Students work is typically devalued because of their age. We have a local museum
which puts on a rather impressive art show. Each year there are about 350
entries, and the jury only picks 40-50 (this is high school work). When the
students bring their work to be juried they have to fill out all kinds of forms,
and on one form there is a question as to the value of the piece. One of my
students calculated how long the piece took, and put a value of $1,000 on it,
which I endorsed whole heartedly. (The piece eventually made the cut and the
museum actually placed the piece against it's own wall with lighting). The
curators of the show were not 'amused' at the amount placed by the student, and
took me aside and asked me if I could persuade the student to lower the value. I
replied simply "If you don't want to know the value of the piece, don't ask the
question". Had you are I done the piece, would we be questioned about the value?
I don't think so.
