OUR MISSION:
We
serve our college community by advancing excellence in higher
education and engaging in exploration, inquiry, analysis and critical
evaluation of the individual and collective modes of creative expression as
revealed through the arts.
OUR SERVICE:
Whether you are pursuing an
arts-related concentration, certificate or associate degree, meeting your
general education requirements, taking classes in preparation for transfer,
expanding your career opportunities, or simply strengthening your love of the
arts, our caring and talented faculty can help you flourish. Each
semester, we provide over 50 first and second year courses in: African-American
Studies, Art & Architecture History, Cinema Studies, Diversity & Ethnic
Studies, Cultural & Media Studies, Latin American/Latino Studies, Literature
(Poetry, Fiction, Drama), Music Business, Music Education, Jazz Studies, Music
History, Music Technology, Music Theory, Opera,
Music Performance (Drums, Guitar, Piano, Voice, Saxophone, and others),
Dance Performance (Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop and World),
Philosophy, Sustainability Studies, Women's and Gender Studies.
With our unique location
in Chicago's loop, many of our classes go beyond campus to
experience the arts firsthand at the Architecture Center, Art
Institute, Cultural Center, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera and many more exciting locations!
We offer many engaging
options for focusing your Associate's degree in a specific area of study with
our Concentrations and Certificates in Fine Arts, Cinema & Media
Studies, Music Business, Music Technology, Philosophy, Women's
Studies and Latin American/Latino Studies.
We also assure that HWC continues to actively
engage in the arts culture of Chicago by hosting ongoing and annual special
events like Humanifest ’Oh!, our Music Festival with performances at the
Cultural Center, guest speakers, panels, student dance, music and literary
performances, and special seminars throughout each semester.