[Huck]

Well, on the one hand, there's nothing wrong in my view with someone aspiring to be a fine artist. Granted, it's not a good paying gig usually, but that's fine. Life doesn't have to revolve around money.

And I would add there are good paying jobs that a person with a fine arts degree can get. I would gather from a fine arts degree a certain amount of cultural literacy and intelligence in a person, perhaps a very good grasp of design and color.

People just need to figure out how to apply their gifts and find a way to fit them into the marketplace. I am sure there are good jobs for a hardworking motivated person with a college art degree. People just don't know how to find opportunities and lack the confidence and "huck and chuck" skills to get themselves the good paying job.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Here are two management-trainee openings I found on Craigslist in about 30 seconds...yeah, there’s no jobs out there!

http://buffalo.craigslist.org/ret/459020397.html

http://buffalo.craigslist.org/bus/439563614.html

[Hoffer Rand]

there are good paying jobs that a person with a fine arts degree can get.

Agreed, some of us end up managing technology training departments on college campuses. I joke that I've been rather expensively educated for a really cool hobby!