20 Short courses in Visual Arts in United States

Unlock the unique creative career you’ve always imagined! Join creative star Andy J. Pizza as he leads you on a “creative side quest” to articulate your creative goals and craft a simple strategy for achieving them with the Make Creativity Your Career - Six Exercises to Create a Successful Side Project course offered by the Skillshare platform.

Boston University offers the Pyramids to Cathedrals - An Introduction to Ancient and Medieval Art programme.

This design-centric Visual Elements of User Interface Design course offered by Coursera in partnership with Calarts examines the broad question of what an interface is and what role a designer plays in creating a user interface. 

Explore Art and Ideas of Our Time. Develop a deeper understanding of artists’ and designers’ processes, and gain confidence in looking at and talking about art. This Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization is offered by Coursera in partnership with The Museum of Modern Art.

Develop essential tools for working as a cinematographer. The Cinematography program at UCLA Extension will provide a thorough understanding of current cinematography and camera techniques.

This Modern Art and Ideas course offered by Coursera in partnership with The Museum of Modern Art is designed for anyone interested in learning more about modern and contemporary art.

This Healing with the Arts course is offered by Coursera in partnership with the University of Florida.

With Ultimate Photoshop Training - From Beginner to Pro from Udemy you will master Adobe Photoshop CC 2021 without any previous knowledge with this easy-to-follow course.

Kadenze's Generative Art and Computational Creativity program offers an in-depth overview of the history and practice of generative systems applied to creative tasks. After defining generative art and computational creativity, students will be introduced to the various families of algorithms from artificial intelligence, and artificial life that have been used for generative processes so far.

Teaching with Art. Using Inquiry, Activities, and Themes. This Teaching with Art - Using Inquiry, Activities, and Themes Specialization is offered by Coursera in partnership with The Museum of Modern Art.

Ignite your creativity and prepare for a career in graphic design in the Design Communication Arts certificate from UCLA Extension. Learn how to think like a designer while developing the visual literacy needed to thrive in a professional setting. Feel confident in your skills through portfolio reviews, a capstone course, mentorship and internship opportunities.

Boston University offers the Arts Engagement as Active Hope - Attuning, Reflecting, and Writing Our Way Towards a Sustainable Future programme.

Throughout this Art for Games, Specialization course is offered by Coursera in partnership with Coursera - Michigan State University you'll begin your career in Video Game Art.

In nine months of study, students from the Collaborative Filmmaking course from Maine Media College prepare to work as independent filmmakers & in craft areas related to cinematography, directing, writing, lighting, sound, editing, & post-production. 

Master the art of filmmaking. This Directing program at UCLA Extension will teach the craft of directing through producing an original short film.

The Film and TV Development Certificate program at UCLA Extension provides the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and sell your film and television ideas.

In this Visual Analytics with Tableau course offered by Coursera in partnership with UC Davis, we’ll drill deeper into the tools Tableau offers in the areas of charting, dates, table calculations and mapping.

Looking to develop your unique illustration style, but don't know where to start? Multidisciplinary artist Laci Jordan has you covered in the Digital Illustration for All - Discover, Cultivate and Share Your Unique Personal Style course offered by the Skillshare platform.

Boston University offers the Introduction to Art in Europe and the United States from the Renaissance to Post- Modernism programme.

This Ceramics and Composites course is offered by Coursera in partnership with Arizona State University.