Studio Stress
Many fine art, design majors struggle to balance courseload with personal life
By Alicia Nierenstein
For junior Alisa Castagna, her workload as a fine arts major consumes most of her time.
“Anything I see can turn into an idea or can be used for something else,” she said. “A single painting can take four to 10 hours to complete.”
Students majoring in art have their work cut out for them when they enter the program, but design instructor Donald Martin says it’s not too much to handle.