Cincinnati Art Museum Field Trip!

So, the art museum was awesome.  I did NOT get to spend nearly the amount of time I wanted to so that I could see everything; I spent most of my time on the second floor.  The third floor was rather sparse, thankfully, although there were several amazing sculptures including a HUGE one by Frank Stella.

Also saw paintings by multiple artists I now recognized from my Art History II, Modern Art, and  Art Appreciation course; it was like a three hour summary of three semesters of work. (Of course there were other paintings to see as well that I had never heard about, but those courses gave me a good foundation to understand the majority of what I was seeing.

Of course these were just a few of the amazing things I got to see, and I did not even get to see that much of it!  I brought my sketchbook, but I was too busy looking at things and reading plaques and trying to take it all in and remember as much of it as I could! (Impossible task.)

Messed up registration!

So for classes I get to sign up tomorrow since I am a senior.  Or rather I would, but the online registration is messed up for the art department with its stacked classes.  So I need overrides for Painting III and Print II.  This is how it goes: There are only eighteen spots in studio classes that accept students from levels 2 and up.  The computer is reading each of those level as 18 EACH.  So they have made the number of students in each class II-VI read as 0. 

Everyone now wanting to get in an advanced class must get an override for it from the adviser and faculty member who teaches that class.  Only the first 18 are accepted. 

What worries me is Painting III, which I need to apply for a BFA in painting-- but I am not Pre-Painting major in my Degree works;  I read as Liberal Arts, because they messed around with how to change majors and I was going to do it at the end of this semester.  If the Head of the Department reads that, he may nix my getting into Painting III since he has the final say in such matters because he may think I could wait another semester to take it.  Which I can't.  I'm already going to be at EKU two more years.  Let's not make it FIVE SEMESTERS.  

Also Print II, which I need to apply for BFA as well.  He doesn't like the Print Professor apparently, and it sounds like the feeling is mutual, so he's even less likely to accept Professor Dave's overrides, even though I did the things correctly. 

ARRRGH!  I already have all the prereqs for these classes, it should not be this difficult!

To top it off the lady working in the office wasn't there today so I have to wait even longer to hear anything at all. 

Nanowrimo, New Class Schedules on Monday!

So I have decided to go for a BFA after all in Painting.  I was thinking Liberal Arts, but really BFA is only one semester longer.  That means I will be at EKU two more years; next semester they consider me a senior.  I'll get to take all the painting classes, though, whereas otherwise one can only take 3 studio classes so as to get a minor without wasting one's time elsewhere.

I'm thinking of taking Art Criticism, Photography I, Painting III, Printmaking II, and I also need a physical science class.  Or maybe even take the Art History class offered for Graphic Design.  I need a bunch of 300+ classes and Writing Intensive classes to graduate.  If I go BFA route, I'll also need to take Wellness and another Humanities class.

I will apply for BFA next semester, which means submitting a bunch of artwork for the professors and Head of Department to look at before deciding whether I will be able to advance in the program and do something useful with myself.  Hopefully I'll get in on the first try.

Also, I am participating in National Novel Writing Month of November, which means I'm trying to write 50,000 words in one month.  (Insane, but I'm still going strong right now and my story is keeping me entertained for once!)