Comments on: Academy of Art University of San Francisco – Ending an Artist’s Career Before it Starts?

By: Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:08:27 +0000

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By: Ann Rea

Ann Rea — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:16:53 +0000

Jacob,

I agree with some of what you are saying.

However, marketing of fine art is not taught in traditional business schools. This I know or UC Berkeley and Mills College would not be interested in what I’m teaching.

Kindly,

Ann

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:31:10 +0000

I am considering in getting an undergraduate degree in Advertising from the San Francisco Academy of Art. I am mainly a photographer, but I enjoy designing things as well and I feel like Advertising would suit me with a wide set of abilities. I don’t particularly see an issue with an open enrollment policy. It’s never bad to give those who are interested in a subject to get further education. If they can’t handle it, I would imagine they will drop out fairly soon anyways. Clearly they’re doing something right, considering they’ve been in business since the 20’s. The tuition rates for this school do seem astoundingly expensive, but most are anymore. I do believe the 80-90% rate of graduates being placed in jobs, as I have heard many stories so that is a huge advantage that many other schools may claim but simply don’t offer, especially not in that percentile. Furthering your business education is of course a very important thing to have, especially in the artistry fields. But, furthering your business education is simple and can easily be done all over the web from multiple trusted universities. As someone pointed out in an earlier post, they do have an agenda and that is to sell admissions. Some of their statistics could very well be exaggerated. However, that doesn’t mean that they don’t provide adequate education. I don’t think we can fault them for not teaching the “business” side of things as that is something I’ve yet to see them claim that they do.

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I’ve been investigating art schools this summer for my daughter. She’s 17 and *may* be entering college in Fall ‘12. She is very artistically gifted, but academically challenged (plenty smart, but ADD + artistic temperament = low grades). Also, she has to finance her own college. So, even if she can get into a top school, it may be too expensive. I have an BFA in drawing and painting from a liberal arts university, and it definitely did not prepare me to work.

Do you really think this school is bad, or is it just the lack of business preparation? I suspect this is a common flaw, despite what lots of schools say. Placing interns in real jobs, like yours, is probably the best preparation they could have anyway. BTW, my daughter is interested in illustration, film-making and writing, not fine art. This makes it harder to find appropriate programs that aren’t either a: too expensive or b: too academically selective.

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By: Matthew C. Kriner

Matthew C. Kriner — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:15:49 +0000

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