Although i was not able to attend this lecture in person, I really enjoyed getting to see what the students said through the facebook video. I am not planning on art school, but it still was interesting to hear their different responses. One student mentioned how he actually did a lot of research on other subjects to inform his art at VCU, which I hadn't really thought about before. I probably related most to the student at UVA Architecture because he hadn't planned on art school, but rather gave up on politics and decided to apply. He liked architecture as a creative outlook with guidelines, something I would like. Hearing about the AFO (art foundation) experiences were interesting, I didn't know they were really a thing. It seemed like after the foundation classes and electives with specific assignments, your art could be pretty self-directed, which is good if you are pretty sure about your idea and content, but as I am less content driven I think that could be difficult. I was really surprised by what Lily Mae? said about the bias against graphic design and illustration, and a lot of the panelists expressed that they found a lot of people who complained a lot about the workload which isn't surprising. I did think it was cool how Alexis said she was able to study abroad and weaved in what she learned into her work. It definitely seems like a lot of art making with possible 8-hr classes, which would be good to develop more work, but not really what I'm aiming for. Having the architecture person was interesting as it showed possible options for creative outlets without going to an art college. Overall, I found the talk to be intriguing and I enjoyed hearing more about the experiences at an art college, even if I decide to not apply to art colleges specifically.
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