What you say in minute 2 applies to me. I studied in art school and finally ended hating painting and drawing until this year 2021 that I found myself again!
It was the same for me too. After art school, my mental health was a train wreck. It took me a few years to get back to doing what I love. The plus side was I ended up with a college degree which provided the opportunity for a decent job as a business manager and an ex husband that gave me a beautiful, creative child. Art is magic for your soul that you can share with the world. ❤️
Thank You! I have been saying this for years...I draw for me! I have family who have said that I could have 'done something with my art' and I laugh and say I did..I enjoyed and still enjoy every minute of it!!
I'm much the same, Becky. I do art because I enjoy it. When it ceases to please me, I put it away for a while. Almost all the pandemic, I've not done a single line. Getting supplies was the main issue, also the isolation really kept me from enjoying sketching in real life, which I enjoy as well.
I’m one of those. I worked full time and went to school full time and by the time I graduated I was so burned out I never wanted to see another paint brush. It’s taken a lot of years to get back to art. I’m grateful for that.
My grandmother was a trained artist, my father is also a trained artist. Because of the environment in which I've grown up I'm drawing too (since my very childhood). Now, as an adult I'm doing something completly different for a living, but I cannot imagine myself not to draw everyday. For me the act of drawing is multidimensional. It brings back good memories of being a kid and drawing with my grandmother. It's also like a yoga and helps me to concentrate and relax. It rises my confidence when some of my friends or followers appreciate my work. This video brings back my grandmother's and father's words on this dilemma. Best wishes.
So this spring I am going back to college concentrating on studio art and creative writing. I am returning at the same time as my daughter who is going into her second year after taking a semester off. I have given lots of thought to the possibility that these classes and teachers could kill some of my joy of art but I decided to go ahead and try anyway. I wanted to finally finish my degree but I was no longer interested in my initial study so I thought why not do something I love now. The pro for me is having also the ability to trying classes in different areas like sculpture and pottery that were inaccessible before and in the end also having a degree. Looking forward to the structure as well. I am hoping that for me it will be a positive experience because I did enjoy being in college the first time around. Luckily I am not going to an exclusively art school so if it turns out art study is not for me I can divert my concentration. Thank you for this video, it helps me keep these things in mind. It came at a perfect time.
I think this is an issue for any young person deciding a career. For artists it has the extra question of being able to support yourself during and after college. It’s not easy, and the best advice continues to be talking to people who have already gone through the path you’re considering, like Danny says.
Art school was the worst decision for me. I ended up dropping out and didn’t create anything for a year from the trauma because most professors will suck the life and fun out of art. They critique very harshly and only teach you how to be robotic to create work solely for clients. THAT’S IT! You don’t get to draw from your heart/spirit in art school. You don’t get to create personal work because there’s no time for that. You only create for others and what they want with either prompts for assignments or commissions. If you can’t relate to the prompts, then that’s too bad. You get an F in the assignment if you don’t do the assignments according to the given prompts in unrealistic deadlines. They expected me to create masterpieces in just a few days, one week tops! So basically you’re not eating, sleeping, and barely showering. It was so bad. Horrible experience. I don’t recommend it one bit. Just create the things you love everyday!!! Don’t allow these horrible schools to strip you from your originality and most importantly your passion for art. You will not love making art in art school, trust me! There’s TH-cam (free 99!) and even Skillshare if you can afford it and you’ll learn the same basic knowledge art school teaches: 1. Human Form 2. Color Theory 3. Digital Illustration 4. Photoshop 5. Art History 6. Illustration 7. Character Development… Save up all that money and buy yourself an iPad, good quality art supplies and you’re all set! 👏🏽🤩
This is some what untrue, I had great teachers in college and they were willing to teach me after hours, techniques etc, crits and just having fun, all I had to do was keep my Head up, have a strong constitution and just ask. Met a lot of cool people there as well, I took all those harsh crits to heart yea but i also learned a lot from them, made me a stronger artist in the end. I think I went in for the wrong reasons but ended up with a lot of knowledgeable and it in turn strengthened my love for illustration. If you do decide to go to school for arts, try not to be so sensitive to critiques and other platforms of art school, instead use it as fuel and improve. That being said I know not everyone has the same experiences but im just suggesting knowing what you're getting yourself into. 👊👌 But the education is there if you look, sadly though any type of college is more about money these days than it is about education and majors. There are some great online courses that are alternatives tho, such as Schoolism which is ran by Bobby C. And a lot of great talent.
