Reputable art school in Safe area

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Define “safe” to you. Are you using this as discriminatory coded language?

Note that you’re the first and only person here implying that safety has to do with anything other than violent crime.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MICA.
It's an amazing school (I'm an alum). When I went in the 1990s, we used to find bent spoons outside the studio building. No longer the case.

We used to live in Bolton Hill - the neighborhood where MICA is located. We were about 4 blocks from Mt. Royal Ave. where most MICA buildings are located, and the students rented apartments in adjacent townhomes.
I love Baltimore and I loved living in Bolton Hill, but I would never ever describe it as safe. Those kids came and went at all times of the night - I used to worry about them and they were constantly getting mugged.
Our former neighbors say it’s getting worse.
So if safety is critical then I would deprioritize MICA.

+1. I love MICA, have friends who went there, I’m a Baltimore resident, etc. but I would not characterize the area near the school as safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please recommend reputable art schools (visual arts) in safe areas.

The School of Visual Arts in New York.

[Anonymous]

BU

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, because all cities are dangerous hotbeds of crime! A rather provincial, close-minded outlook, no?

Quite literally every college, university, art school has campus security, key card-protected doors and receptionists in every building and residence hall, etc. And in urban areas, your child is most certainly within closer proximity to police and emergency responders.

But if your DC shares such a pessimistic view of urban areas and general closemindedness, perhaps they're not ready for art school

I went to the art institute of Chicago. There was no "campus security." We were on our own. I lived in the city, in my own apartment and took the train to school. With your big girl view of life, you should know that living in a city is not always easy or safe, especially for some young women. I was followed home once and almost raped. Thank God my roommates were home.

No need to try to make fun of OP, especially since you seem clueless yourself.

I'm sorry you were nearly raped. Sincerely.
At the same time, there is not a rich suburban high school on the planet that doesn't have MANY students raped each year. The area by SAIC is as safe or safer than any burb. It's downtown Chicago. It's not Garfield Park or Englewood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, because all cities are dangerous hotbeds of crime! A rather provincial, close-minded outlook, no?

Quite literally every college, university, art school has campus security, key card-protected doors and receptionists in every building and residence hall, etc. And in urban areas, your child is most certainly within closer proximity to police and emergency responders.

But if your DC shares such a pessimistic view of urban areas and general closemindedness, perhaps they're not ready for art school

Nice straw man you built there. It is not a stupid question, and OP did not cast aspersions on urban areas in general. My DC wanted to go to college in a city, and it turns out that many universities in cities happen to be in relatively high crime areas, even when the cities themselves are generally not. I do not consider Atlanta to be “unsafe” as a city, but Georgia Tech is in a relatively high-crime area. Safety on campus is definitely an issue there. There have been lengthy threads here about campus safety that were generated by students being murdered at the University of Chicago and Columbia, and shorter discussions about schools like Temple and Rhodes. My DC, for one, did not want to feel like a prisoner on campus.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:savannah college of art and design. programs are niche but if it’s a good fit, your child will have an awesome experience. and savannah is beautiful.

I love Savannah and SCAD seems like a great school, but the kid of person actively concerned about a safe area is not going to think Savannah qualifies

I love Savannah, and I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, because all cities are dangerous hotbeds of crime! A rather provincial, close-minded outlook, no?

Quite literally every college, university, art school has campus security, key card-protected doors and receptionists in every building and residence hall, etc. And in urban areas, your child is most certainly within closer proximity to police and emergency responders.

But if your DC shares such a pessimistic view of urban areas and general closemindedness, perhaps they're not ready for art school

I went to the art institute of Chicago. There was no "campus security." We were on our own. I lived in the city, in my own apartment and took the train to school. With your big girl view of life, you should know that living in a city is not always easy or safe, especially for some young women. I was followed home once and almost raped. Thank God my roommates were home.

No need to try to make fun of OP, especially since you seem clueless yourself.

I'm sorry you were nearly raped. Sincerely.
At the same time, there is not a rich suburban high school on the planet that doesn't have MANY students raped each year. The area by SAIC is as safe or safer than any burb. It's downtown Chicago. It's not Garfield Park or Englewood.

Disagree with your blanket statement about rapes in suburban high schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MICA.
It's an amazing school (I'm an alum). When I went in the 1990s, we used to find bent spoons outside the studio building. No longer the case.

