Currently, recruitment for art colleges across the country is in full swing. The number of candidates applying for famous art schools such as the Central Academy of Fine Arts and China National Theater this year has broken last year's record, and the art examination scene is booming. Students have worked so hard to get in. What are their employment prospects after graduation? Wang Liguang, member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and president of the China Conservatory of Music, said in an interview with People's Daily Online that the employment concepts of art graduates have changed a lot. Freelance has become the main form of employment, and only 10% of graduates Students can enter and find employment in units within the system.
The "star dream" has driven the art exam to become more and more popular
This year, the number of applicants for the China Academy of Art reached 65,000, an increase of 8,000 over last year; the number of applicants for the Beijing Film Academy reached 3.8 There were more than 10,000 people, an increase of 25% over last year; more than 36,000 people applied for the Central Academy of Drama, an increase of more than 4,000 over last year, setting a record high.
Among the art exams, the most eye-catching ones are the film and television colleges where handsome guys and beauties gather. Recently, several celebrity candidates applied for Beijing Film Academy and were watched by fans, and the media also focused on several teenagers aged 17 or 18. In this regard, Wang Liguang has his own opinion, "The hype about celebrity candidates is unhealthy and indecent. Can't a handsome guy or a beautiful girl be admitted to the film school? This concept is a blasphemy against art. The foundation of art is truth, goodness and beauty, and truth and goodness come first. , Beauty is not superficial beauty, but should be the release of culture from the inside out."
The famous director Chen Kaige once warned candidates to have a correct mentality, "The craze for art exams reflects the craze in the industry. It is a good thing to participate in film acting, but this industry is very difficult. Stars are actors, but actors are not stars. Candidates and parents should not have a utilitarian mentality and have a clear understanding. ”
Zheng Yue, director of the Art Department of the School of Drama, Film and Television of Communication University of China, said that many candidates may think too "simplistically" about the pursuit of art. The pursuit of art always gives people a good feeling. But truly pursuing art as a career is very hard work. Because art expresses a person's ultimate emotions, joy, anger, sorrow, and joy. Artists must go through a more complicated and tortuous life in life.
Freelancers account for more than half of art graduates
The reporter checked the 2016 employment quality reports of many well-known art colleges and found that in terms of the employment rate of undergraduates in 2016, The Central Academy of Fine Arts has a score of 99.9%, the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera has a score of 95.05%, and the China Conservatory of Music has a score of 94.4%. Judging from the data, the employment rates of these well-known art universities exceed 94%, but is the reality really so bright?
According to Wang Liguang, in fact, the most important form of employment among the employment in art colleges is "invisible employment" - making a living as freelancers. This group can account for hundreds of graduates. Fifty-sixty percent. According to the reporter's understanding, among the 2016 graduates, nearly 70% of the Beijing Film Academy chose freelancing, and nearly half of the China Conservatory of Music and Shanghai Conservatory of Music also chose freelancing. Wang Liguang said that among art school graduates, only about 1%-2% are truly top-notch, and only 10% of graduates can enter the system for employment, such as symphony orchestras, Theater troupes, film studios, etc.; and about 20% of graduates choose to study domestically or study abroad (courses).
Wang Liguang believes that with the passage of time, the employment channels for graduates from art colleges are different from those in the past. Nowadays, the operating model and living conditions of the institutes have changed. Freelancers are more active in this field. This group often earns more than those within the system and lives a leisurely life. Art academies only recruit highly sophisticated talents, and they are not only required to be graduates of corresponding majors, but also to be outstanding.
In Wang Liguang’s view, film is a major that combines industry, sociology and art, and is relatively common and easy to accept for ordinary people. In comparison, for art majors such as music, dance, and opera, it is impossible to enter art colleges without ten or eight years of training. In fact, society has a very high demand for these art major graduates. Except for a small number of highly sophisticated talents, most graduates will become educational talents entering the homes of ordinary people in the future.
“It cannot simply be said that graduates from art schools have no platform and space to perform, and their employment situation is not good. The actual situation is that art talents are crowded in developed areas, while underdeveloped areas are in urgent need of talents. However, graduates "Students would rather stay in developed areas as a freelancer than be a leader in underdeveloped areas." Wang Liguang said that artistic practice is the most fundamental way to achieve art. If there is no platform for training in developed areas. , it will gradually degrade. Moreover, in developed areas, talented people form a group, and the competition within this group is very cruel. If graduates are willing to return to their hometowns or go to underdeveloped areas, they will have unlimited space to showcase their talents. After about ten years of hard work, they may become well-known local professors and public figures.