Nick Swift was the first speaker out of four. He now own his own whiskey business. He started by getting help from St. Edwards and now does not really use his degree. I find that he was a good example that one does not have to go into a job that has to do with what your study is. This is a common trend now days.

Rebecca was a self taught photographer and now is curator of independent art projects in east austin. She is also an editor on a online publication site. She could not stress more how important internships are. The way I interpreted how she talked about internships was that to get a successful job with any kind of Arts degree you need to have many internships. That way one may become your job out of college. Of could one could change later, but it would be a good start to a completely adult life.

The third speaker was Alex Roka. He was a graphic designer, who now works with creating logos and other designs. He talked about how we should explore different mediums ourselves, mediums that we may be uncomfortable with, rather than waiting for someone else to request or push us to do it. Knowing different mediums will help with ones personal growth in art and also professional growth. I see that knowing and mastering different types of art will help with getting jobs.

Taylor spoke a lot about her time at St. Edwards and how it helped shape her and helped her find her career. She went on about her travels abroad and how she grew as a person on her travels that later got her to her job in San Antonio.

I feel that I didn’t relate to anyone in particular, but hearing a story about Swift, who isn’t using his art degree for anything, made me think that I would somehow end up like that. But not be as happy as he is now. It is a scary truth that I may not get a stable job with a studio art degree.

The most valuable information I gained from this talk and other talks was about how one needs to be persistent with choosing and gaining internships. I knew that they are helpful and that many people get hired by the company once they graduate, but hearing 3 out of 4 stories to where they were made me feel much more relaxed that the future will be fine.