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The lack of support to the study of the art's in our school system is a major problem that we need to address

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The problem with the study of arts, in general, is that art is looked at as almost a trade. thus, allowing students to not be demanded to take classes on art.

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Take auto mechanics and welding for example, these classes are called 'electives', meaning they are not required

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What if a student decides to never take step foot into a classroom but, it turns out that student is amazingly gifted at sculpting, drawing, painting, music, or theater?

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"Why are you getting an art degree? There is no money in that field."

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"Why are you getting an art degree? There is no money in that field."

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This is something that I have heard many many many times.  Even an article written in 2012 by Jenna Goudrea in Forbes, listed Film, Video and Photographic Arts as number 2 in the top ten worst college majors. Fine Arts was at number 3, Liberal Arts number 5, music number 6,Commercial Art And Graphic Design number 8, and English Language And Literature at number 10. Thats FIVE degrees that people percieve as a "bad" college degree.

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Not all college degrees are created equal. According to a report by the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University, your choice of college major substantially affects your employment prospects and earnings.

"What you make depends a lot on what you take," says Anthony P. Carnevale, Ph.D., director of Georgetown's CEW."Most young people in college take whatever interests them, without thinking what it can really do for them."

So which college majors are the least valuable in terms of career prospects and expected salary? Using data provided by the CEW from the 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey, Forbes discovered the 10 worst college majors based on high initial unemployment rates and low initial median earnings of full-time, full-year workers. The findings? While the arts may be good for the soul, artistic majors are terrible for the bank account.

Topping the list at No. 1, anthropology and archeology represent the worst choice of college major in economic terms. Recent college graduates of the major, those ages 22 to 26, can expect an unemployment rate of 10.5%, well above the national average. When they do land a job, the median salary is just $28,000, compared to a mechanical engineer's initial earnings of $58,000.

With low demand and low earnings, the arts and humanities are well-represented on this list. Film, video and photographic arts (No. 2) features a 12.9% unemployment rate for recent grads; fine arts (No. 3) has a rate of 12.6%; and philosophy and religious studies is a high 10.8%. All earn a median of just $30,000.
Full List: The 10 Worst College Majors
"What society rewards in economic terms has moved away from the softer majors," says Carnevale. "It's become about how much math you do."

Non-technical majors--the arts (11.1%), humanities and liberal arts (9.4%), social sciences (8.9%) and law and public policy (8.1%)--generally have higher unemployment rates. Conversely, health care, business, and the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) have been more stable and higher paying for recent college graduates. A nursing grad, for instance, faces a below-average unemployment rate of 4% and a median starting salary of $48,000.

Arts and social sciences are also harder hit in recessions. "When the economy is robust, the demand for the arts goes up," says Carnevale, "but in a recession, they are the first victims." The collapse of the housing market means architecture majors now face an unemployment rate of 13.9%, the highest of all the majors tracked. However, once employed, experienced workers earn an above-average median salary of $64,000.

The value of specific degree types has transformed dramatically since the early 1980s, says Carnevale. While a bachelor's degree was once a general qualification that could land recipients in a number of different jobs, the last three decades have shown increasing specialization and differentiation of earnings across majors. He believes the change has largely been driven by technology, which increased the demand for knowledge-based workers and technical training.

Is a four-year college degree still worth it? Carnevale offers an emphatic "yes," saying the earnings advantage of a bachelor's degree over a 45-year career is $1.2 million on average. The advantage of an engineering bachelor's is a whopping $3 million. However, he warns that if you want to pursue the arts and social sciences, you should either combine the study with a more practical major or go for a graduate degree.

"There's an escalation in requirements," says Carnevale. "For degrees like teaching, psychology and the arts, if you don't get a graduate degree, you don't make much money."
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Not all college degrees are created equal. According to a report by the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University, your choice of college major substantially affects your employment prospects and earnings. "What you make depends a lot on what you take," says Anthony P.

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Where does an art degree take you and what is the average wage?

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Where does an art degree take you and what is the average wage?

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Find out about the types of jobs you could pursue as an art major. Read on to learn more about career options along with salary and education information. Schools offering Art degrees can also be found in these popular choices .

What Can You Do As an Art Major?

As an artist, you will help to create things in the world around you. You can focus on a variety of concentrations, some of which include teaching, fine arts, and multimedia arts and animation. Artists employ a variety of techniques to a variety of materials and mediums to create and craft works of art often for exhibit or sale. While becoming an artist of any kind does not necessarily require any formal education, many choose to pursue at least a bachelor's degree in order to learn the principles of art theory and experiment with different media. Teachers of art will need a bachelor's degree, as well as the appropriate licensure and certification in their state.

The table below outlines some basic information about these careers.

