Art Career? Cafe?

Question

Ok, So Im thinking about going to an art college but at the same time I was leaning towards something to do with the arts in could do with a cafe career with my girlfriend. Im not sure what exactly what it is. It would be one of those coffee houses that have performances and just relaxing atmosphere. Can you even take any good art colleges that are for online.

p.s. I'm planning to be in St. Cloud for this. My girlfriend is going to a tech school for 2 years for business management to start a cafe like that.

How would I incororate my interests of art into this plan, because I want to be apart of her life but also persue my dream that could possibly aim towards the same thing she is starting. How do I solve this little problem?

Answer 1

You could start the cafe' and have your art on the walls, and let your girlfriend run it. Then, let patrons buy the art they like and you can create more. It would be a business for you in 2 ways, making art and doing the cafe.

Answer 2

Opening a business, especially a coffee shop, really has nothing to do with art.

What exactly will you put to the business? As an artist, you can conceptualize more, but that doesn't mean you can just MAKE a business.

So you have a long-term goal: starting a coffee shop.

NOW what are you short-term goals? How are you going to get there? What jobs will you get while you are making the coffee shop goal a reality?

Never JUST have a long-term goal though. This won't just be happening straight out of college, or you most likely will fail and lose that money you put in. Find something you enjoy to do as well - do you like writing? Illustrating? What?

Answer 3

Well if you want to express yourself but help with the cafe you could always fall into interior design.

Answer 4

I'm not sure about the colleges in that area, but once you find a school, I have a few suggestions.  You could make it a cafe and art retail shop.  You could sell different pieces/paintings/etc. that you have created.  You could design the logos, coffee mugs, t-shirts for the place.  Your artwork could be displayed throughout the whole cafe.  Also, you could freelance on the side for extra money.  I have many freelance sites and money making ideas on my website.  Some of these include how to sell your own artwork or creations.  Check out the following sites for ideas and resources to make money online or for legitimate work-at-home opportunities.

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