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View Poll Results: Do you have a formal art education? If YES, skip this poll and answer poll #1
I wanted to pursue a formal education in art but succumbed to pressures against it. 12 32.43%
I am now working in the field for which I majored. 6 16.22%
I lacked the financial means to go to college at all. 6 16.22%
I now regret not pursuing a formal background in art education. 8 21.62%
I did not have a desire to pursue art as a career, but developed it later in life. 14 37.84%
I plan on going back to school to study fine art. 3 8.11%
I attend artist workshops. 24 64.86%
I think a formal art education is somewhat worthless and everything I need to know to succeed can be gained by practical experience, practice, and networking with other artists. 9 24.32%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

 
 
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Old 05-18-2007, 06:08 PM   #9
Richard Bingham Richard Bingham is offline
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Hi Alex, are you going to draw a conclusion from this thread? It's mighty interesting.

I also don't feel like I "fit" into the poll. My Dad and my high-school art teacher both wanted me to pursue a "good" art education, and at the time I believe that would have been possible: Art Center LA, BMFA Museum School, Art Students League, RISD . . . all were excellent schools 40 years ago.

I stayed home because I was having too much fun playing cowboy, and went to the State U, where the art department was essentially a waste of time. If I hadn't known how to draw and paint before I got there, I certainly wouldn't have learned from that experience, but the BA was a nice touch.

I've worked 35 years in signs, advertising and illustration, right up to the point where the computer has taken all the fun out of it, and thanking God I've been able to make my living with a brush. This "fine art" stuff is a tough gig though!
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