I always regretted not doing an art degree as it was not seen as a 'real' degree but this has made me think 'perhaps I didn't need to'. Thank you. Loving your channel xx
I do day/evening art classes. Some of my art tutors have given me wonderful advice and brought out the best in me, but there have been narrow-minded, lazy, even jealous ones. I draw for the love of the subject (nature, animals, my home and garden) and to remember those who have passed away, my motivation is love
I needed to hear this! I am currently majoring in graphic design but I love drawing and have been debating whether I should switch majors. But part of me loves to draw for myself and find peace when drawing. I’m just afraid that if I would make drawing my career I will end up hating the fact I am making money out of it and not having total control of my drawings
A talented friend once said “Do what you love and money will trickle” So true. This quote reasonated. I’ve been lucky having sold some art, but I enjoy making myself happy during the creative process. I read some books when I became interested in drawing characters and writing gaglines. People actually think I’m an artist LOL! Don’t take yourself too seriously. Just have fun. ❤❤❤ making art 🖼
To the recommending life drawing classes, I suggest saving that money and just go down to your local mall, library, train station, bus station, book store or museum and sketching loads of people and objects, for free! I suggest because you never know what you'll walk into when handing out green, or the quality of models that actually know what their doing..😆
HAHA! I LOVE IT! My hubby takes me to the mall... not to shop, but to "people watch" and draw. It's fun to capture people unawares...either with drawing or camera. Their expressions are genuine and unadultered.
This has been incredibly helpful to me. Thank you. I have worked in an office environment all my life and always regretted not going to art school. I also enjoy your weekly essays.
I started at CU Boulder as architecture, and switched to art. I loved it! I think everyone should get a four year degree, knowledge is important. I really learned how to paint much better than anything I had done in high school. It definitely didn’t drain my passion.
I think I should go to art school because I've always liked taken direction from someone else and I've found that my spirit is guiding me in that direction I want to learn more about it but I am finding a way to save for the don bluth university it's a once in a lifetime opportunity and I don't want to take that for granted
I think the decision to go to art school can be impacted by the country in which you live, at least where student debt is concerned (it may be worth searching for programs abroad that are cheaper. The number of schools with English language instruction in many departments might surprise you). I have a degree in visual design, and I concentrated in ceramics (though foundation courses involved drawing and 2D design). For an artisanry track, in a medium that requires an investment in large equipment, a degree program gives you access to that (though, you might acquire the knowledge you need to use the equipment in a semester, instead of 4 years). Metal work, wood work, fiber arts, you might get some more technical information at school. But these days, I suspect you can also get that through other sources. My program taught me a little of the technical aspects of my medium, but I'm not aware of the art program as a whole teaching undergrad students anything about making a living making art-so of those of us who didn't go into teaching, many left art behind because of the need to eat and provide a roof. But that was a few decades ago-There are so many more avenues for learning how to make art, for networking with artists, and for marketing your work (and learning how to do that), that were I starting out today, I would never take on the insane amount of debt I had to take on for my degree. Another important thing if you're thinking of art school (and the debt that goes with it in the USA), is *which* school. They aren't all created equal. Do research-and I don't mean with the college recruiter or their professors. I can't stress this enough: find graduates of the program you're interested in, and talk to them frankly. If you can't find many of them working as artists some years after attaining their degree, that might tell you something important. I wish I had researched my program better, but I was young and green about the art world. I would have chosen a completely different school. Also, grad programs and undergrad programs, even within the same school, can differ in quality and focus. There are many considerations. But in the end, it's a practical field-if your goal is to earn a living making art, that will depend on the quality of your work. And that only comes with doing. I can honestly say that, just in the last year, I've learned more and improved my 2D skills (drawing, painting, design) more than the four years I spent with a lot of professors who weren't really interested in teaching, but hey, it was a good gig for them. There are so many amazing, talented, passionate teachers all over the world now, and you can access many of them from your computer. I'd do that, if I had it to do over again-and I do. The do-over is very satisfying so far.
