With so many artists ending up pursuing portfolio careers, how can higher education institutions better cater for this reality? Judith Hills makes some suggestions.
In a world of £9,000-a-year tuition fees and a market-driven higher education system, improving graduate employability is a challenge we must all face. This is as true in arts education as it is in any other discipline. Graduate employment is a major concern for parents and students researching arts-based courses.
A recent independent survey of 1,000 artists, commissioned by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, shows that a substantial proportion of them have ended up pursuing portfolio careers, with a large part of their income coming from work in “participatory settings” – the more inclusive term for what is also known as “arts in the community”.
As one artist said: “More and more of my peers have gone on to do an MA in community music because, when they started, they didn’t realise what they were actually going to be doing. Of course, they all wanted to be concert pianists, but you can’t actually earn money that way.”...Keep reading on Times Higher Education
In a world of £9,000-a-year tuition fees and a market-driven higher education system, improving graduate employability is a challenge we must all face. This is as true in arts education as it is in any other discipline. Graduate employment is a major concern for parents and students researching arts-based courses.
A recent independent survey of 1,000 artists, commissioned by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, shows that a substantial proportion of them have ended up pursuing portfolio careers, with a large part of their income coming from work in “participatory settings” – the more inclusive term for what is also known as “arts in the community”.
As one artist said: “More and more of my peers have gone on to do an MA in community music because, when they started, they didn’t realise what they were actually going to be doing. Of course, they all wanted to be concert pianists, but you can’t actually earn money that way.”... Keep reading on Times Higher Education