Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Where We’re Headed: A Grad Student’s Point of View
ArtsFwd: I’m currently studying arts administration in the context of an MBA program. At the end of my first week last fall, I remember noticing that Apple had already been mentioned in every one of my core business classes. The massive success of companies like Apple, Google, and Hulu (see above), the current speed at which start-ups nationwide are generating new products and apps, and the separate but related DIY/pro-am movement in the creative sector has led to a collective cultural focus on innovation and change. No doubt, it’s not just MBAs who want in. Young people entering the non-profit arts crave the same excitement and sense of creation, and often assume they’ve chosen a field conducive to that.
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I'm glad the author of this article believes that arts are headed for an overall more innovative, creative environment. Many schools now, definitely including Carnegie Mellon, thrive on innovation. With the technology that we have the potential for today, it is silly to simply accept the "norm." As a whole, we are capable of achieving so much more as an artistic whole.
After attending a graduate school that promotes innovative art, one would think that the graduates would be capable of applying their skills and knowledge in the "real world." However, the author of this article points out that it is not just the innovative skills that make for an individual capable of holding an innovative, "high-up" job. As well as the innovative ideals, a school must also teach their students how to "make it" and work their way up to higher administrative positions. Only then will our artistic world transform into a more democratic system capable of as much innovation as we are capable of achieving.
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