steady career?

[drpepper21]

well, ive been considering art school in the future, and a career in visual arts.
you see, im just wondering if (with the economy and all that jazz) i should go for a more stable career? i love art, and i do it literally all day long.

do what i love and starve? or be a pencil pushing stable monkey?

[tripolar]

Do what you love, people that do what they don't want to hate there jobs and lives. Also if you don't make enough being an artist that can be a side job. But if you don't want to spend all day being a pencil pusher in a cubical don't do it.

[Reality]

well, ive been considering art school in the future, and a career in visual arts.
you see, im just wondering if (with the economy and all that jazz) i should go for a more stable career? i love art, and i do it literally all day long.

do what i love and starve? or be a pencil pushing stable monkey?
The economy won't be down forever, however, I don't think art has much of a market. Like, I don't think you find a regular career doing things to do with art, unless you're exceptionally good at it.

It can be a side job/interest, though. Selling art pieces, especially if they're great, will make you a good bit of money, but depending on how good your talent at it is, you won't make a regular career out of it. Unless you're getting £/$1000 per piece.

[drpepper21]

selling art peices? HAHA, what idiot does that? people who do that end up homeless.
you can do so much more with art. teacher, interior designer, graphic designer, advertising, publishing. you can only do that if your really good.

[Cromm]

Taking a job you hate just for the money will slowly destroy your soul. Trust me on that one. ... then again, you can't pay the rent with happiness. :P

Making art your job is possible, even in an economic downturn. When thinking about school however, remember that your portfolio usually says more than your degree.

Haveing said that though, I think you hit the nail on the head with your last post. Art is more than just being able to draw or paint or sculp, and doing nothing but trying to sell individual pieces will make you very poor, very quickly; but you don't have to give up trying to make your life your livelihood becasue of it.

I suggest going into University as a undeclared arts major; once you look at the different classes and see what you like and are good at, you'll be better able to choose a career path, and thus, a more specific degree major.

[The Joker]

You're only 13, I doubt the economy will still be in the shithole when you get a job.

Do something you like, otherwise you're soul will eat you.

[INFERNO]

The economy currently seems to be improving so later on when your career is starting, it hopefully won't dive back into the shitter. The thing with careers in the arts (i.e. visual arts) is you must be extremely good at it otherwise it's not going to go very well. You could sell some art pieces just to rake in some extra cash.

But I always like to have some back-up plans so you could try to think of something that you'd be happy doing also in the event that your art career doesn't take off or you later on choose you don't want it.

[Capote]

Do what your heart desires. I understand that you want to be stable; however, you also need to follow your passion. If you pick something that you don't like just because, you will later regret it.