<p>To me, I’d like to major in studio Arts (Drawing) But does it convey to employees and peers that Art (music, theatre, dance, and other forms of art) say that student is lazy and just doodles all day in classes and can’t really bring anything to the workforce (assuming the student isn’t pursuing a related art career yet). Humanities and social science majors can read and analyze stories, facts, articles and STEM have very good math and numbers skills but yet Art is very undervalued in our society in terms of employability.</p>
<p>A career in one of the arts has never really been valued in society purely because the demand is just not there. Only a minority of those who major in say, theatre, music, visual arts etc will actually become world renowned or even be able to live on their field. If you compare it to something like an Accountant or Engineer, both of those careers have practicality in society and with that comes employability, where as the arts, while respectable, are not deemed necessarily vital as such to the functioning of the economical side of the world.</p>
<p>I agree that we don’t value art as much as we should, but I think if you are going to pursue art drawing is one of the most profitable and in-demand skills. There has always been a need for good illustrators and animators and the internet has increased that demand.</p>
<p>How well can you draw? We all know that America could use an artist…when was the last one to come around? Faulkner?</p>