'The first year after graduation os about deciding what things work for you and finding your 'direction', which should guide you for the rest of your carrier'
'Megan Rea...set up Mutual, an artist-run studio cooperative to provide affordable studio space for early-career artists. Then, after showing as part of the Royal Scottish Academy’s annual New Contemporaries exhibition, she headed to Bangkok to complete a gallery internship, travelled throughout south-east Asia, won a scholarship to draw architecture in Florence'
'Caroline... “I gave it all up, moved to Vancouver and now work as an interior designer, starting a furniture business on the side; possibly the biggest 180 you could imagine.”
'Nathaniel stresses, the path to true success never did run smooth, and you have to be prepared to take things at your own pace'
Jeni Allison:
'Nowadays the world of design is pretty fluid'
'I’ve also learned a lot through working, travelling and socialising, all of which is also relevant to my career'
Lindsey Mendick:
'The main problem in art is that emerging artists find it so difficult to make any money, for example they are often not paid for their time or paid severely under minimum wage. I worry that this means art will become even more elitist and inward-looking.”
Overall this article looks a multiple art student graduates many of whom are in completely different roles to their degree which have come about both through experimentation and chance. This highlights the elements of luck and chance associated with where you end up after graduation as often one project leads into another.
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