Old school

[Jesse C. Draper]

On the Art Renewal Site Igor Babailov states:
"Traditional academic education has become a touchy subject in the contemporary debate over what an art education should be. In the second half of the 20th century, the majority of art schools rejected the traditional approach in their programs, creating not only confusion and chaos in students' minds, but a diminished appreciation of fine art in viewers' eyes."

What can be done? I am not yet twenty and hoping to further my education in art. Are there still in existance today schools such as the Ecole Des Beaux-Arts? Do we have something similar to The Salon for professional artists to join? Thank you.
-Jesse C. Draper

[Kirk Richards]

Jesse,

If your intention is to find a training to instruct you in the difficult craft of traditional painting, then you need only look at the list of ARC accredited ateliers. I know several of these schools are excellent and the others would require investigation if I were formally recommending one.

If your intention is to find this same kind of training and receive a degree from an officially accredited institution, then your search will be extremely difficult, if not impossible.

I attended Atelier Lack from 1976-80 after having made a strenuous search through the usual channels; universities, art schools etc.

I found what was appropriate for me through an independent studio, headed by an accomplished painter and teacher. This has been proven to be the preferred way, both historically and currently.

Check out the atelier list at ARC or at the ASCR website and do some investigation.

Good luck,
Kirk RIchards

[Jesse C. Draper]

Kirk Richards wrote:

I found what was appropriate for me through an independent studio, headed by an accomplished painter and teacher. This has been proven to be the preferred way, both historically and currently.

Thank you Kirk, this seems to be the path I would prefer. I would rather be taught one on one than by any other way. Does anyone know anything about the schools acredited by ARC?

What ever happened to "The Salon"?