Where else should we look?

studiomom
Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:36:33 +0000

catmom, My daughter graduated Wesleyan in 2009 with a degree in studio arts and had a top-notch education academically and artistically. I would encourage your daughter to visit the school and the art department this fall when all is in session. The department is small with a great opportunities for mentorship, exchange with other students and highly personalized guidance by professors. All of the studio art majors do a thesis exhibition and there are department grants available for summer study. At the time of her application to college, she was unclear if she wanted to attend a specialized art school or a liberal arts college/university with a strong art department yet we encouraged the LAC route to encourage interdisciplinary study and strong academics which many art schools lack. At the time of application, her other top choices were WUSTL, RISD/Brown and Vassar.