Courses now open for registration; no comparable program or facility on Verde Campus or Sedona Center
Yavapai Community College unveiled its new Costume and Fashion Program May 24 in the recently renovated Performing Arts building, on the Prescott Campus. The program will be led by Yavapai Community College Performing Arts Costume Designer Gaea Steinbach. Prescott residents saw her creations in recent College musicals presented on the Prescott Campus, including Little Women, Into the Woods and Beauty and the Beast.
According to the Community College, “YC’s Costume and Fashion Program starts with the basics – Costume Construction I (THR 124) and Fashion Illustration (THR 221), available in the Fall 2018 semester – before expanding into the nuances of garment creation and the history of fashion design.”
Registration for the program opened on Monday, April 16, and classes are taught in the completely remodeled Performing Arts building, which opened earlier this year with a state-of-the-art costuming space. The College wrote that ”Students are also eligible to work backstage on College theatrical performances. These give students an opportunity to work in a production environment, merging their skills with the deadlines and conditions that professional designers work with every day.”
Spaces are available, for THR 124 and THR 221, but early registration is recommended. Classes can be found online at the Yavapai College Class search link https://www.yc.edu/v5content/academics/register.htm