Sports are good for the body, Art is good for the mind
In these current economic conditions I’m hearing about art budgets getting cut in our public schools in favor of sport budgets. I don’t get it! Ok, I realize there are large contingents of “sporty” parents and “back in the day” jocks out there. And yes I grew up hearing about “team spirit” but in terms of my education they were wrong then and wrong now.
When I was in high school and told my guidance councilor I was an artist and wanted to study art his reply was “that’s nice but how will you make a living?” As I’ve said before, I am an artist and that is how I make my living. I’ll save writing about the importance of nurturing creative skill for another time.
But for now, think about this. How many job openings in sports are there going to be in the future? Compare that number to how many creative jobs in the arts are evolving now and presumably will keep opening up in all the new media outlets. Television, both network and cable, internet, hand-held devices, print, etc. We can’t even imagine what is coming around the corner in new media. One thing we can guess at, there will be a need for creative people to fill all those new channels. So if the high school art budgets are cut how are the students who want to go on to Art Colleges going to get there?
Now—this is where I blow my own horn—well, my employer’s anyways, because I’m thinking the FAS Creative Course could work well for the kid in high school who wants to pursue fine art. Famous Artists School’s Creative Course can provide a great foundation to build from as well as a portfolio to bring to college interviews. Sports are good for the body, Art is good for the mind and you can make a good living—oh—except paintings are hard to price and sell but later for that ...
I with you agree. In it something is. Now all became clear, I thank for the help and I hope to see more such articles.
Posted by Evon on 11/11 at 02:10 PM
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