What’s the point of art schools?

 Art schools, the hotbeds responsible for many of our rock and pop idols and crucibles of creativity. It’s interesting that only the other day while thinking about this blog, someone actually said to me, “What’s the point of art schools?”

Well, here goes.

 Apart from the study of painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, film, performance and media, they teach self-discipline, imagination, creativity, practical skills, self, motivation, planning and financial organisation.

The jobs available to someone who has studied art can be:

 Graphic design, 3D design, set building, product design, theatre, studio admin, advertising, social or community projects, teaching, gallery work, exhibition design, research in art history, museums, travel, archaeology, restoration, TV, media, art therapy, textile design, model making, animation, gaming, fashion, music, potteries… the list goes on.

 Financing a creative career can be tough, but there are bursaries, endorsements, sponsorship and residencies. The creative industry is vast, but even employers in the City have said that they would consider people who've studied the arts or humanities, since they think differently.

 Sadly, due to cuts and a change in the structure of teaching in art schools, some could argue that they're no longer as good as they were. Home tutoring enables you to have access to any of the specialised areas of creative training — so try some subjects out, decide on what avenue you’d like to take and go create!

 Art is a part of a world, and the importance of art for every one of us can hardly be measured. Remember, everything we hold that doesn’t come from nature started as a drawing. Don’t keep our blog a secret — share this to your social media pages using the links below.