COURTESY OF MOLLY MALONEY
THE ART OF A
COLLEGE EDUCATION
explosion of remote working career opportunities, the online
classes really prepare students
how to collaborate and work from
a distance.”
Ryan Ballard had been a working artist in New Orleans for
nearly 10 years when he decided
to enroll in the Academy’s online
master’s program for sculpture in
2009. He had already designed
several public art installations in
the city and was in the midst of
creating a science fiction-themed
Mardi Gras parade club.
He figured he could knock out
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Molly Maloney
was offered a
job as a concept
artist for a video
game design
company before
graduating from
the Academy
of Art.