Re: (OT)Art/Non Art Schools?

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From: epona (acolyta@napc.com)
Date: 09/10/02-07:38:04 AM Z


I went to Mass Art. Difficult, but goodly. Great teachers.

~Christine

Steve Bell wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> this is pretty off topic, but i thought i could get some good information
> from some of you.
>
> Presently i am enrolled in my local community college. i dropped out of
> high school when i was 16 and moved out of my parents house and travelled,
> so i have to start in community college because i never took the SATs.
> officially i am currently undeclared as to what my major is, but to all of
> my instructors it is understood that photography is what i'm there for. I
> plan on transferring to another school in the Fall of 2003. I've been
> reading about a lot of schools, and so far the schools i am most interested
> in are the School of Art Institute in Chicago, the Art Institute of Boston,
> and Parsons in NYC. i don't know about the latter, as they focus a lot on
> drawing portfolio-wise, and i'm awfully bad at drawing (William Henry Fox
> Talbot and i share the same affliction).
>
> What i am writing to ask is can anyone give me any advice when it comes to
> these matters? can anyone give me any advice as to what schools are best?
> art school over university?
>
> any advice in general would be great.
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Steve
>
> --- Steve Bell
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> achieved within the capitalist structure, is
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> deceive those whom it oppresses...So
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