Art is Invaluable, Yet Students Are Paying the Price

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of art education and the challenges faced by art students amid program cuts.

In this episode of Almost 107, host Naomi and co-host Logan will dive into why art education is important, at a time when art programs are being cut and art students are facing major losses. They speak to a recent graduate of the Fanshawe College Fine Arts program, an art student in their third year, and an industry professional to learn more about how to support young artists and shed a light on the value of keeping art creation within our post-secondary schools.

People in this episode

Host: Naomi

Guests: recent graduate, art student, industry professional

Topics covered

• art education
• importance of art
• supporting young artists
• art programs
• post-secondary education

Keywords

• art education
• students
• art programs
• support artists
• Fanshawe College

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fanshawe College

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