Special Guests

We’re lucky to have some special guests joining us for our final critique:

1. Mystery Guest #1

The Final

• Section 1: Friday, 13 Dec 2024, 12:30-2:30 pm PT
• Section 4: Wednesday, 18 Dec 2024, 12:30 – 2:30 pm PT
• zoom: csulb.zoom.us/my/glennz
• password: soa

SOA Portfolios

Section 1

1. Adila Ablat – Graphic Design – https://www.adilaablat.com/
2. Ingrid Allen – Art Educator, Old Master Oil Painting – https://ingridallen.art/
3. Savannah Alvarez – Graphic Design – https://savannah-alvarez.com/
4. Jessie Kim Cao – Graphic Design – https://jessiekimcao.com/

Section 4

1. Coming Soon!

Zoom Potluck

Feel free to bring food and drink to our “Zoom Potluck” final! I hope you’ll turn your camera on! It’s so much easier to talk to human faces than black rectangles. Please don’t let a messy room, bad hair, or eating lunch keep you from turning your camera on. Bring some fun food or drink “to share” with the class!

Congratulations!

Congratulations on finishing your art degree at Long Beach State! This is a true life milestone. You will now move on to walk a new path. There will be challenges and work to do. But be sure to take a moment to reflect on what you have achieved. You’ve accomplished something that many Americans and people around the world have not. Have a party! Celebrate with family and friends. Or go for a walk in nature. Finals, the holidays, and your career will all exert their pressure on you. But don’t let them squeeze out the time to appreciate the big chapter of life you are completing.

Big Finish

We know that the pressure of your last semester can be intense. Heavy loads. Too many units. So much rushing at the end to finish projects and classes. So many things to juggle. And then all this Art 490 career talk. It can be overwhelming.

Try not to clump things together into a big, insurmountable mountain. Instead, break things into small units. Organize your career plans into small, achievable tasks. Do your best. Persevere! You can do it!

The Next Chapter

In the book of life, we turn the last page of one chapter and find ourselves on the first page of a new chapter. We’re excited for you as you embark on your career journey. You might wind up on a non-art path, and that’s fine. Our hope for you is that whatever path you follow, it will be a path of your choice. We hope that “imposter complex”, feelings of insecurity, or of not knowing how to network your way into new career circles, won’t hold you back from trying.

The last time Glenn had a non-art job was his sophomore year in college. Since then he’s developed multiple art careers. He’s been a set designer, graphic designer, and a gallery artist. Plenty of artists have done a better job than him! But he still managed to spend a life in art, media, and communication. If you want to, we believe that you can too.

Keep updating your portfolio. Get into the world. Go to conferences, art events, and art galleries. Meet people. Sometimes, people who seem promising end up not being able to help your career. And people who don’t look to be helpful or interested in your work can, over the longer term, come around and work with you. Connect as much as possible and think in the long term.

Good luck!

~ Glenn

Happy Trails