The CAA which holds it’s yearly conference in Chicago is this weekend and to give a face to the economic downturn (and nightmares to every newly minted MFA looking for a teaching position) they realesed a report detailing the decline in positions from FY2008 to FY2009. In short we are talking almost a 38% decline across the board.
Ceramics & Fiber continue the steepest decline posting around 40% and Sculpture/Installation/Environmental Art posts a surprising growth of 125%. Art History continues to be the most resistant to overall change but still shows growth in Asian studies at the limited expense of Modernism/20th Century American Art.
More detailed data (including state by state breakdowns) and the entire report can be seen here
| Studio Art | FY09 | FY08 |
| Any | 629 | 1,005 |
| Graphic/Industrial/Object | 185 | 246 |
| Digital/Media/Animation | 150 | 220 |
| Drawing/Printmaking/Paper | 96 | 130 |
| Sculpture/Installation/Environmental Art | 92 | 99 |
| Ceramics/Metals/Fiber | 89 | 92 |
| Photography | 85 | 143 |
| Art Education | 73 | 90 |
| Film/Video | 70 | 89 |
| Foundations | 59 | 90 |
Operations Manager at Bad at Sports
Christopher Hudgens is the Operations Manager for BaS and works in various other capacities for other organizations in the Chicago Art & Culture scene. Most recently as Business Operations Manager for the Bridge Art Fair and currently an advocate for all things art & technology.
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