Cohort 1
Goals
1st Year
1) Improve my drawing skills
2) Improve my photography skills
3) Complete 2 ideas off my current ideas list
4) Pass all my classes
5) Add five more ideas to my ideas list
Graduation
1) Have a pop up gallery (outside of UCA)
2) Complete all the pieces currently on my ideas list
3) Intern outside of Arkansas
Long Term
1) Become a full time photographer
2) Travel the world as a photographer
SMART Goals Strategies
Year 1 - Goal 1
S- I want to feel proud and pleased with the things I draw. This fits in line with my "quality" value
M- I can practice in my sketch book and once every month use my large drawing pad to create a piece where I use the skills I practiced that month and the months before
A- I can afford to spend the time needed on the drawings as well studying other successful artists and their techniques
R- I have enough time to experiment and fail. I will need to find some way to set up my large drawing pad since I'm not at school on the weekends.
T- I will spend 4 hours every weekend drawing in my sketchbook and once a month I will create a piece in my large drawing pad. By the end of my first year I should see significant growth in the sketches and large drawings.
Year 1 - Goal 2
S- I want to improve my photography skills and get to the point where I feel comfortable charging people for my work.
M- Every month I can shoot and edit the same couple of photos (bowl of fruit, outdoor portrait, etc.) and use these to track my progress
A- I can afford to spend the time needed on the shoots and editing as well studying other successful artists and their techniques. I already have the equipment that I need and I can afford the editing software
R- I have enough time to experiment and fail. I will need to figure out how to get a consistent 1 month outside photo but it's not anything in super concerned about
T- I will spend 2 hours shooting and 3 hours editing every weekend. Once a month I will take a monthly checking photo to track my skill. By the end of my first year I should see significant growth.
Graduation Goal
S- I want to have a pop up gallery (outside of UCA)
M- I want to have at least 15 pieces that I am proud of go into the gallery
A- I can afford to put in the time and money needed for the pieces as well as research other artists and look at how some people set up for and host a gallery.
R- I have enough time to experiment, fail, and create the pieces. There are always buildings up for sale where I stay so hopefully I can get one for free for a day or two. If I can't get a building for free I already have somewhere else I could do it at but it is a bit hidden so I would have to advertise well.
T- I will dedicate 4 hours a week to creating the pieces. When I get close to the time of the gallery I will go out every weekend looking for and trying to schedule a building.