When many people think of going to art college, they imagine a person devoting his or her life to being a painter, sculpture or someone else devoted to fine arts. There are many different arts that are taught in art college. Most people do not major in fine arts unless they either have serious aspirations to be a painter, artist, musician or they want to teach fine arts.
Although someone may have an appreciation for fine arts, anyone who has ever tried to make a living as a painter, sculpture, musician or even an art photographer knows how difficult such a living is to attain. If there is artistic talent, a degree may fine tune it, but the talent will still be there. If there is no talent, no amount of school in the world is going to give someone that gift.
It can be just as satisfying for someone to make a career teaching art appreciation to students. Many people get a degree in fine arts with a minor in education so that they can become art teachers. Teachers are always in demand and there is no more rewarding career than being a teacher. In many cases, teachers can also pursue their own dreams of art greatness while earning a living teaching others how to...