I would recommend art school if you want to pursue a full-time career in the visual arts and land a job in this field. There are many things to learn about the profession in art school as well as having a creative community where you constantly bounce ideas, critique each other's art, and stimulate each other's creativity and energy. You will be constantly challenged and exposed to different styles, artists, genres, art disciplines, and be encouraged to think about your art and your philosophy in unique and creative ways. You will have mentors and you will develop a working portfolio... BUT If you just want Art to be a hobby, then you might want to reconsider going to Art school. Also, there are many artists who are self-taught artists and work without a degree. However, from my experience, I would say #1 pray about it... and if you truly want to go, Go! And if you truly don't want to go, then Don't go!
I took a class in college. It filled my need for a credit hour. I learned far more by just getting out my sketcher and sketching. I found the competitiveness of the class extremely stressful, and honestly it turned me completely off of doing art in a "professional" sense. It took me a few years after that experience to even pick up another pencil. I'm not a "commercial" type artist. I'm not a "comic" type artist either. I simply like to draw what I see as realistically as possible. Unfortunately, in art class, that was not recognized.
I thought art school was always my dream, but also feared it. I pray about everything, & was finally shown to attend school at my local community college as a much older student. It has been good & bad. In some regards my dream became a nightmare, such as with a cruel even lying professor who was harmful to my art effort & I even received guidance in prayer not to work with him again. All night projects were regular my first year. I hoped to develop my creative style, but mostly all they cared about was basic skills, & the few creative projects didn't involve any much of any instruction. I learned just a couple tips in that regard, for devising a creative project. Considering further education, my gut feeling has been that I hated the pressure & even cruelty & some wrong sense of judgement/ mistreatment from wrong personalities & loss of creative freedom & professor imposed goals, rather than personal goals. I was pushed to do bigger art than I would have done on my own which was one benefit that stretched me. But self taught artists can be successful. That is my current new dream, as I finish my last 2 art history classes for my degree, while teaching myself art for the next year. One thing I would like however, is access to a college sculpture and ceramic studio.
I also have found art to be a true personal calling, repeatedly confirmed through daily Bible devotions after prayer about it. Amazingly, more than 15 times, the daily devotion spoke about artists. When praying about my art now that I am studying on my own for the next year, I was given a clear instruction to let go of all pressure, & to enjoy my work, & live with joy. I believe that is God's will, & it is possible whether you go to art college or not; do art as a career or not. It is a choice to keep that spirit of joy... although some art world/ art college demands truly can do their best to kill you inside.
I believe the purpose of art school is not to teach creativity but the rigorous, technical, commercial skills in other words the the "tools" knowledge to draw and paint, within speed and time constraints so the student is prepared for the real world, not la la land. Then its upto the individual to utlise these tools to create something great, no school can teach that, just like no engineering school can teach how to invent the next big technology. If Art degree is useless, then art gets reduced down to just " another doodling hobby" which frankly sketching on a sketchbook is for MOST people, and not a professuon. Please, we need art degrees, and make drawing and painting a "real skill" people can expertise in. "Art"....is a different matter
What's truly unfortunate is when a local gallery in my city requires you to have a formal art education before they will look at your work. A friend of mine, who is a fabulous artists and does sell quite a bit, was not given any opportunity because she's not formally trained. So many I know have their BFA or MFA but are professionals in a totally unrelated field. Seems like a lot of time and money to establish a hobby.
