Fox News ran some crap click bait title too totally out of context to make the students look like the perpetrators and that the administration was doing everything they can for their students and faculty.

My sister is a senior BFA student at Parsons. It’s been a horrible experience to watch her go through.

Have worked in the art world for nearly 10 years in Chelsea, Lower East Side, Upper East Side and even in a gallery that is now mostly in Los Angeles. As an industry, it is as bad as they say it is. And in New York, you get some of the best wages in the country for this line of work. So just imagine what it is like everywhere else in the country - including California.

Most of the people I know in the industry start at basically nothing. I would see front desk assistant's making less than $20 an hour constantly in 2013 - 2017. It's incredibly embarrassing and an open secret that the art world dramatically underpays.

For context, my salary went from $37,000 in 2013 to $120,000 in 2022. So I would say it's been worth it. And there are many other sales directors who make much much more than me at my experience level. No I did not have a trust fund or have any inside connection to the industry through my parents or professors. And yes I did graduate with student loan debt like a normal person. There are regular people who work in the art world. It's not just who you think it is.