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Artists Give Back-to-School Advice

Lily Meyers ’20, Assistant Arts Editor
As students enter their first days in an art class at Hopkins, they may be wondering how they can make the most of their time spent in the class.
Arts classes often have a different structure than academic classes, so one might wonder how to do one’s best and enjoy it the most. Here, arts faculty give their best pieces of advice for arts classes this year.
“Be inquisitive and willing to explore many different resolutions to an artistic problem... Be open to communicating something personal and meaningful in your work.” says Jonathan Nast in the Digital Photography class.“Come into art class without any expectations and enjoy learning to draw the way a child would.” says Peter Ziou, a Visual Art teacher.

"Approach [art] with the philosophy of practice and reflection. Be open to constructive criticism, use self reflection, and believe that, while some artists are born with innate skill, it is the “made” artists who work hard (Van Gogh is a great example) who go far.” says Visual Art teacher Jacqueline LaBelle-Young. “Be yourself, and don’t be afraid to try new things! Sometimes your best creative moments happen completely by accident.” says Chris DeVona, the new Jazz/Rock and Music Theory teacher.
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