Synopses & Reviews
The Definitive Guide to Creating with Passion, Getting Accepted to Art School, Earning Scholarships and Thriving as an Artist As an art educator, Nancy Crawford's role is to help her students create authentic and meaningful works of art, get into art school, and earn scholarships to make that experience possible. After watching her students struggle to achieve their artistic goals, Crawford realized that much of what people believe about getting into art school and living the life of an artist is undermining and sabotages their success. Sadly, most emerging artists today think that the way to get into art school is to merely create a portfolio of artworks that showcase their talents and skills. They may also believe that in order to pursue art as a career or lifestyle they need to exhibit some exceptional or extraordinary attributes. Perhaps they allow their dreams to be derailed buying into the cliché of the "starving artist." These myths couldn't be further from the truth. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience preparing students for art school, Crawford shares her strategies for success in Getting In!, a process that her students describe as life-changing. Getting In! provides a clear framework outlining how to become the ideal art school candidate, create with passion, and enjoy the process. Getting In! provides a step-by-step program for clearly outlining artistic and creative goals. It identifies ten key ingredients of a successful art school application, reviews ten strategies for maximizing vitality and creativity, explores the powerful stages of the creative process, and introduces a myriad of ways to create a unique and exceptional portfolio worthy of scholarship, along with several other essential components that contribute to success as an artist at post-secondary school and beyond.
Synopsis
If you are passionate about Getting In! to the world's leading art schools, being awarded scholarships to attend, and succeeding while you are there, this book is your ideal guide.
Synopsis
The definitive guide to creating with passion, getting accepted to art school, earning scholarships and thriving as an artist. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience preparing students for art school, Crawford shares her strategies for success in Getting In , a process that her students describe as life-changing. Getting In provides a clear framework outlining how to become the ideal art school candidate, create with passion, and enjoy the process. Getting In provides a step-by-step program for clearly outlining artistic and creative goals. It identifies ten key ingredients of a successful art school application, reviews ten strategies for maximizing vitality and creativity, explores the powerful stages of the creative process, and introduces a myriad of ways to create a unique and exceptional portfolio worthy of scholarship, along with several other essential components that contribute to success as an artist at post-secondary school and beyond.
Synopsis
Getting In! demystifies the process of how to get accepted to the world's leading art schools, thrive while you are there, and earn scholarships to fund your education. Getting In! outlines an in-depth process of how to ignite your creativity, create an outstanding portfolio of powerful and authentic works of art and design, and enhance your vitality and energy for creating. Getting In! will also enable you to identify and break through your creative blocks and procrastination. Getting In! is thorough in scope and depth, resulting in a creative experience that provides meaning, challenge, excitement, connection, joy, and success!
About the Author
Nancy Crawford, MEd, is one of North America's leaders on the topics of creative and artistic development along with strategies for success at post-secondary school and beyond. With more than twenty-five years of experience as an art educator, Nancy has helped hundreds of students fulfill their dreams of getting into the post-secondary institutions of their choice. Her students have gone on to study at some of the most prestigious art schools in the world, collectively earning millions of dollars in scholarship offers, and thriving as successful artists and designers.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Chapter 1 Purpose and Passion Chapter 2 Personality Chapter 3 Preparations Chapter 4 Plan Chapter 5 Personal Self Care Part 2 Chapter 6 Portfolio Chapter 7 Portfolio Chapter 8 Practise, Practise, Practise Chapter 9 Procrastination Busters Part 3 Chapter 10 Presentation Chapter 11 Payment Chapter 12 Perseverance Final Thoughts Acknowledgments Appendix 1 Appendix 2 About the Author