The problem is they aren’t evolving with the times. The non musicians and non artists that run it, aren’t listening to the faculty, who are trying to get them to create the next level evolutions of how classes need to be taught and with new tech. It’s sad. As faculty we are all crushed.
Wow. Art was always my favorite in school & throughout life. To this day I love to paint, craft, build, photography, pottery, etc. In today’s world everything is becoming “internet” & our young kids don’t have the imaginations we once had. I can remember getting those big Santa clause coloring books for Christmas with the big box of crayola crayons w the pencil sharpener on the back of the box. It was one of my favorite things to do. We need to hold back video games as baby sitters to our children & immerse them into using their imaginations. Give them Legos & Lincoln logs, construction paper & paint, scissors, & glue, coloring books & crayons, a Polaroid camera, clay & playdough, etc. idk. I’m just rambling now. Just so sad to see this dwindling away. I now have adult coloring books & use nice colored pencils. Guess art will always hold a special place in my heart
Everything you said makes sense to me. There is nothing like art, building, and craftsmanship as they put our minds to productive use while nourishing our spirits.
@@timewilltell7409 absolutely! Amen. They introduce technology into our kids lives so early now. We put tablets in our children’s hands as young as 2-3yrs old. They learn how to use a computer starting in kindergarten. I do understand they need to know these things because the way the world is today but, imo it’s also robbing their childhood of hands on learning. I’m just disappointed in knowing one day this will all be a thing of the past 😢
Ditch the degree, Go spend 100k on becoming an airline pilot instead. You'll earn 200k+ per year and have a good life. You can practice your arts and creativity in your spare time because you'll be able to afford to do it, and you'll have plenty of days off between flights. Or continue down the liberal arts path and be forced to work two soul sucking retail jobs to pay back your loan when you inevitably don't become a world class actor / musician / artist.
@@tomcoop9750 Happy for you, if you can inspire people to do it the right way then that's a good thing. I'm not saying necessarily that people with art degrees can't get good jobs, I'm just saying there are too many graduates and not enough of those "good jobs" to go around, simple supply and demand. Oh, and you don't actually need a college degree to be an artist in whatever form, why spend the money when a portfolio of actual work would be far better. Go to college for something that needs it, medicine, law, stem, otherwise it's basically just a luxury life experience that you pay for for the rest of your life.
My heart breaks over this news. I had gotten a scholarship after being recently accepted. It was one of my dream schools, now I have to change my plans AGAIN to figure out how to extend my education.
That is exactly what I think happened. And nobody's talking yet. And the school's president resigned today. That school has sticky fingerprints all over it.
A lot of universities will hire adjuncts instead of full-time professors because it’s cheaper. They don’t need to pay benefits that way and can fire more easily.
90% of American universities should be shuttered. Imagine if the US tested university applicants for aptitude as they do elsewhere in the world. I suspect that at least 3/4 of all students wouldn't qualify for university admission.
All colleges have admission standards. Some are more stringent than others. I think it's great that the US offers opportunities for higher education for those with the drive and desire.
@@SalimSivaad Not all schools require SAT or ACT. And different schools has different requirements. If you have the money, you can buy a degree in protesting or race relations or leisure studies or gender studies or … I got my engineering degree in 1990.
@@stephenmorton8017 proper sarcasm online requires a /s or a elooooongated word in it, you can't just expect it to be known with all the lunatics online actually saying nonsense
🤦🏽♂️ I suddenly have a flashback to one of those, "Bud Light Real Men of Genius" commercials. "Mr fancy coffee shop Pourer." What do you do with a Masters degree in art history degree?🎨👩🎓 YOU GET A NOSE RING AND pour coffee for a living?☕😏 "WHY IS CALLED A LATTE?" Maybe Because it costs a lot and takes a lot of time to make.
This school taught coding courses and web development- which is STEM. You don’t know what your talking about. It’s not all art history majors. Keep your stereotypes to yourself.
Considering graphic design, UX, and web development roles are projected to grow, we need creatives more than ever. People who think art majors are all weaving baskets don’t know anything about the field -Sincerely a successful designer, animator, and web developer
I blame this on Philly shame on you for allowing this to happen. Philly schools are closing down at an alarming rate and it’s because of lack of management. This arts school wouldn’t be closing if they had better management and knew how to manage their finances properly.