that's sad. I worked in the computer industry and one of my co-workers was going on vacation and he had a side hustle. So he asked me to fill in for him for two weeks substitute teaching at a business college for adults learning how to use computers. One day when I was leaving, the Dean of the school approached me and told me that a lot of the students were coming to her. She wanted to see if I was interested in teaching there. Not as a substitute. But I didn't have a degree. So I can't. I'm guessing the students liked me better than my co-worker, who apparently just gave them work to do and sat at the desk with his feet up. I didn't do that, I walked around the classroom asking each person how they were doing, helping them with any problem. If I didn't know the answer we figured it out together so I taught them HOW to find the answer. A lot of people won't ask a question if someone is unapproachable. Later I found out that my co-worker's degree was in Art. I studied computer science and worked in that field, but am not qualified to teach computer classes more than a person with an Art degree. Ok then...
@Skye Soleil exactly. The gallery is now closed unfortunately (owner died suddenly) so even those artists are needing to consider where to go, regardless of their education.
@@recoveringsoul755 lol....I'm not qualified to do certain positions in my company either, no university degree. But I can sure help train others for those positions and answer questions. And yes, one of those that qualified had an art degree. Which trumped my business certificate. Not to look down on art degrees. That may be my retirement project. Just not for a part time hobby.
What you say in minute 2 applies to me. I studied in art school and finally ended hating painting and drawing until this year 2021 that I found myself again!
Welcome back!
It was the same for me too. After art school, my mental health was a train wreck. It took me a few years to get back to doing what I love. The plus side was I ended up with a college degree which provided the opportunity for a decent job as a business manager and an ex husband that gave me a beautiful, creative child. Art is magic for your soul that you can share with the world. ❤️
Thank You! I have been saying this for years...I draw for me! I have family who have said that I could have 'done something with my art' and I laugh and say I did..I enjoyed and still enjoy every minute of it!!
I'm much the same, Becky. I do art because I enjoy it. When it ceases to please me, I put it away for a while. Almost all the pandemic, I've not done a single line. Getting supplies was the main issue, also the isolation really kept me from enjoying sketching in real life, which I enjoy as well.
I’m one of those. I worked full time and went to school full time and by the time I graduated I was so burned out I never wanted to see another paint brush. It’s taken a lot of years to get back to art. I’m grateful for that.
Thanks for sharing!
My grandmother was a trained artist, my father is also a trained artist. Because of the environment in which I've grown up I'm drawing too (since my very childhood). Now, as an adult I'm doing something completly different for a living, but I cannot imagine myself not to draw everyday. For me the act of drawing is multidimensional. It brings back good memories of being a kid and drawing with my grandmother. It's also like a yoga and helps me to concentrate and relax. It rises my confidence when some of my friends or followers appreciate my work. This video brings back my grandmother's and father's words on this dilemma. Best wishes.
So this spring I am going back to college concentrating on studio art and creative writing. I am returning at the same time as my daughter who is going into her second year after taking a semester off. I have given lots of thought to the possibility that these classes and teachers could kill some of my joy of art but I decided to go ahead and try anyway. I wanted to finally finish my degree but I was no longer interested in my initial study so I thought why not do something I love now. The pro for me is having also the ability to trying classes in different areas like sculpture and pottery that were inaccessible before and in the end also having a degree. Looking forward to the structure as well. I am hoping that for me it will be a positive experience because I did enjoy being in college the first time around. Luckily I am not going to an exclusively art school so if it turns out art study is not for me I can divert my concentration. Thank you for this video, it helps me keep these things in mind. It came at a perfect time.
I think this is an issue for any young person deciding a career. For artists it has the extra question of being able to support yourself during and after college. It’s not easy, and the best advice continues to be talking to people who have already gone through the path you’re considering, like Danny says.
