[Jewelry making - Article 00148] - Re: [Orchid] Informal Survey of Metalsmiths

[Silverspotstudio]

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    I meant to add in my last post that all of you who said that an art
    education should provide its students with some idea of how to
    market themselves and make a living with their work are absolutely
    right.   I guess I got lucky in the sense that this was part of
    senior seminar in the art program I enrolled in - students were
    taught how to photograph their work, how to assemble a good
    portfolio, how to write a resume and behave in a job interview, and
    how to find and contact potential employers.   Granted, we still
    could have learned a lot more about things like getting into
    galleries or selling at art shows, but at least it was a start. 

    One of the trendiest notions is academia at present is the concept
    of "interdisciplinary studies" - synergizing skills and learning
    from various fields to interpret a single subject or problem, in the
    classroom sense; in the real-life sense, using your education - all
    of it - to help you navigate through your life.   I think the "IDS"
    label is just a new descriptor for an old concept, but the fact that
    it's catching on means that academic programs (i.e. art) will be
    much more receptive to broadening their students' experience, and it
    may soon not be uncommon to find art students taking business
    classes (and science classes, and political history, etc. etc.) to
    supplement their major. 

    Art students interested in this sort of thing really should make the
    effort to bring it to the attention of your advisors, professors,
    and department chairs - you might find that the topic is already on
    the table.   And if you're being repressed by an evil or incompetent
    administration, keep in mind that good professors often outlast bad
    deans! 

All the best,
Jessee Smith
www.silverspotstudio.com
Cincinnati, Ohio 

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