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Anonymous wrote:I have a kid who is more of a crafter than an artist/. He is a woodworker, and creates some really beautiful things, but the impressive part is how he uses techniques, many of them centuries old. He'd love a woodworking or furniture design degree, but when he looks at what students at RISD or other schools create it's all very modern and unconventional, and that's not his personal style.

Are there schools that would work with a student like that?

He's also in a theater degree with an emphasis on technical direction/scenic carpentry.

RISD has a lot of furniture makers etc. Look in person.

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid who is more of a crafter than an artist/. He is a woodworker, and creates some really beautiful things, but the impressive part is how he uses techniques, many of them centuries old. He'd love a woodworking or furniture design degree, but when he looks at what students at RISD or other schools create it's all very modern and unconventional, and that's not his personal style.

Are there schools that would work with a student like that?

He's also in a theater degree with an emphasis on technical direction/scenic carpentry.

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VCU is only mentioned because of USN rankings, which are completely irrelevant. Those rankings are for graduate fine arts programs and do not reflect the actual perceived order for MFA programs (which is, of course, not what we are discussing here).

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Anonymous wrote:I studied studio art at a large university and ultimately switched to an art-adjacent major (though continued to study related art courses). This gave me a more typical university experience - I just spent more time in a studio and had extra expenses in terms of supplies (art school is not cheap).

Pure art schools will have a more concentrated experience with fellow student (wonderful if you love art) but may not have typical campus gathering areas, limited eating options because smaller, etc. RISD is an exception and it is near Brown with cross-classes offered.

Some amazing schools like School of the Art Institute in Chicago do not really have a "campus" - but the school is attached to the museum, which is great. Housing is scattered nearby. I suspect in this scenario students would need to work to build relationships in class.

I agree with the above poster with the husband artist that the thing to do is figure where you want to go AFTER school and then find the right fit. Some schools funnel to fashion, some to design/corporate, some to NYC gallery world.

There was a post about this which listed which art schools focused on which outcomes...you'll need to search tho.

Art school/classes are NOT easy, btw. Your child already probably knows this tho. You need to have a tough skin as classes involve the most brutal critiques of your work that you'll ever receive - all in class, all in front of everyone. You need to be mentally tough. It's part of the system but it is helpful in the end. I learned so much in studio art and it was a great experience.

I went to SAIC and the lack of campus wasn’t a problem at all as far as making connections with people. I had a great experience and my closest friends are ones I met as a freshman. We are still friends some 20 years later. The museum is an amazing resource.

If you don't mind sharing, what do you do for work now?

I don’t want to say because it’s pretty specific and I would totally out myself. But I can tell you that among my friends who went to SAIC, a couple are college professors, one works at an art museum, a few are in graphic design, UX design, film/video/sound design and a few are k-12 art teachers. One friend was a very successful fashion designer, with boutiques all over, but the industry is not family friendly and she really wanted a family. So she gave it all up and is now a stylist for a well known home goods company. Oh, and a former roommate is a set painter for movies.

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Anonymous wrote:I studied studio art at a large university and ultimately switched to an art-adjacent major (though continued to study related art courses). This gave me a more typical university experience - I just spent more time in a studio and had extra expenses in terms of supplies (art school is not cheap).

Pure art schools will have a more concentrated experience with fellow student (wonderful if you love art) but may not have typical campus gathering areas, limited eating options because smaller, etc. RISD is an exception and it is near Brown with cross-classes offered.

Some amazing schools like School of the Art Institute in Chicago do not really have a "campus" - but the school is attached to the museum, which is great. Housing is scattered nearby. I suspect in this scenario students would need to work to build relationships in class.

I agree with the above poster with the husband artist that the thing to do is figure where you want to go AFTER school and then find the right fit. Some schools funnel to fashion, some to design/corporate, some to NYC gallery world.

There was a post about this which listed which art schools focused on which outcomes...you'll need to search tho.

Art school/classes are NOT easy, btw. Your child already probably knows this tho. You need to have a tough skin as classes involve the most brutal critiques of your work that you'll ever receive - all in class, all in front of everyone. You need to be mentally tough. It's part of the system but it is helpful in the end. I learned so much in studio art and it was a great experience.

I went to SAIC and the lack of campus wasn’t a problem at all as far as making connections with people. I had a great experience and my closest friends are ones I met as a freshman. We are still friends some 20 years later. The museum is an amazing resource.

If you don't mind sharing, what do you do for work now?

Anonymous wrote:You're essentially looking at what most would consider to be vocational training rather than an academic education. To that extent, what you're able to do when you graduate would seem to be more important than where you learned to do it.

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Anonymous wrote:I studied studio art at a large university and ultimately switched to an art-adjacent major (though continued to study related art courses). This gave me a more typical university experience - I just spent more time in a studio and had extra expenses in terms of supplies (art school is not cheap).

Pure art schools will have a more concentrated experience with fellow student (wonderful if you love art) but may not have typical campus gathering areas, limited eating options because smaller, etc. RISD is an exception and it is near Brown with cross-classes offered.

Some amazing schools like School of the Art Institute in Chicago do not really have a "campus" - but the school is attached to the museum, which is great. Housing is scattered nearby. I suspect in this scenario students would need to work to build relationships in class.

I agree with the above poster with the husband artist that the thing to do is figure where you want to go AFTER school and then find the right fit. Some schools funnel to fashion, some to design/corporate, some to NYC gallery world.

There was a post about this which listed which art schools focused on which outcomes...you'll need to search tho.

Art school/classes are NOT easy, btw. Your child already probably knows this tho. You need to have a tough skin as classes involve the most brutal critiques of your work that you'll ever receive - all in class, all in front of everyone. You need to be mentally tough. It's part of the system but it is helpful in the end. I learned so much in studio art and it was a great experience.

I went to SAIC and the lack of campus wasn’t a problem at all as far as making connections with people. I had a great experience and my closest friends are ones I met as a freshman. We are still friends some 20 years later. The museum is an amazing resource.

Anonymous wrote:I studied studio art at a large university and ultimately switched to an art-adjacent major (though continued to study related art courses). This gave me a more typical university experience - I just spent more time in a studio and had extra expenses in terms of supplies (art school is not cheap).

Pure art schools will have a more concentrated experience with fellow student (wonderful if you love art) but may not have typical campus gathering areas, limited eating options because smaller, etc. RISD is an exception and it is near Brown with cross-classes offered.

Some amazing schools like School of the Art Institute in Chicago do not really have a "campus" - but the school is attached to the museum, which is great. Housing is scattered nearby. I suspect in this scenario students would need to work to build relationships in class.

I agree with the above poster with the husband artist that the thing to do is figure where you want to go AFTER school and then find the right fit. Some schools funnel to fashion, some to design/corporate, some to NYC gallery world.

There was a post about this which listed which art schools focused on which outcomes...you'll need to search tho.

Art school/classes are NOT easy, btw. Your child already probably knows this tho. You need to have a tough skin as classes involve the most brutal critiques of your work that you'll ever receive - all in class, all in front of everyone. You need to be mentally tough. It's part of the system but it is helpful in the end. I learned so much in studio art and it was a great experience.

Anonymous wrote:DC is interested. Any feedback on what this is like as a college experience?

MICA?
RISD?
UsC?