Art school was the worst decision for me. I ended up dropping out and didn’t create anything for a year from the trauma because most professors will suck the life and fun out of art. They critique very harshly and only teach you how to be robotic to create work solely for clients. THAT’S IT! You don’t get to draw from your heart/spirit in art school. You don’t get to create personal work because there’s no time for that. You only create for others and what they want with either prompts for assignments or commissions. If you can’t relate to the prompts, then that’s too bad. You get an F in the assignment if you don’t do the assignments according to the given prompts in unrealistic deadlines. They expected me to create masterpieces in just a few days, one week tops! So basically you’re not eating, sleeping, and barely showering. It was so bad. Horrible experience. I don’t recommend it one bit. Just create the things you love everyday!!! Don’t allow these horrible schools to strip you from your originality and most importantly your passion for art. You will not love making art in art school, trust me! There’s TH-cam (free 99!) and even Skillshare if you can afford it and you’ll learn the same basic knowledge art school teaches: 1. Human Form 2. Color Theory 3. Digital Illustration 4. Photoshop 5. Art History 6. Illustration 7. Character Development… Save up all that money and buy yourself an iPad, good quality art supplies and you’re all set! 👏🏽🤩
This is some what untrue, I had great teachers in college and they were willing to teach me after hours, techniques etc, crits and just having fun, all I had to do was keep my Head up, have a strong constitution and just ask. Met a lot of cool people there as well, I took all those harsh crits to heart yea but i also learned a lot from them, made me a stronger artist in the end. I think I went in for the wrong reasons but ended up with a lot of knowledgeable and it in turn strengthened my love for illustration. If you do decide to go to school for arts, try not to be so sensitive to critiques and other platforms of art school, instead use it as fuel and improve.
That being said I know not everyone has the same experiences but im just suggesting knowing what you're getting yourself into. 👊👌 But the education is there if you look, sadly though any type of college is more about money these days than it is about education and majors. There are some great online courses that are alternatives tho, such as Schoolism which is ran by Bobby C. And a lot of great talent.
May I also recommend Sketchbook Skool?
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I always regretted not doing an art degree as it was not seen as a 'real' degree but this has made me think 'perhaps I didn't need to'. Thank you. Loving your channel xx
I do day/evening art classes. Some of my art tutors have given me wonderful advice and brought out the best in me, but there have been narrow-minded, lazy, even jealous ones. I draw for the love of the subject (nature, animals, my home and garden) and to remember those who have passed away, my motivation is love
I needed to hear this! I am currently majoring in graphic design but I love drawing and have been debating whether I should switch majors. But part of me loves to draw for myself and find peace when drawing. I’m just afraid that if I would make drawing my career I will end up hating the fact I am making money out of it and not having total control of my drawings
A talented friend once said “Do what you love and money will trickle” So true. This quote reasonated. I’ve been lucky having sold some art, but I enjoy making myself happy during the creative process. I read some books when I became interested in drawing characters and writing gaglines. People actually think I’m an artist LOL! Don’t take yourself too seriously. Just have fun. ❤❤❤ making art 🖼
Thank you Danny for the truth and wisdom you put into this video and the whole Sketchbook Skool channel (nd the essays too! love them).
To the recommending life drawing classes, I suggest saving that money and just go down to your local mall, library, train station, bus station, book store or museum and sketching loads of people and objects, for free! I suggest because you never know what you'll walk into when handing out green, or the quality of models that actually know what their doing..😆
HAHA! I LOVE IT! My hubby takes me to the mall... not to shop, but to "people watch" and draw. It's fun to capture people unawares...either with drawing or camera. Their expressions are genuine and unadultered.
This has been incredibly helpful to me. Thank you. I have worked in an office environment all my life and always regretted not going to art school. I also enjoy your weekly essays.
I started at CU Boulder as architecture, and switched to art. I loved it! I think everyone should get a four year degree, knowledge is important. I really learned how to paint much better than anything I had done in high school. It definitely didn’t drain my passion.
