A Study of Artists at Minnesota State University, Mankato
Location
CSU 253
Start Date
25-4-2005 1:15 PM
End Date
25-4-2005 3:15 PM
Student's Major
Anthropology, Art
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Susan Schalge
Mentor's Department
Anthropology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
My senior project was a study of artists at Minnesota State University, Mankato. My goal was to discover what drives and motivates these artists to continue producing art. I interviewed twenty-one artists from six different disciplines: sculpture/ceramics, painting, printmaking, photography, graphic design and fibers. The questions pertained to their art, life stories and influences. I kept my research open-ended and welcomed surprises that added interest and discovery to my project. I also wanted to discover and build on the conversations that arose from these inquires. These questions were used to build a conclusion concerning what drives and motivates these artists, among other things which concerned the artists' lives. I achieved these goals by conducting semistructured interviews with sets of open-ended questions which led to in-depth and enlightening discussions.
A Study of Artists at Minnesota State University, Mankato
CSU 253
My senior project was a study of artists at Minnesota State University, Mankato. My goal was to discover what drives and motivates these artists to continue producing art. I interviewed twenty-one artists from six different disciplines: sculpture/ceramics, painting, printmaking, photography, graphic design and fibers. The questions pertained to their art, life stories and influences. I kept my research open-ended and welcomed surprises that added interest and discovery to my project. I also wanted to discover and build on the conversations that arose from these inquires. These questions were used to build a conclusion concerning what drives and motivates these artists, among other things which concerned the artists' lives. I achieved these goals by conducting semistructured interviews with sets of open-ended questions which led to in-depth and enlightening discussions.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Leah G.. "A Study of Artists at Minnesota State University, Mankato." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 25, 2005.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2005/poster-session-A/1
