Letter: The price of art
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Sir: The article by Lucy Hodges would seem to belie the negative headline ("Art students `have no chance of getting jobs' ", 4 December).
Recent research, titled Destinations and Reflections, initiated by 14 higher education institutions, illustrates the diversity for employment outcomes by arts, craft and design graduates. With the greatly increased graduate population, there is no longer a simple set of vocational outcomes but a complex set of opportunities, many of which are created by the enterprise and imagination of graduates themselves.
Businesses increasingly recognise that innovation and creative thinking are personal skills that have a high market value. Art, craft and design graduates will continue to flourish, as Vaughan Grylls points out, particularly when set against the perspective of the knowledge-driven economy.
Professor NORMAN TAYLOR
Director, Surrey Institute of Art and Design
Farnham, Surrey
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments