{"id":117,"date":"2019-02-12T09:50:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T14:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/?p=117"},"modified":"2019-10-25T14:21:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T19:21:12","slug":"two-truths-lie-art-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/two-truths-lie-art-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Truths And A Lie: Art Students Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thinking of becoming an art student? If yes, then you\u2019ve probably had to fend off well-intentioned advice from everyone you\u2019ve ever met about the lackluster success rate of artists.<\/p>\n

Today, we\u2019re going to break down the misconceptions and play a game of Two Truths and A Lie for art students.<\/p>\n

Here we go:<\/p>\n

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  1. UML had an art exhibition for high school students.<\/li>\n
  2. The perception of the starving artist is a lie.<\/li>\n
  3. It\u2019s hard for art students to obtain paid co-ops and internships.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Which one is the lie?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. UML had an art exhibition for high school students.<\/strong><\/h1>\n

    TRUTH.<\/strong> A few months ago, we had an exhibition that featured 50 works of art by students from public and private high schools around the state.<\/p>\n

    There is a reason for all the love for high schoolers. You see, UMass Lowell is located in a city with a vibrant cultural and art scene, and our art majors thrive because UML supports and celebrates the artists in both the university and<\/em> community.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s kind of like a ripple effect. Everyone learns and benefits from seeing the art and creativity of others.<\/p>\n

    I went to the gallery and took some pictures:<\/p>\n

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    2. The perception of the starving artist is a lie.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

    TRUTH. <\/strong>It doesn’t matter how many times your (insert name of know-it-all relative here) talks about the thousands of artists they have met who live under a bridge. You should know that they are probably embellishing. The idea that artists cannot make a living doing what they love is a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    At least as far as UML art student graduates are concerned.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    According to Payscale.com, UMass Lowell is ranked No. 5 in the nation for Best Value Colleges for Art Careers based on return on investment and career potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That\u2019s not to dismiss the all the hard work of our students, but take comfort in the fact that you\u2019re not going to starve while trying to make a go at an art career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    3. It\u2019s hard for art students to get hired in paid co-ops and internships<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

    LIE. <\/strong>Since the 2013-2014 school year, UML art students (and all students) have earned a collective $24.4 million dollars<\/a> through paid co-ops and internships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Our art students get hands-on practice working at world-renowned companies. Also, they earn cash to put towards their degrees while they\u2019re still students. Even better, they gain professional exposure that will help spearhead future career opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Read more: 5 Job Search Tips That Will Boost Your Career Prospects After College<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The longer I work UMass Lowell, the more I learn about how UML prepares all of its students, from art majors to engineering majors, for success. I honestly feel like the students that graduate from here are waaaaay more prepared to go out into the world than I was\u2026 The best career advice I received while in college was to delete my social media accounts so employers couldn\u2019t track my movements and punish me for having a life outside of looking for jobs. That\u2019s just more proof that things have drastically changed now that Millennials are out of college and Generation Z has moved onto campus.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Thinking of becoming an art student? If yes, then you\u2019ve probably had to fend off well-intentioned advice from everyone you\u2019ve ever met about the lackluster success rate of artists. Today, we\u2019re going to break down the misconceptions and play a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":754,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[28,27,29,30],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/754"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":678,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions\/678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}