We used to live in Bolton Hill - the neighborhood where MICA is located. We were about 4 blocks from Mt. Royal Ave. where most MICA buildings are located, and the students rented apartments in adjacent townhomes.
I love Baltimore and I loved living in Bolton Hill, but I would never ever describe it as safe. Those kids came and went at all times of the night - I used to worry about them and they were constantly getting mugged.
Our former neighbors say it’s getting worse.
So if safety is critical then I would deprioritize MICA.

MT Royal neighborhood was sad and scary when I was a Hopkins student decades ago.

Check it out at night before sending your kid there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, because all cities are dangerous hotbeds of crime! A rather provincial, close-minded outlook, no?

Quite literally every college, university, art school has campus security, key card-protected doors and receptionists in every building and residence hall, etc. And in urban areas, your child is most certainly within closer proximity to police and emergency responders.

But if your DC shares such a pessimistic view of urban areas and general closemindedness, perhaps they're not ready for art school

I went to the art institute of Chicago. There was no "campus security." We were on our own. I lived in the city, in my own apartment and took the train to school. With your big girl view of life, you should know that living in a city is not always easy or safe, especially for some young women. I was followed home once and almost raped. Thank God my roommates were home.

No need to try to make fun of OP, especially since you seem clueless yourself.

I'm sorry you were nearly raped. Sincerely.
At the same time, there is not a rich suburban high school on the planet that doesn't have MANY students raped each year. The area by SAIC is as safe or safer than any burb. It's downtown Chicago. It's not Garfield Park or Englewood.

Yes, people here love to make sweeping generalizations without citing any sources. It does make their often histrionic statements unbelievable.

Disagree with your blanket statement about rapes in suburban high schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SAIC is in downtown Chicago and is as safe as you'll find anywhere. SCAD, SVA, Cal arts, Sheridan in Toronto, MCAD, and many many more safe areas with art schools. Really, only the totally paranoid will worry about this

SAIC does not have a campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, because all cities are dangerous hotbeds of crime! A rather provincial, close-minded outlook, no?

Quite literally every college, university, art school has campus security, key card-protected doors and receptionists in every building and residence hall, etc. And in urban areas, your child is most certainly within closer proximity to police and emergency responders.

But if your DC shares such a pessimistic view of urban areas and general closemindedness, perhaps they're not ready for art school

I went to the art institute of Chicago. There was no "campus security." We were on our own. I lived in the city, in my own apartment and took the train to school. With your big girl view of life, you should know that living in a city is not always easy or safe, especially for some young women. I was followed home once and almost raped. Thank God my roommates were home.

No need to try to make fun of OP, especially since you seem clueless yourself.

I'm sorry you were nearly raped. Sincerely.
At the same time, there is not a rich suburban high school on the planet that doesn't have MANY students raped each year. The area by SAIC is as safe or safer than any burb. It's downtown Chicago. It's not Garfield Park or Englewood.

Yes, but that's not where students live.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:savannah college of art and design. programs are niche but if it’s a good fit, your child will have an awesome experience. and savannah is beautiful.

I love Savannah and SCAD seems like a great school, but the kid of person actively concerned about a safe area is not going to think Savannah qualifies

I love Savannah, and I agree.

OP, SCAD is very well regarded and has a very large international student population. I'd tour the campus and housing areas at 10:00 pm, midnight, and 2:00 am and see what you think on several nights. Areas of Savannah can be sketchy.

[Anonymous]

UF.

I dated a guy who got a masters degree in art at UF. His undergraduate degree was CS. His true love was art.
I met his friends from his time studying art. I've met a lot
of the UF Art Dept professors over the years.

Your kids will be safe at UF. Most of the ex boyfriend's friends are making their living in art related jobs which is pretty unusual.

My pick however would be SCAD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:savannah college of art and design. programs are niche but if it’s a good fit, your child will have an awesome experience. and savannah is beautiful.

I love Savannah and SCAD seems like a great school, but the kid of person actively concerned about a safe area is not going to think Savannah qualifies

I love Savannah, and I agree.

OP, SCAD is very well regarded and has a very large international student population. I'd tour the campus and housing areas at 10:00 pm, midnight, and 2:00 am and see what you think on several nights. Areas of Savannah can be sketchy.

PP here — I do love Savannah, and SCAD has spread out and helped this issue a bit, but the problem with Savannah is that the “safe” parts of town and the “dangerous” parts of town are not super well defined. There are beautiful restored old homes and luxury hotels that are a block or two from completely sketchy areas. There’s a map of violent crime in Savannah here that demonstrates the issue (note that this is only crimes that resulted in someone being injured or killed).

https://savannahfirsttimer.com/savannah-crime-map/