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The MassArt student is--

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The MassArt student is--

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The MassArt student is--

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Passionate about what they do.

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Down to earth.

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We don’t take no for an answer. [laughter]

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They're very woke.

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And want to change the world through art.

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When I was in high school,

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I didn’t even know you could go to art school.

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Getting in was like a huge success for me.

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Being successful in art school,

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going on Project Runway and winning that, 

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to starting my own business, is

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something that I can't believe that I even did.

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When I graduated with an art degree,

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I didn’t imagine myself working with

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clients like Netflix .. Marvel,

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MasterCard and Visa.

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Now I get to create artwork every day.

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And it’s for these major companies.

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I had parents who were like, 

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“So you're going to go to Harvard, right?”

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And I was like, “Aah, art school.”

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I wanted to do something different.

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What I'm doing right now is so fascinating,

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because I am like one of five people

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that actually identify as designers working

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for the City of Boston.

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MassArt taught me to imagine

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a world beyond what I was told.

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I think I laid out the “what ifs.”

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And the “what if” of not 

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trying my passion,

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that’s what really drew me to MassArt.

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I just was like, “I need to try it.”

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MassArt really does push you

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to do the work you want to do.

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It’s really nice to know

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what we have available.

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I came here interested in doing things

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that nobody else is doing.

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I value that, because 

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I think what I'm trying to do is strange.

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MassArt has really satisfied that for me,

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this double major being a fine example.

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So I was like, “I want to do something creative.

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Like I don’t wanna just be like a stiff, working in a cubicle.

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I want to do something where I can express myself.

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My parents stressed like financial stability,

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it’s something you can achieve,

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even when you're being creative, 

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even when you're expressing yourself,

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if you do it right.

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For me, a business is an incredibly 

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huge component for an artist.

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Okay, it’s great that you can make a painting.

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But, like, how do you put that out there?

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And how do you charge for it?

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The thing that’s really good about MassArt is that

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they're trying to get you prepared, 

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whether you like it or not.

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MassArt has allowed me

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to be an artist

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and a teacher at the same time.

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Every single student that I just

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talked to today

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could be the next Picasso.

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With what I've learned here,

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I’ll be able to 

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really make a difference

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in these kids’ lives.

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Being a MassArt grad,

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it’s really strengthened me

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and given me the courage

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to take all the things that I learned

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and apply that into creating a business.

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I don’t feel a lot of fear 

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for the future.

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I feel excitement,

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because I know that I'm ready,

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and I'm just so pumped to take it on.

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MassArt has the opportunity to

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teach people to be successful

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on day one, when they walk out of the door.

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It’s extremely fulfilling to know

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that I can be creative

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and use my craft to

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make art, and make money,

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and present that to 

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people that enjoy it.

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My biggest takeaway from MassArt

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was learning how to see.

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And I use that 

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every day on my job.

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Not only do I know what professional 

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looks like, I know how to achieve it.

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And I'm very close to achieving it.

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At first, when I got into art school,

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my mom was extremely nervous.

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and -

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now she can say that she’s extremely proud of me.

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Being a young person in Boston,

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who is leading with their imagination,

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and this city is 

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excited to have you.

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