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Originally Posted by Chris Saper
Is it too late to pick up a minor in a useful, if unrelated, field?  |
I think it's too late for me - I've only got a few more classes to get my paper. I think, if I had to do this all over again, at the very least, I'd do a lot more research. All art programs are not created equal and all that. But what I'd probably end up doing is get a degree in business/marketing/graphic arts (major/minor combination of some sort), taking as many elective fine arts classes as I could fit into my schedule. Then later, I'd take time off now and then and travel to take workshops through ateliers or artists I admire. Marketing and business - essential, I'm finding. Everyone here seems to be rather good at it and I don't think that's coincidental.
But it's interesting to know that things haven't changed in the last 30 years. Unfortunate, too. For now I'm just going to have to resign myself not to expect too much; I'll get a degree out of this regardless. But I already know a real art education is going to take the rest of my life.
Anyone out there had a
good experience with university art classes? Any programs you'd recommend? If so, which universities, which instructors? Perhaps that info might be useful to people who are interested in pursuing BFAs and happen across this post.