Decisions in for fine arts.

shesleavinghome
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:31:01 +0000

I agree with what you are saying about Parsons – not your strongest choice. Pratt is pretty traditional and is in a great area in Brooklyn and a subway ride to the city (about 20 minutes). A lot of classes end up going over to NYC to museums, etc., but the area in Brooklyn is going through a terrific resurgence and is very young. Chicago has a great art scene and is more flexible in terms of crossing over from one discipline to the next. SVA has great studio space for painting, drawing, illustrating – but not strong on liberal arts classes. MICA is a great place for fine arts, if you want to be in Baltimore (that’s not a dig against B – just a matter of taste and preference). If you didn’t like RISD’s locale, you probably won’t like MICA’s. Hope this helps.