Career Opportunities

A fine arts studio background provides excellent opportunities in related areas such as information design, motion graphics and animation, textiles, publishing, advertising, and gallery work. Continued professional work in specific areas of concentration and exhibitions remain a major career goal for many artists.

Graduates who concentrate in Art Education teach at levels from elementary through high school, in public and private schools, in education departments of museums, and in community art programs. They often become art supervisors through additional training at the graduate level. In addition, they enroll in advanced degree programs (M.A. and Ed.D. or Ph.D.) and develop and refine skills in research to further their training in studio art or choose to specialize in fields related to art education. While teaching, they continue in their own art production, exhibition, and research.

Other art-related careers include museum/gallery director or curator, recreation director, architect, photographer, display artist, stage designer, art critic, educational media director, package designer, art editor, jeweler, art therapist, textile designer, and film animator.

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