Source: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Art Majors

The most common art degree programs are broad courses of study that lead to associate and bachelor's degrees. Graduate degrees usually require a specific focus within the field. Some of the skills that you will gain through an art degree program are patience, attention to detail, creativity, logical and spatial reasoning, terminology, research methodology, assessment, and constructive criticism.

Associate degree programs focus on the humanities as a whole. Normally, credit requirements are so limited that students in associate programs spend little time on art electives and focus primarily on art history and Western cultures. Bachelor's degrees spend more time on art courses, and you may find yourself immersing yourself in classes like cultural, period or religious art, art education or history, fibers, acrylic painting, graphic design, jewelry casting, ceramics, watercolors, nudity in art, color theory, typography, and animation.

Concentrations

At the master's and doctoral levels, you will find that the art programs want specificity in the area you want to study. Some of the most common focuses are art education or history, graphic studies, art therapy, and studio art. Some colleges may offer concentrations in art theory, media arts, film, and visual arts as optional focuses as well.

Career Options

Artists are a vastly creative and versatile bunch of people. As an artist you will have the world of art opened up to you to create pottery, jewelry, metal work, sculptures, photographs, paintings, drawings, and graphic designs. This doesn't even begin to mention the various styles and techniques for each of these creative outlets, such as glass blowing, cutting or painting, digital or sepia photography, charcoal drawing, watercolor, oil-based painting, pencil sketching, stitchery, digital distortion, linocut, and the use of recycled materials, including stones, beach glass, beads, thread, and fabrics. Music, costume design, poetry, literature, and website design are also considered art forms.

Beyond creating art, many careers are also available to those with a strong background in this area, such as art education or therapy, book or Web design, art criticism, medical illustration, and photojournalism. You may also find work as an art investor or dealer, art conservationist or archivist, a visual aide, or an art historian. Of course, the majority of these careers include climbing the career ladder or having a graduate degree in a related field.

Salary

As a teacher at the high school level, you can make a median salary of $57,200 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ( www.bls.gov). It is difficult to generalize about how much artists make, because salaries can vary depending on your talent and art form. For instance, salaried fine artists who work with drawing, sculpting, and painting made a median salary of $46,460 in 2015. For those interested in working with media art, creating websites, film, advertisements, and computer games, the median salary in 2015 was $63,970.

What Are Some Similar Careers?

Another position for art majors to consider would be art director. Art directors manage the visual layout of various mediums such as magazines, advertisements, and exhibits, directing others in how to best showcase the art on display. Art majors who specialize can become graphic designers, creating art in traditional and digital means for the purpose of conveying ideas and meaning. Another potential career path for art majors who go into teaching is to become a principal. After gaining teaching experience, teachers are better enabled to manage the demands of becoming an educational administrator. The first two art careers only require a bachelor's degree, while principles at any level require a master's degree.

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Find out about the types of jobs you could pursue as an art major. Read on to learn more about career options along with salary and education information. Schools offering Art degrees can also be found in these popular choices . As an artist, you will help to create things in the world around you.

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Well Rounded Individuals in the Study of The Art's

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Well Rounded Individuals in the Study of The Art's

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By implementing arts as more of a required study from elementary through high school, you will have a more versed society on art.  I believe that making art a more important subject at an early age will make children at a young age be able to understand the human experience, by being able to adapt to others ways of working and thinking.

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This will be a summer program that is much like programs at elementary schools do where it gives parents a place to have their children looked after in a safe, qualified, and fun environment. This will be ran by the company Arts & Kids and will accompany children ages, 5-12, a place to learn about the study of art's while having it be in a more relaxed summer camp environment.

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Since it is the summer time we will be located outside in a local park that we rent through the city. I believe that having the kids outside will promote a more positive attitude thus, allowing the kids to engage more in the activities and not realizing that they are learning at the same time.

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We will start each day at 8am where the kids will meet and greet and just talk amongst themselves.  Everyday each child must meet and learn something about a fellow child and then report to the adult that is in charge of that specific child's group.  Each group will have a name based off the study of art's for instance, one group might be called music while another is theater.
9:30am we will have each group have a different lesson and project they will have specific to that days subject. So, the music group could learn about music and actually play instruments but, the next day they could be painting or even reading a play.

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12pm we will have lunch which we will provide by somehow getting a food bank or restaraunt to provide us with.
1:45pm (we plan on having a final play, art gallery, and some sort of musical act that each child is required to participate.  Children can only select one group.)  We will have groups get together to learn and practice their play, art, or performance.

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4pm The day ends and parents pick their child or children up.

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The adults that will be running this camp will be required to either have a background in the art's or are currently enrolled in either high school or college with plans on studying the art's. To be employed you must pass a background check and drug test. To apply you must be at least 16. You can be hired as a full-time employee or as a volunteer getting college credits.