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.

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

Wanting your kid to learn in a community with lower crime statistics is not racist. You should hear yourself. You have absolutely gone off the deep end.

Safe is vague, which is why I asked what OP is referencing specifically. Are there art schools known to be in dangerous places? What would be an e ample of an unsafe art school where students are at risk?

Many (most?) regular 4-year universities have studio art and other art majors. Attending a regular university has additional advantages of major flexibility and typically are more affordable than art school. I would strongly suggest adding some regular universities to the list.

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

Wanting your kid to learn in a community with lower crime statistics is not racist. You should hear yourself. You have absolutely gone off the deep end.

SCAD

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

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

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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

Savannah is not safe? I haven't been there in over 20 years, but when I was there it was practically a small town.

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.

VCU

University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

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

VCU top 4 art schools in the US and great for in-state tuition

GMU?

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