Creative types, artists, musicians create an important ripple effect for many companies, it is foolish to dismiss this utter tragedy plus the City will be hurt by this. Many college students on weekends visit South Street, the market they breathe life into the cities shops, restaurants, who will eat and shop at those places now out of tourist season?! I agree that city should have done more to help the school but I also think someone in the school higher board did wrong by hiding or lying about the trouble facing the school! 150 year institution failing is a tragedy. Utter tragedy for all.
The thing that destroyed UARTS began in 2009. That year was they began accepting students not on talent or those that had the potential to grow, but instead they began accepting students who fit certain demographic qualifiers. Hence, DEI and AA were went full bore ahead. The other thing that destroyed UARTS, it was always dysfunctional. But in the ensuing decades, that dysfunction was given a dose of nose-candy and steroids. The university became such a cesspit that they were conducting monthly HIV/AIDS tests.
It probably. Would close long before now, but because of government assistance. And the pandemic that extended a coupleed 700 faculty members. And you only have 1100 students, so you need 70 persend, as many faculty members as students. Sounds ridiculous
@@PainandMotivation If there is more supply than demand, the school serves no purpose. It’s like buying 8 track or cassette tapes. There’s a small nitch need, but …. Sad for students and even more so for employees, but what is the purpose?
@@Putin_Playbook_12345 I am not talking about cassette tapes. There will always be a purpose when buying land. People will probably be laid off inter alia.
@@PainandMotivation When there is a greater supply than demand, the value decreases. There will always be a small demand for artist (or cassette tapes) but only a small demand. What is inter alia?
Not trying to stop, just closing. Go to surrounding areas of school 🏫 that would still be open. Continue your education, it’s nothing you can do boy. Go home and sit down, have glass of wine 🍷 with your boyfriend 😊
I feel bad for everyone involved. But unfortunately this is how it’s going to be moving forward in just about every aspect and career field now with the advent of AI. don’t make fun of them now cos even your own future is shaky.
How dare you be so hateful, im a straight woman graduated from that school with a degree in Illustration. Does your young daughter enjoy ballet? Do you enjoy listening to jazz or any music!? Do you the paintings!? Do you enjoy traditional animations with your kids or the carpet woven on your floor, as my elective I took a fibers class to weave a carpet by hand takes without a machine days to complete of blood, sweat, and tears!! What is happening to these hard working kids, is a tragedy! Put you derogatory comments aside! THIS ISNT ABOUT GENDER THIS IS ABOUT THE LOSS OF A FUTURE!! THIS IS ABOUT A 150 YEAR ESTABLISHMENT COLLAPSING!! It's alarming!! It's a negative impact on the city, those college students feed, and support the local businesses! Who is going to visit South Street and shop around Center City now? When the students, the bread and butter for many establishments vanish!!? And your focus is where?! Outrageous!
Saw the Temptations show at UofArts over the winter. It wasn’t great. That’s the problem, these productions aren’t up to snuff. Hackneyed acting, unbalanced harmonizing, mediocre choreography, even the set design seemed a bit amateurish. It’s not the audience’s fault if the students don’t work hard enough to create timeless productions. 🤷
So in fact you saw “Ain’t Too Proud - Life and Times of the Temptations” at the Kimmel Center (now Ensemble Arts). That was a professional Broadway touring company. Anything at UArts is “amateur” because we are… students at… a school.
@@carlydagilis6099 You’re correct, it was the off broadway professional show at the Academy, not U of Arts. But the fact still stands, it wasn’t good. Probably because students spend more time protesting failed causes than studying for their career.
Art fields like UX design, animation, and web development are STEM fields. This school taught coding courses which helped me land a UX design role. Don’t speak if you don’t know what you’re talking about.
@@tomcoop9750 I appreciate that, I didn't know that was taught there, I presumed it was just drawing only. However, telling me to "not speak" even though I just learned something new is a real classy way of imparting knowledge. Did you learn to be a douche there too?
