The Savannah College of Art and Design

Date: May 08 2008
Major: Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc (This Major's Salary over time)
FYI: Beware of the fashion design department. The final show is based on a "vision" that is only revealed one month before the show and precludes your total involvement if your vision doesn't align with theirs. You will not be allowed to have ANYTHING in the show. They only include 11% of all submissions and the "guest designers" being brought in have the final say. So if they're into plastic garbage bag clothes, you have to be too. It will not matter that you have had straight A's all year; if you're into couture and he/she's into imitating clothing worn by the homeless, you are prevented from showing any of your work.

Expect to feel like you're facing a firing squad right before graduation. They do not have an unbiased jury make the selections. There is a protest every year by the students regarding the unfairness of the entire process, but the staff is resistant to change. No amount of calling and complaining will make the difference.

No other fashion design school holds a fashion show that excludes the majority and has a theme that is revealed in the month before graduation, like this one.