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KCAI
provides great opportunities on many different levels-the departments are so
different philosophically and historically it would be a mistake to
sum up the school as either good or bad.The school,
like many, is also in a transition as older professors
are retiring and a new crop of contemporary, energetic young
instructors take their place. I majored in Sculpture, and quickly
learned that if you just stay sequestered in your department
and traditional medium you will miss out on what is
going on in contemporary arts.I took painting, new media
and inter-disciplinary electives-which really informed my approach. Students do not
have to paint in the painting department, it is anything
goes as long as it is intelligent, well crafted and
conceptually compelling and sound. The same goes for other departments,
although Ceramics and Sculpture continue to be quite traditional (i.e.
object oriented). The greatest development at KCAI is the 3
year old Interdisciplinary department-it is the most contemporary and cutting
edge, students have to apply to get in, they only
take a few students each year.They are making great work
there, and the head of the department is amazing.The way
to get the most out of KCAI is to get
out of your department, create as many relationships with instructors
as you can, take electives-Instructors teach there not because of
the low pay scale but because the students are so
amazing-they could make a lot more $$ at a state
school. One other thing, the art history department is
exceptional-very diverse and lots of committed, enthusiastic instructors.If you think
you just want to do studio and skip art history,
DO NOT ENROLL AT KCAI! Go to a state school
and let someone who cares come instead. The world does
not need any more artists that do not know their
predecessors.
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