going into the symposium i wasnt sure what to expect, or what i would get out of i. while other classes had questions they needed answers to, having the choice of asking questions because were interested, not because its an assignment was something new to me. knowing i had complete control over how much or how little i got out of it was overwhelming but exciting.im really happy we didnt have a formal assignment for it-because i know that if we did i wouldve walked in there with one thing in my head; to get the assignment done. not to learn about different careers and how they got there.
the first table i wanted to go to was the photographer, sonja thomson. before the symposium i looked at some of her work online, and really enjoyed it. i was most excited to talk to her about how she made a living off of her work, if she did. once i got to her table, i looked at her work, but much to my suprise, i didnt have any questions. yes, she had beautiful work, yes i enjoyed it, but to me, it was self-explanatory. nothing drew me in closer to ask what her message was or how she got there.
i didnt realize that there was an art educator there until after i stopped at sonjas table. i was suprised, because i thought that the symposium would mainly be focused on jobs you can get with degrees strictly from miad. lately, ive been second guessing going into photography as a major, mainly because i cant see myself making a living just on that. i started to explore different majors, and found the most appealing to be art therapy and art education. because my work is so heavily influenced by emotions and experiences, thinking i could have a job to help those cope with problems through art would be ideal. i talked to sarah ozurumba about the differences between her field and art therapy, i was really happy to hear that the same benefits you get from helping others in art therapy, you get in art education. after talking to her i honestly made up my mind that even though i love photography, i love helping people more. seeing how excited sarah got when she talked about her job made me realize i need to have the same passion about mine. she told me that she was still able to do her own personal work on the weekends, which opened my mind up even more to the idea of going into art therapy/education. by the time it was over i knew that i wouldnt be majoring in photography. talking to sarah gave me the courage to start pursuing it...the few minutes i talked to her changed my mind about where i want to be five years from now.
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