DREAMS COME TRUE:
an Insight on Artistic Career choices
December 19, 2019 6 rustlernews.com
Art
Design by: Nancy Beston
by David Miller; Staff Writer happy at the same time. It’s also easy Dreams are meant to be to see where they come from. Acting, followed. Nothing hurts more than for example, is a career that requires discouragement to pursue a passion. an immense amount of hard work and With the ever-broadening STEM dedication. If someone is following field, students are encouraged to focus their passion, they’ll find a way to their efforts toward careers typically thrive in their dreams. regarded for their financial stability. “It’s [your goals] achievable in There’s a stigma against pursuing arts- many ways,” Evans said. “You gotta do based fields, a perception that they what makes you happy.” aren’t as important or reliable, but why Even with parents on board, should that stop an artist with a fiery a student may still experience passion? discouragement from their peers. “[It is] the most challenging and “Follow your bliss...life will sort rewarding career they’ll ever have,” it out,” said Evans for advice on d r a m a ignoring the t e a c h e r discouragement. Chris Evans “Follow your bliss...life will sort “In order to live said about it out,” said Evans for advice on a full life, you students gotta try, you pursuing fine ignoring the discouragement. gotta be brave.” arts careers. “In order to live a full life, you There are Evans, who gotta try, you gotta be brave.” always going to supports be people who students in want to bring taking up fine arts careers, says it’s you down, and it’s going to be difficult Voice over work Accompanist been easier to do with a broadening to always ignore them. It’s important Directing Choral Director job market from stage and film acting to remember that the only person to movie and video game voice-over living your life is yourself, said Evans. Circus Performer Music Teacher work. Above all things, know that Even when it seems that there no matter what, don’t stop doing what Disc Jockey Music Producer aren’t any chances to take part in what you love. The most obvious goals aren’t you love to do, constantly work to always the easiest to achieve. New better yourself. By doing this, you’ll be York and Los Angeles are known to be even more prepared to seize the next creative epicenters, but there are more opportunity, said Evans. options out there. If you need to, start Most parents will agree that in the on a small scale and find work in your fine arts field, there’s no money and community. It’ll take time and work, “A marine biologist because I love sea life, and I think it would be it’s too difficult to ‘make it’. Who can but if you’re doing what you love, Regan Bishop, 12 blame them? A parent’s number one you’ll only ever be happy. really fun.” job is to make sure that their child Wherever there’s a piano, there chooses a successful career and is needs to be a player. “Someone who makes formal dresses and tuxes. I really like sewing
Act ing
Love Music
Other ways to do what you Graphic Design Art Director Art Gallery Curator Commericial Artist
What would your dream job be if you could do anything? Why?
because it’s really neat to make your own clothes, and know where Savanna Solano, 10 they come from.” “ I would want to be a musician. The more you get into music the more fun it gets.” Adonai Gray, 11 “Actor, because I love being on stage.”
Catherine Rangel, 10
“Writer. I like to write; creativity is good. My whole life I have loved telling stories. I have all of these ideas I need to get down on the page.” Natalie Wagner, 11 “Musician or an actor. Mostly a musician. Music has gotten me through times, and is inspiring to me. I want to help people through their tough times with what I love.” Jaiden Miller, 9
“...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming;” Theodore Roosevelt
