Art

Areas & Employers For Work:

Art

• Museums & Galleries: art direction, curatorial, conservation, restoration, collections management, exhibit design, archive management, education, publications, development(Art Museums; Archives; Historical Societies; Galleries; History Museums; Grad degree often needed to break into field)
• Fine Arts & Craft Arts: painting, sculpture, illustration, various media & techniques (Self-Employed; Studios; Living History Museums; School & Community Programs; Universities)
• Commercial Art: graphic art, computer graphics, illustration, advertising, medical & scientific illustration, cartoons(Advertising & Design Firms; Publishing Companies; Television & Film Industry; Internet Media Companies; Self-Employed; Corporations; Governmental Agencies) see also: Graphic Design
• Education: instruction, research(K-12 Schools; Universities; Museums; Art Schools; Libraries; Recreation Centers)
• Art Therapy: using art incounseling(Hospitals; Nursing Homes; Mental Health Facilities; Rehabilitation Centers; Community Agencies; will need Master's Degree in Art Therapy)
• Media: journalism, art direction, sales, programming, illustration, animation/cartoons(Newspapers; Magazines; Websites; Book Publishers)
• Photography: news, commercial & industrial, nature, scientific(Museums; Newspapers; Magazines; Websites; Studios; Self-Employed)
• Art Sales (Self-Employed; Dealers, Galleries; Museums; Auction Houses; Specialty Stores)
• Fashion & Textile Design: design & product development, stylist, fabric development, surface design, management, buying(Fabric Manufacturers, Printers, & Converters; Print Design Studios; Garment Suppliers; Retailers)

Graphic Design

• Print Design: type, magazine, newspaper, book publishing, brochure/newsletter design, publicity pieces, advertising layout, illustration, branding(Publishers; Advertising, Design, & Publicity Firms; In-House Creative Departments; Nonprofit & Government Agencies; Universities; Self-Employed)
• Three Dimensional Design: signage, packaging, exhibition design, environmental design, promotional display design(Advertising & Design Firms; In-House Creative Departments; Museums & Attractions; Government Agencies; Self-Employed)
• Electronic Media Design/4-D Design:digital, multimedia, film title, computer graphics, animation, website design, interactive media(Television & Film Studios; Computer Systems Design; Video Game Designers; Software Firms; Internet Media Companies; Online Publishers & Retailers)
• Advertising: creative services, art direction, production, copywriting, branding, logo design(Advertising Agencies; In-House Creative Departments; Magazines; Newspapers; Television)

Art History (studying the relationship between culture & its art, and the development of this relationship across cultures, explore the elements of style and aesthetic ideas of particular cultures (http://www.udel/edu/CSC/arthist.html))

• Museums
• State/Federal Government
• Interior Design Firms
• Colleges/Universities
• Restoration Firms
• Publishing Firms
• Archives
• Federal/State Parks
• Historical Societies

Professional Associations & Job Search Sites:

• American Art Therapy Association http://www.americanarttherapyassociation.org/aata-careercenter.html
• American Association of Advertising Agencies
• Career Center http://www.aaaa.org/careers/careers/Pages/CareerCenter.aspx
• American Association of Museums http://www.aam-us/org/aviso/index.cfm
• Animation World Network http://www.awn.com
• Art Jobs http://artjobs.artsearch.us/ (includes: art-culture, education, theatre, & museum-gallery)
• Art Jobs with the Federal Government http://www.makingthedifference.org/federal/careers/art.shtml
• Art Staffing http://www.artstaffing.com/
• ArtsLynx http://www.artslynx.org (includes: theatre, dance, music, art, film, writing, & art education)
• Arts Opportunities http://www.artsopportunities.org/
• ArtSource http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/welcome.html (network for art & architecture)
• College Art Association http://www.collegeart.org/careers (includes: art & academia)
• Communication Arts Magazine http://www.commarts.com
• Coroflot http://www.coroflot.com (online portfolios & job listings)
• Creative Hot List http://www.creativehotlist.com (includes: art, film, marketing, music, public relations, & publishing)
• Electronic Arts Jobs http://jobs.ea.com
• Exhibiting Links http://career.cooper.edu/students/art/exhibit.php (includes resume links)
• Freelance Writing http://www.freelancewriting.com (writing & graphic design opportunities)
• Global Museum http://www.globalmuseum.org
• Graphic Design Jobs http://www.graphicdesignjobsandleads.com
• Making the Difference (Art) http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalcareers/art.shtml (federal government careers)
• Museum Employment Resource Center http://www.museum-employment.com
• Museum Professionals http://www.museumprofessionals.org
• National Art Education Association http://www.arteducators.org/careers
• National Cartoonists Society http://www.reuben.org
• National Press Photographers Association - Photojournalism http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/students/enter_the_job_market/
• Smithsonian Institution - Career Center http://www.sihr.si.edu
• Society of American Archivists - Career Center http://www2.archivists.org/career
• Society for News Design http://www.snd.org
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy http://www.philanthropy.com/jobs
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/about/careers
• U.S. Museum Directory http://www.museumca.org/usa
• U.S. Museums by State http://www.museumlink.com/states

Information compiled from:

• Marquette University:
  http://www.marquette.edu/csc/undergraduate/documents/communications.pdf
  
• University of Delaware Career Services Center:
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/art.htm; http://www.udel.edu/CSC/arthist.html
  
• University of North Carolina-Wilmington Career Services:
  http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/art-history.htm
  http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/art.htm
• University of Pennsylvania Career Services:
  http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/resourcesbyfield/main.html
• University of Tennessee-Knoxville Career Services:
  http://career.utk.edu/wcidwtm/pdf/art.pdf
  http://career.utk.edu/wcidwtm/pdf/graphicdesign.pdf

Disclosure: Please take note that while this is a sampling of some of our favorite resources for job hunting and career research, inclusion does not represent an endorsement by UWW Career & Leadership Development.

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