That's awesome!
This Videos are GREAT. THANK YOU 😊FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO!
Thank you very much for making this video, what you said is very valuable and useful ☺
I think I should go to art school because I've always liked taken direction from someone else and I've found that my spirit is guiding me in that direction I want to learn more about it but I am finding a way to save for the don bluth university it's a once in a lifetime opportunity and I don't want to take that for granted
Don Bluth is a wonderful creative genius! So grateful for him following his dream. I hope that works out for you.
I think the decision to go to art school can be impacted by the country in which you live, at least where student debt is concerned (it may be worth searching for programs abroad that are cheaper. The number of schools with English language instruction in many departments might surprise you).
I have a degree in visual design, and I concentrated in ceramics (though foundation courses involved drawing and 2D design). For an artisanry track, in a medium that requires an investment in large equipment, a degree program gives you access to that (though, you might acquire the knowledge you need to use the equipment in a semester, instead of 4 years). Metal work, wood work, fiber arts, you might get some more technical information at school. But these days, I suspect you can also get that through other sources.
My program taught me a little of the technical aspects of my medium, but I'm not aware of the art program as a whole teaching undergrad students anything about making a living making art-so of those of us who didn't go into teaching, many left art behind because of the need to eat and provide a roof.
But that was a few decades ago-There are so many more avenues for learning how to make art, for networking with artists, and for marketing your work (and learning how to do that), that were I starting out today, I would never take on the insane amount of debt I had to take on for my degree.
Another important thing if you're thinking of art school (and the debt that goes with it in the USA), is *which* school. They aren't all created equal.
Do research-and I don't mean with the college recruiter or their professors. I can't stress this enough: find graduates of the program you're interested in, and talk to them frankly. If you can't find many of them working as artists some years after attaining their degree, that might tell you something important.
I wish I had researched my program better, but I was young and green about the art world. I would have chosen a completely different school.
Also, grad programs and undergrad programs, even within the same school, can differ in quality and focus.
There are many considerations. But in the end, it's a practical field-if your goal is to earn a living making art, that will depend on the quality of your work. And that only comes with doing.
I can honestly say that, just in the last year, I've learned more and improved my 2D skills (drawing, painting, design) more than the four years I spent with a lot of professors who weren't really interested in teaching, but hey, it was a good gig for them.
There are so many amazing, talented, passionate teachers all over the world now, and you can access many of them from your computer. I'd do that, if I had it to do over again-and I do.
The do-over is very satisfying so far.
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I would recommend art school if you want to pursue a full-time career in the visual arts and land a job in this field. There are many things to learn about the profession in art school as well as having a creative community where you constantly bounce ideas, critique each other's art, and stimulate each other's creativity and energy. You will be constantly challenged and exposed to different styles, artists, genres, art disciplines, and be encouraged to think about your art and your philosophy in unique and creative ways. You will have mentors and you will develop a working portfolio... BUT If you just want Art to be a hobby, then you might want to reconsider going to Art school. Also, there are many artists who are self-taught artists and work without a degree. However, from my experience, I would say #1 pray about it... and if you truly want to go, Go! And if you truly don't want to go, then Don't go!
I took a class in college. It filled my need for a credit hour. I learned far more by just getting out my sketcher and sketching. I found the competitiveness of the class extremely stressful, and honestly it turned me completely off of doing art in a "professional" sense. It took me a few years after that experience to even pick up another pencil. I'm not a "commercial" type artist. I'm not a "comic" type artist either. I simply like to draw what I see as realistically as possible. Unfortunately, in art class, that was not recognized.
So often the case. Thanks for sharing!
