Recently I was asked to present at a career day at a neighborhood school...
After accepting the invite, I made a snazzy portfolio of my work on my new IPad I just received as a gift! I made postcards for my current work on exhibit, created a list of the top art schools, made a list of the top earners in my field [for the Republicans - ha-ha] and even had Rhode Island School of Design send summer school brochures for a summer program I attended when I was in High School.
then- I thought...Is being an artist a career choice? doesn't art pick you?
yes in the 15th 16th and 17th Centuries art could be a choice. Strict art concepts and rules were followed, apprenticeships were the norm, but now in this day and age, can it be chosen?
I didn't over analyze and just showed up with my handouts. I had to force the handouts but the I-pad portfolio was a big hit! A few students asked what IPad version it was. I had no clue.
My favorite part of the experience were the questions the kids asked, they really made me see the pros of the choice I made.
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| Bethany Haley & Nezzie Thomas sign designers and creators stand w/Denver artist Courtney Cotton Slavens School Career Day 2011 | | |
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Just for fun .. here are my handouts ... [ If I can figure out how to put the sideshow of my work on this I will]
Artist Facts
Real Artists Don’t Starve ▪ 95% of people who studied art do not practice ▪ Art brings pleasure but it is also an investment ▪ Art appreciates in value ▪ Art records history ▪ Andy Warhol died in 1986 – Dom Pérignon Champagnes launched a huge Ad campaign last summer using his art concept- therefore he is making money in the grave ▪ 3% of the budget for State projects goes toward art this = Public Art ▪ Jiménez , the artist who designed the Blue Mustang @ DIA was killed when the 32’ tall sculpture fell on him ▪ Luis Jiménez was paid $300,000 to make the sculpture – it just appraised at 2 Million dollars.
Richest Living Artists Today:
Thomas Kinkaid is the richest living artist on the planet
Please note these are ALL males- I don’t care what some say “art is still a man's world” C. Cotton “Lets change this ladies!”
Top Art Schools:
Rhode Island School of Design
Yale
School at the Art Institute of Chicago
Savannah College of Art & Design
Cranbrook Acadamey of Art
Parsons School of Design
Cooper Union
Pratt Institute
Ringling
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Art Center College of Design • Pasadena, California
California College of the Arts • San Francisco, California
College for Creative Studies • Detroit, Michigan
Columbus College of Art and Design
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Salary Art
Art is a longevity and waiting game- the longer your in, the more seriously your taken! For instance, most women artists are not recognized until their 50’s
Art $
Grants- patrons- painting/sculpture sales - licensed images
