art school and running?

major in art at a respectable university

Really their is no such thing as art school. Go to a college and take art classes but major in something for future jobs. If you want to be an art teacher for example go to a college that has education as a major. Then you take art classes along the way. If you want to make a career as an artist this would be your best bet. Then you can run at any university

The majority of art schools don't have good athletic programs, or one at all in fact. As a transfer bouncing between schools, I researched almost every school in the US, and I can tell you write now, Savannah College of Art and Design, and the Academy of Art in San Francisco both have respectable running programs. Academy of Art is D2 and has some decent individuals, while SCAD is NAIA. Both are comparable programs in terms of strength, but SCAD might be deeper. Very different areas and such. Just depends on where in the country you want to go. If you need more info, message me.

Best of luck

UMass Amherst has a decent art program, and XC, indoor and outdoor track. I ran there in the 70s. Had a positive experience with both academics and running. One warning, sooner or later you will take long afternoon studio classes and will miss workouts.

This being the case, I chose not to compete as a senior.

On the other hand, my nephew went to Pratt, the art school in Brooklyn. I don't know how it is academically, but the connections he made there led to illustration gigs in the NY Times and the New Yorker, as well as plenty of work at Cartoon Network and Disney. Pratt does not have athletics.

SCAD has a different coach now, but the previous coach brought one Spanish athlete and a # of 29-32 minute 8k runners to the point where the top five broke 26 and the team went to nationals multiple times, behind Embry Riddle.

Going to art school in SF would be far superior but running at SCAD is not bad at all despite the climate and you will have excellent facilities and tech opportunities now.

The Acadamy of Art in San Francisco win D2 NCAA Track & Field a couple of years ago.

Pretty amazing, something top tier D2 programs getting whooped by an art school.

The Acadamy of Art in San Francisco win D2 NCAA Track & Field a couple of years ago.

Pretty amazing, something top tier D2 programs getting whooped by an art school.

kylespeaks wrote:

Really their is no such thing as art school. [...]

Never go full ret*rd.

SCAD's new coach came in I want to say two/three years back. Very successful program so far. Women won conference and men came in second, both make individual and team appearances at nationals in both track and XC. Shorter and Bachelor ran in Gainesville during the year and Colorado in the summer. You can be great wherever you are; the only thing that will change is WHEN you run. Academy of Art in SF is a different experience with the NCAA. You'll have tougher competition but not by much. NAIA and NCAA is very comparable until you get to the D1 level. Pratt does in fact have athletics but not good departments or teams. Only 3 kids on the Pratt team and most of their races are won in maybe 2730. If you want to do running and Art in a public/private regular university you'll have more options. Just depends on your ability and what you want in your college experience