@@SketchBookSkool 🤗
I thought art school was always my dream, but also feared it. I pray about everything, & was finally shown to attend school at my local community college as a much older student. It has been good & bad. In some regards my dream became a nightmare, such as with a cruel even lying professor who was harmful to my art effort & I even received guidance in prayer not to work with him again. All night projects were regular my first year. I hoped to develop my creative style, but mostly all they cared about was basic skills, & the few creative projects didn't involve any much of any instruction. I learned just a couple tips in that regard, for devising a creative project. Considering further education, my gut feeling has been that I hated the pressure & even cruelty & some wrong sense of judgement/ mistreatment from wrong personalities & loss of creative freedom & professor imposed goals, rather than personal goals. I was pushed to do bigger art than I would have done on my own which was one benefit that stretched me. But self taught artists can be successful. That is my current new dream, as I finish my last 2 art history classes for my degree, while teaching myself art for the next year. One thing I would like however, is access to a college sculpture and ceramic studio.
I also have found art to be a true personal calling, repeatedly confirmed through daily Bible devotions after prayer about it. Amazingly, more than 15 times, the daily devotion spoke about artists. When praying about my art now that I am studying on my own for the next year, I was given a clear instruction to let go of all pressure, & to enjoy my work, & live with joy. I believe that is God's will, & it is possible whether you go to art college or not; do art as a career or not. It is a choice to keep that spirit of joy... although some art world/ art college demands truly can do their best to kill you inside.
Danny, thank you so much for encouragement 😊✨
I agree with your point of view!
I believe the purpose of art school is not to teach creativity but the rigorous, technical, commercial skills in other words the the "tools" knowledge to draw and paint, within speed and time constraints so the student is prepared for the real world, not la la land. Then its upto the individual to utlise these tools to create something great, no school can teach that, just like no engineering school can teach how to invent the next big technology.
If Art degree is useless, then art gets reduced down to just " another doodling hobby" which frankly sketching on a sketchbook is for MOST people, and not a professuon. Please, we need art degrees, and make drawing and painting a "real skill" people can expertise in. "Art"....is a different matter
Thank you for this.
I'm glad you found it helpful.
thankyou
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I’ve been passionate about animation and drawing my entire life and I want to become an animator but I don’t know if I should go to art school
Very helpful - thank you
You're welcome!
What's truly unfortunate is when a local gallery in my city requires you to have a formal art education before they will look at your work. A friend of mine, who is a fabulous artists and does sell quite a bit, was not given any opportunity because she's not formally trained. So many I know have their BFA or MFA but are professionals in a totally unrelated field. Seems like a lot of time and money to establish a hobby.
that's sad. I worked in the computer industry and one of my co-workers was going on vacation and he had a side hustle. So he asked me to fill in for him for two weeks substitute teaching at a business college for adults learning how to use computers. One day when I was leaving, the Dean of the school approached me and told me that a lot of the students were coming to her. She wanted to see if I was interested in teaching there. Not as a substitute. But I didn't have a degree. So I can't. I'm guessing the students liked me better than my co-worker, who apparently just gave them work to do and sat at the desk with his feet up. I didn't do that, I walked around the classroom asking each person how they were doing, helping them with any problem. If I didn't know the answer we figured it out together so I taught them HOW to find the answer. A lot of people won't ask a question if someone is unapproachable.
Later I found out that my co-worker's degree was in Art. I studied computer science and worked in that field, but am not qualified to teach computer classes more than a person with an Art degree. Ok then...
@Skye Soleil exactly. The gallery is now closed unfortunately (owner died suddenly) so even those artists are needing to consider where to go, regardless of their education.
@@recoveringsoul755 lol....I'm not qualified to do certain positions in my company either, no university degree. But I can sure help train others for those positions and answer questions. And yes, one of those that qualified had an art degree. Which trumped my business certificate.
Not to look down on art degrees. That may be my retirement project. Just not for a part time hobby.
@@conniemcconnell8347 I guess a degree in anything is your foot in the door in some places. Maybe it just proves that you can finish what you start
That is soooo true! My degree is in Social Services: Geriatrics. My passion is art.
You are awesome
Wonderful!! Thank you 🌈🌈🌈