Endowments for Stand alone art schools and art programs

nopoisonivy
Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:21:30 +0000

I totally agree with your last statement and understand that RISD has limited resources. Remember full paying parents alone are not funding fin-aid students but these funds come from various sources (donations, etc).
Pratt for example is working with less $$ but tends to be more forthcoming with their tuition discounts (scholarships).
Bottom line is the RISD is a school for very talented kids who can afford full freight. I think that many kids that are artistic and have been dreaming of art school might have to adjust their thinking and look to a good LAC. It is an option that I think should be kept open. Many RISD grads do not end up working as artists but many have great jobs in museums and other administartive art related jobs.