Hey Jeff,
Thanks for your reply! I found your response very interesting, but I do wonder how much of your ideas about art school have to do with the air of prestige they have about them. I am sure that there are some nice art schools out there, and I will freely admit that I have not done a lot of looking, but I wouldn't put my money on art schools as a general group more than I would universities.
I have the most exposure to
KCAI because it is close to me and when I was a teenager living in upstate NY I thought it would be great to move here and attend this school. But then I found that I was not impressed by the work that was coming out of it, and so now I don't see the point unless I found an individual teacher to study independently with.
Also, I see that they require liberal arts studies at KCAI even through the senior year. I wonder if this is a requirement of most art schools?
Anyhow, I see your point about having them separated as options in the survey. I was thinking along my biased lines of a traditional vs modern art education.
By the way if anyone is interested in listening in, the program will be held
here this Friday April 7th at noon Central Time. Unfortunately, I did not include this survey because it was such a small sample of artists, I thought it would be a little silly. I still think it's a relevant question, though!