{"id":6121,"date":"2019-05-01T16:25:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T06:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=6121"},"modified":"2019-05-01T16:25:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T06:25:03","slug":"an-artists-perspective-into-san-jose-state-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2019\/05\/01\/an-artists-perspective-into-san-jose-state-university\/","title":{"rendered":"An artists perspective into San Jose State University"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christina B., Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts)
\n<\/strong>San Jose State University, USA (Semester 1, 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Women\u2019s March, 21 January 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Located in downtown San Jose, SJSU is part of a diverse local community. Being in the heart of Silicon Valley, tech companies like Apple, Facebook and Netflix have their headquarters nearby; there are large Hispanic and Vietnamese populations, with a great variety of restaurants and cultural celebrations on offer. Additionally, the progressive nature of the Bay Area results in lots of protests and community-organized events.<\/p>\n

Accommodation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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My home during exchange with resident cat Sabrina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

San Francisco is a little over an hour away by train and there are great hiking opportunities in redwood forests and open space preserves just a 30 minute drive away. Studying at SJSU gave me insight to both American college culture and Californian and the US life at large. I decided to live in a share-house off campus (to save a lot of money compared to on-campus housing and to have more independence), which meant I had even greater exposure to the day-to-day happenings in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong><\/p>\n

My exchange was part of a Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) program and the facilities and technical tuition available at SJSU were outstanding! They have a wood-shop, metal-casting foundry, glass hotand cold shops, ceramics studio and jewelry lab… amongst many other facilities.<\/p>\n

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Friends from glassblowing with our work!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The teaching style was very different to at QUT: attendance was graded; there was no separation between lecture and practical time as the same professor taught both across the same session; contact hours were high; and the coursework was more structured and broken down into many small projects, which was ideal for learning a variety of new technical skills.<\/p>\n

Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

One highlight during my time on exchange was having a solo exhibition in one of the student galleries on campus. I negotiated an independent project with one of my professors and built a ten and a half foot tall sculpture for an installation. (Side note \u2013 becoming familiar with imperial units versus the metric system took some getting used to!)<\/p>\n

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A friend helping document my exhibition in Gallery 3 at SJSU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Student exhibition openings occurred on Tuesday nights from 6-9pm, immediately after a public talk by a visiting artist. The openings were a great way to network, catch up with friends, check out current art at SJSU and supplement one\u2019s diet! The exhibition really increased my confidence in showing my work.<\/p>\n

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With friends after filming a performance work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Through studying at SJSU I gained a lot of wonderful friends, professional contacts and skills in art. Being situated in a new environment, I gained a new perspective about Australian culture and myself, as well as learning about American culture in all its diversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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