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 | Quite Bright | While the majority of the fine art faculty were interesting people, as a whole they were not successful artists and had no idea how to actually prepare students for the realities of the contemporary art world. In fact, most knew little or nothing about contemporary art, but were stuck in the 1950s and 1960s, and saw their job as little more than patting students on the back. There was no substantive internship program, the study abroad programs did not offer fully-transferable credits, and my faculty were unable to even suggest appropriate graduate programs. The air quality in the studios was lamentable. The emphasis on a thesis project for the fine arts is misplaced, as it sets artificial final goals rather than underscoring the importance of daily practice. The school had (has?) no real alumni program, so the social/professional network that aids those in most other schools in finding their way was totally unavailable to U-Arts grads. Finally, the lion's share of the student body was white, privileged, unmotivated, unintelligent, talentless, and there to just spend their parents' money in a memorable way: the parties were fantastic.I would not return, or advise any others to enroll. | Starting Job: Artist, Preparedness: D+, Reputation: F | | |
| | May 30 2007 | Alumnus Male --
Class 2000 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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| Average | Over all, my experience at the UArts was great. I thought the foundation year, although very hard at times was very important and needed in the development of an art student. My major was Painting/Drawing with a minor in Art Ed. The only criticism of the Painting department was the lack of structure. I learned in the past, the UArts painting dept had a manditory chemicals of paint class and figure drawing/anatomy class. They did away with those classes the year or two before I got there. It would have been nice to have that structure. They went less traditional and concentrate on free-form expression. I think that's fine if you have more of a foundation and decipline to draw from first. | Individual Value: A+, Extracurricular Activities: D | | | |
| | Feb 14 2006 | 4th Year Male --
Class 1993 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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| Quite Bright | Although the ID program is a bit crowded, the professors are of high quality. The curriculum is about the big picture of design, including ecology, human behavior ect. Its not that they don't teach you how to make sexy new gadgets, its just that they expect you to defend the place of those gadgets in the world. Overall, if you want to do real design rather than just being a CAD monkey, UARTS may be the place for you. Be warned, it is hard work here, but if you love design you'll enjoy it. | Surrounding City: A+, Campus Aesthetics: C- | | | |
| | Dec 08 2005 | 2nd Year Male --
Class 2007 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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