Nobody Special on mon 31 mar 08
A friend has been accepted into two ceramics MFA programs. One program is 2
years, and the other three. Both offered TA positions and nearly identical
financial packages. Ceteris paribus, does anyone have any thoughts on the
advantages or disadvantages of 2 year vs. 3 year other than the obvious that
the 3 year gives him one more year in fantasy-land before he has to find a
job? His goal is to land a teaching job, or failing that, to try to make it
as a studio potter. Thanks for any insight you can provide.
...James
Tony Ferguson on mon 31 mar 08
3 years will give you more time to develop your skills and nearly just as intensive as a 2 year. It is unlikely you will "arrive" in 3 years anyway, so you must remember, even when you think you work sucks, keep making work, keep exploring, and don't quit.
Also, thinking you're going to get a teaching job right out of school with all the other folks you will be competing with who have more experience than you, more exhibitions, etc., is maybe not how I would approach it. I would take the attitude that I am going to learn as much as I can, make the best dam work I can, and see where the road takes me.
Also, don't forget to get out of the classroom/studio and go see some potters and sculptors in the community. If you have to drive a day, it will be worth your time to see people who are in the trenches trying to make or making a living and the valuable perspective many will offer. Consider them also a valuable part of your educational experience.
Tony F.
Nobody Special wrote: A friend has been accepted into two ceramics MFA programs. One program is 2
years, and the other three. Both offered TA positions and nearly identical
financial packages. Ceteris paribus, does anyone have any thoughts on the
advantages or disadvantages of 2 year vs. 3 year other than the obvious that
the 3 year gives him one more year in fantasy-land before he has to find a
job? His goal is to land a teaching job, or failing that, to try to make it
as a studio potter. Thanks for any insight you can provide.
...James
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Lee on mon 31 mar 08
James,
They say in Japan "It takes 3 years for moss to grow on a stone."
--=20
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Ta tIr na n-=F3g ar chul an tI=97tIr dlainn trina ch=E9ile"=97that is, "T=
he
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
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