A. from University of Georgia. He has taught at a number of institutions in the south and northeast where he initiated design programs. He has exhibited his drawings at galleries and institutions in the south and northeast. Mr. Young has owned his own design agency and screen printing companies where he was also art director. 

Carmen Manuel, Part-time Professor Ms. Manuel received her B.A. in Art History and Anthropology from Purdue University and a M.A. in Art History from Virginia Commonwealth University. She studied Renaissance Art at the Lorenzo de Medici School in Florence, Italy and traveled throughout the country studying Roman ruins and Italian Gothic art.Miss Manuel has taught classes in art history and world civilization in the Atlanta area for the past few years at Clark Atlanta University, the Art Institute of Atlanta and Kennesaw State University.