HELP WANTED!
Research an art career. Create a poster or
an advertisement for one art related career. Include in the
advertisement: (A) A picture to illustrate the career; (B) Amount of
training or education required; (C) Related careers; (D) Skills necessary
for the position and job description; (E) Hands-on opportunities for
students to get experience; (F) Salary expectations (average yearly
income). Do remember, every manufactured object in this world of ours was
designed by someone and can be judged on its artistic merit.
Go to any of the links listed
below to select a career of interest. You can get information from
that site (and others listed)--or enter that career into a search engine
to find more information.
I like Ix Quick.
You may try Google or Ask
Jeeves.
What
can you do with an Art Degree? List adapted from: Gerald F. Brommer
and Joseph A Gatto Careers in Art: An Illustrated Guide. Davis
Publications Inc. Worcester Massachusetts 1984.
Art
- What can I do with this degree? pdf file from Skidmore College.
shows strategies for hands on training. Art
Jobs Search Sites - recommended by Skidmore College.
Artists
Careers - has answers to many frequently asked questions and comments
from many different art professionals. You can find out what artists
themselves have to say about jobs, motivation and money. From a.n.
Artists Information Company - England.
Art Related Careers
from Artlex online Art Dictionary. (Artlex's recommended links have
not been verified)
ArtLex's Art Page: List of art careers with links to definitions
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Careers Related to Visual Art
ArtCareer.Network:
The Complete Resource for Careers in the Visual Arts.
The network that helps you start, propel, enrich, and manage your career
in the visual arts.....we have posted hundreds of jobs at museums, art
galleries, educational institutions, and multi-disciplinary organizations
as well as other art related businesses/concerns world-wide
Careers in the Arts Theme Page: Here are a number of links to Internet
sites that contain information and/or other links related to the specific
theme of Careers in the Arts. Be sure to see Careers
in Art - gives brief descriptions of many art related careers
Visual Arts Career Guide: Explore careers in Art with links to job descriptions, which include information such as daily
activities, skill requirements, salary and training required
Aquent-
The World's Largest Talent Agency for Design, Printing, Multimedia and Web
Design- has wage info also. Search
for available jobs
Cultural
Career Information Site Explore
careers in theatre, films, multimedia, music, heritage or art. Do you enjoy
visiting galleries and museums, surfing the Internet, going to dance or
opera performances, or attending concerts? If you find that many of your
interests, pleasures and passions center around art and culture, then this
exciting and dynamic field might be a great career path for you.
Art
Careers with Disney. Lots to see on this site. Search for
careers-- get
resume tips -- questions and answers--great fun!
About.com-
Arts
jobs, employment information, internships, grants, fellowships and career
resources. To avoid
annoying pop-up ads - try downloading POW
(free software).
Job
Hunting for Planners - Architecture and Environmental Planning. From
the Environmental Design Library at UC Berkeley
Art
Schools - Art Careers and Jobs Lots of information and helpful
resources. Check the Top
Ten Steps for Choosing a Career. Find out about internships, get help
with letter writing and interviewing and more. Find some schools that have
programs in your selected field of study - at ArtSchools.com.
Art
Career- Become an Art Curator - from FabJob.com. Site is promoting a
CD-ROM and e-book --but there is still a lot of information on this page.
Film
making a Think Quest site
Find
out about special effects
a Think Quest Site
Careers
in Art
- University of Maine-- list of careers
Buffalo
State University- Career Development Center--lists art careers --
gives brief information for many.
CreativeHeads.net
"The Job Board for creative professionals in the Video Game, the
Animation & VFX / TV & Film, and the Software/ Tools / Technology
industries." Students can browse the various jobs and see what
the job requirements are.
CAREER
IN ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE U.S.
Salaries: Check average salaries
for various jobs -- Jobstar.org
Career
Builder enter your chosen art career then search for positions
throughout the USA. Select one to see requirements.
Arts & Humanities
Occupational
Outlook Handbook -Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A to Z Career search
Artists and Related Workers
Training
Berkeley
Career Exploration Links Select a general career field to explore from
the ones listed.
General Information about Careers
- Virtual Careers Library (England)
Architecture:
Careers
in Architecture American Institute
of Architects
Architecture
Careers - from Akropolis.net.
Art History:
CAREER
ALTERNATIVES FOR ART HISTORIANS Computer skills including familiarity
with e-mail, Internet discussion groups and the WWW are essential for
almost all positions which require writing and research. Shows education
needed for many careers in art history. Information compiled by Charles M.
Rosenberg
Career
Options in Art History- Outline
Careers
in Art History
Rutgers University
Art Conservation:
Pablo
Picasso's painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Museum
of Modern Art (NY). Site goes into the conservation process of this work.
Valuable information.
Museum of
Modern Art - Conservation Find out more about conservation:
Restoration Online
-- The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Pablo Picasso's The
Tragedy -National Gallery of Art
Fashion Design:
Fashion
Design Schools Fashion career
resource featuring fashion design school listings, fashion design
articles, career descriptions and more.
Art Therapy:
Art Without Boundaries Foundation
The mission of the Art Without Boundaries Foundation (AWBF) is to recruit and train qualified visual artists and (non-artist) entrepreneurs and help them establish their own business servicing healthcare organization using a new creative therapy. AWBF offers grants and apprenticeship programs with no financial investment.
Art Tech Assignment:
Create a poster using Microsoft Publisher®. Minimum
requirements for a "C" or better: Title of Job (done in Word
Art), Job description (insert text box), Related Careers, Education
needed, Insert an image (save image from Internet--insert "picture
from file") , and graphic (this will be your own logo design.
Publisher® graphic optional). Bonus: Salary expectations and
opportunities for student hands-on work.
