Mitch Goldstein

Mitch Goldstein

@mgoldst.com

Rochester NY. professor at RIT, artist, & author of "How To Be A Design Student." talking at http://instagram.com/mgoldst & arting at http://instagram.com/mgoldst.art. Extrememly bad bass player. He/him. mitchgoldstein.com/art

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Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

hello! i'm Mitch, i'm an associate professor teaching art & design at RIT in upstate NY. i wrote the book "how to be a design student," and i have a fine art practice focusing on sculptural collage and mixed media. i also love giving lectures & workshops about creative practice. #art #design

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

"untitled." 2025. 33" x 18" x 5". oriented strandboard, medium density fiberboard, plywood, paper, paint. currently on view at @rit_artdesign during the faculty show in Bevier Gallery. #art #collage #sculpture

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

trying. 30" x 25" x 2". cardboard, hardwood, plywood, acrylic, medium density fiberboard, oriented strandboard, paint, hardware. #art #sculpture #architecture

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

another update about my mental health. once again: i am posting this in the hopes that it de-stigmatizes MH and helps anyone out there who needs help but has been afraid or ashamed to get it. #mentalhealth

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The Isaac Who Came In From the Butler
@isaacbutler.bsky.social

Coming from a theater background it’s been totally bizarre to me how many writers of books don’t understand it’s a social business

Mitch Goldstein@mgoldst.com

art is a community, and part of being an artist is being a part of that community: go to openings. see the work of your peers. talk with people about their work and your work. participate. you might create work alone, but you and your art does not exist in a bubble.

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

art is a community, and part of being an artist is being a part of that community: go to openings. see the work of your peers. talk with people about their work and your work. participate. you might create work alone, but you and your art does not exist in a bubble.

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

toxic #design mythologies: when you love what you do it isn't work. eat, breathe, & sleep design 24 x 7 x 365. you can learn everything from youtube. critique should be brutal. hustle, hustle, hustle. you have to have side projects. you can sleep when you're dead. only big name studios matter. 1/2

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

toxic #design school mythologies: grades are all that matter. just do what the teacher tells you. every project should be a portfolio piece. non-major classes are a waste of time. visiting guest lectures are optional. history classes are useless. do it just like famous designer x did it. 2/2

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Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

i just want to reach out and thank adobe for making sure i don’t spend too much time at my desk working and staring at my computer — having their software crash my entire computer randomly forces me to get up and take a walk pretty often so I really super appreciate it. #art #design

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

i just want to reach out and thank adobe for making sure i don’t spend too much time at my desk working and staring at my computer — having their software crash my entire computer randomly forces me to get up and take a walk pretty often so I really super appreciate it. #art #design

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Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

summer is when i make most of my work, so this is a note to self: rule 1: real artists make art. rule 2: making makes ideas. rule 3: my job is to fuck around and find out.

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

summer is when i make most of my work, so this is a note to self: rule 1: real artists make art. rule 2: making makes ideas. rule 3: my job is to fuck around and find out.

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

student: i don't know what I'm supposed to do for this project. me: neither do i. student: ...? me: student: ...?? me: student: …??? me: student: but... but... but you’re the... me: welcome to art school. #art

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

1. it elevated me far, far, far past where i could have gotten on my own or via free stuff online. it gave me a motivated community of like-minded people. it gave me creative, intellectual, and social stimulation. it gave me a career. 2. it was worth 100x what i paid. it changed my life entirely.

Johanna T 👻 📚@johannamation.bsky.social

Art School Discourse is happening again, so I wanna see something. 🎨 If you went to/graduated from an art school/art college/art major: 1. What was your most valuable takeaway(s) from your experience? 2. In hindsight, was it all worth it for those main takeaways?

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

students: if you had a tough semester, failed a class, had to pause enrollment, or are feeling bad about your college experience, just a reminder: it took me 16 years to get my BFA. there is absolutely no “correct” way to do this, there is only your way. just keep being who you are. #art #design

Mitch Goldstein
@mgoldst.com

hi everyone! we are looking for people to teach foundation classes at RIT in Rochester NY this fall! specifically: 2D Design 3D Design Drawing note that these are in-person only, part time, paid positions, no MFA needed. if you are interested please message me! thank you! #art #design