Are These The Last Days of the Arts Degree?
At the Philadelphia Citizen, I argue yes.
Iona Clark, writing for the Philadelphia Citizen and Root Quarterly, solicited my opinions about the June closure of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. I feature at length in the ensuing article.
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Our current title in the Asynchronous Studio Book Club is The Shape of Content by Ben Shahn. For more information, see the ASBC homepage.
“Franklin Einspruch: Tangibilia” is an online exhibition representing the physical one in New York in June 2024.
Dissident Muse’s first publication, Backseat Driver by James Croak, is available now at Amazon.
Aphorisms for Artists: 100 Ways Toward Better Art by Walter Darby Bannard is out now at Allworth Press. More information is available at the site for the book. If you own it already, thank you; please consider reviewing the book at Amazon, B&N, or Goodreads.
Important discussion. Yet we live in a world of licenses and certifications. I've always argued that artists gain little from attending an art school, yet I hold a degree in Drawing and Painting. That said, I'd never recommend that a young artist aspire to getting an art degree.