Is your kid an art major??

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Anonymous wrote:DH and I both have BFAs from a top art school and out HHI is $320k. We are both working in fields related to our art degrees.

directly related or indirectly related? you are both photographers / sculptors or are you in animation - or advertising? Huge scope of possibilities and unless you're specific here, your comment is kind of worthless.

Directly related. I’m not going to say what because it’s so specific that people will recognize us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DH and I both have BFAs from a top art school and out HHI is $320k. We are both working in fields related to our art degrees.

directly related or indirectly related? you are both photographers / sculptors or are you in animation - or advertising? Huge scope of possibilities and unless you're specific here, your comment is kind of worthless.

Directly related. I’m not going to say what because it’s so specific that people will recognize us.

ok then you really shouldn't post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heard great things about VCU
And SCAD - Savannah College of Art and Design

SCAD takes pretty much anyone. Seems a little scammy.

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Anonymous wrote:PP, my dd loves drawing, painting, ceramics, photography. She also loves museums and galleries. I want her to find a school where she can foster her love for these areas and be around other arty kids and adults, while also getting a broad based liberal arts degree. And not break the bank (I’m looking at you art schools in NYC).
She seems to like a bigger school, but I’ll have her check out anything that might fit the bill.

Thanks for the replies

Not to be a Cassandra, but unless you are wealthy and able to substantially support your kid after their art degree is over, this is mostly likely not a route your kid wants to go down.

I have an art degree and make over 200K a year. No one wealthy was supporting me. I started off as a graphic designer and now lead a design team.

How much were you making after graduation? Also assuming you did not go to grad school. That 200k can be after many years of employment.

Most people do not come out of college making $200,000 a year right away. It takes years.

Some people have to be reminded that not everyone is interested in jobs based on who makes the most money. They are looking to do what they love and what they’re good at. My daughter just finished a BFA in NYC. These students are incredibly resourceful in making money in NYC despite the high costs. Her classmates are varied, some middle class, some wealthy, some struggling. They are doing what they love.

PP cited the $200k salary. Context helps.

How much is your daughter expecting to make just graduating with her BFA?

Love doesn't pay the bills, especially in NYC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Heard great things about VCU
And SCAD - Savannah College of Art and Design

SCAD takes pretty much anyone. Seems a little scammy.

I agree. A FCPS parent I know went this route when another "art school" didn't work out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Heard great things about VCU
And SCAD - Savannah College of Art and Design

SCAD takes pretty much anyone. Seems a little scammy.

I agree. A FCPS parent I know went this route when another "art school" didn't work out.

SCAD is not very selective but some of their alum have gone on to be very successful. One of my good friends from college has been a professor in the fashion department there for 15+ years. She has a number of former students that have been on project runway and are now successful designers.

One thing that SCAD does well is partner with established organizations and businesses to give their students exposure. There was a time a while back that West Elm had a partnership with SCAD and was selling work/designs by students. The historic preservation department is responsible for the revitalization of downtown Savannah.

That said, I have a niece who graduated from SCAD a few years ago and has been unsuccessful in finding a job in her field. But she also has some mental health struggles.

The people who become successful as artists and designers need to have some hustle and drive. They need to be the kind of people that go after opportunities and work hard at putting themselves out there. My DC is also interested in art school, but they don’t have the motivation and drive to become a gallery artist so I am steering them towards a field that will lead to a creative career - architecture, animation, graphic design, etc.

I’m the pp above who graduated from art school, and there is a good mix of people who are still working in art/creative fields, and those who have switched to something completely different.

Art field: art professor, fashion designer, lighting designer, working/gallery artist, art teacher (k-12), graphic design, prop design/construction for movies, scenic painter for movies, photographer, museum educator, arts non-profit director, game designer. So there are many MANY different possibilities.

Art school graduates who are not doing art - I know two that have become realtors, two that have gone into physical and occupational therapy and one is now a psychiatrist.

So even if they do a BFA, they can always go to graduate school in a different field if they want to do something else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child graduated from VCUArts in 2021 and got a decent-paying job right away. Their degree was in cinema.

That said, since the pandemic, many, many, many, many, MANY of the VCU's classes are still virtual. Even the studio art classes. I wouldn't pay tuition for that now.

VCU studio art classes are virtual now in 2023?Can someone confirm this is accurate? If so, yikes!

[Anonymous]

Any word on whether or not VCU’s studio classes are still virtual?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PP, my dd loves drawing, painting, ceramics, photography. She also loves museums and galleries. I want her to find a school where she can foster her love for these areas and be around other arty kids and adults, while also getting a broad based liberal arts degree. And not break the bank (I’m looking at you art schools in NYC).
She seems to like a bigger school, but I’ll have her check out anything that might fit the bill.

Thanks for the replies

Not to be a Cassandra, but unless you are wealthy and able to substantially support your kid after their art degree is over, this is mostly likely not a route your kid wants to go down.

Let’s just make sure we’re only pumping out accountants, lawyers, and engineers. What a wonderful world.

dp.. parents should tell their kids what is realistic and what they can expect out of college. To not do so is doing a disservice to your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any word on whether or not VCU’s studio classes are still virtual?

A few are. My kids are not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Heard great things about VCU
And SCAD - Savannah College of Art and Design

SCAD takes pretty much anyone. Seems a little scammy.

They’ve had a good reputation as an art school for a long time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on whether or not VCU’s studio classes are still virtual?

A few are. My kids are not.

Just call the Dept and ask. Simple as that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DH and I both have BFAs from a top art school and out HHI is $320k. We are both working in fields related to our art degrees.

directly related or indirectly related? you are both photographers / sculptors or are you in animation - or advertising? Huge scope of possibilities and unless you're specific here, your comment is kind of worthless.

Directly related. I’m not going to say what because it’s so specific that people will recognize us.

ok then you really shouldn't post

DP. Why shouldn't she post? She makes an excellent living in an arts related field. Just because she doesn't want to satiate your appetite for details doesn't mean it isn't helpful. Stop pouting. Also, congrats on the success, PP. I am also in arts, but I cobble together a 2 freelance areas with adjunct and being primary caregiver. So, not nearly as affluent, but my path has allowed for me to essentially be a sahm and work.

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Thank God, no