"The fact that artists are now minted by universities..."

Permission to Fail

MFAs aren’t a problem: it’s artists’ being content with what they know.

Barry Schwabsky 

January 21, 2014  

"The fact that artists are now minted by universities (and degree-granting art schools modeled on the university) may have done wonders for their social standing, but it’s also been a source of worry to many critics and artists, who think something of great value might be lost by the professionalization of the artist."