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Career Opportunities

Students who graduate with a degree in visual arts have a multitude of career options to pursue. Options include, but are not limited to:

  • Art Critic/Writer
  • Art Teacher
  • Artist-in-Residence/Artist-in-the-Schools
  • Arts Administrator
  • Art Director
  • Art Lecturer/Visiting Scholar
  • Art Supervisor
  • Arts Administrator
  • Arts Management
  • Arts Administrator, Art Dealer
  • Art Consultant
  • Art Gallery and Auction House Assistant
  • Art Historian, Art Law Specialist
  • Archivist
  • Arts Organization Consultant/Administrator
  • Administrator, Industry Consultant
  • Artist-in-Residence/Artist-in-Schools
  • Art Director
  • Book Illustrator, Technical/Production Illustrator
  • Career Development Counselor
  • Cataloger
  • Conservator/Restorer
  • Corporate, Museum, University Curator
  • Curatorial Consultant
  • Commercial Serigrapher/Silkscreener
  • Costume Designer, Court Artist
  • Curator, Writer, Critic
  • Digital Imaging
  • Development/Grant Writer
  • Director
  • Director of Visual Arts Program
  • Exhibition Coordinator
  • Exhibitions Designer
  • Freelance Photographer
  • Fine Artist
  • Fine Arts Appraiser
  • Freelance Instructor
  • Foundry Owner/Operator
  • Font Designer
  • Fabric and Textile Designer
  • Furniture Designer
  • Graphic Designer - Advertising, Corporate, Publishing
  • Gallery Owner/Administrator
  • Gallery Director
  • Gallery Director
  • Greeting Card Designer
  • Master Printer/Print Studio Owner
  • Multi-Media Specialist
  • Model Maker, Muralist
  • Museum Educator/Researcher
  • Photography Lab Technician
  • Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker (freelance, commission)
  • Portrait Painter/Sculptor, Set Designer
  • Publishing Proofreader
  • Postsecondary Instructor
  • Package Designer, Product Designer
  • Photo/Computer/Digital Lab Technician
  • Recreation Specialist
  • Researcher
  • Restorer, Conservator
  • Registrar
  • Scientific Illustrator, Technical Illustrator
  • Social, cultural agencies; Education
  • Teacher/Administrator
  • Teacher/Administrator, Art Lecturer
  • TV/Film, Entertainment
  • Teacher/Instructor - Overseas
  • Teacher of Art and Recreation
  • Toy Manufacturer and Designer
  • Urban Graphics Designer (display, signs, billboards)
  • Visual Resources Curator (Education & Industry)
  • Web Designer, Webmaster
  • Wall covering Designer