Art
- General Overview
- What can you do with an Art History/Museum Studies POE?
- Related Occupations
- Employers
- Enhancing Employability
- Graduate School
- Related Organizations
- Juniata College Career Resource Material
General Overview
Art is the study of the various creative means of expressing human thoughts, interests, attitudes, emotions, and ideas. It involves both fine art and commercial art. Fine art study usually includes painting and drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and crafts. Commercial art revolves around advertisement and includes design, illustration, film, video tape, television, murals, cards, posters, etc. Art history, art education, advertising, art therapy, journalism, and public relations are other key areas of concentration. Some additional areas of specialization are ceramics, pottery, weaving, textile design, fashion or jewelry design, interior decorating and metalsmithing.
What can you do with a P.O.E. of Art History/Museum Studies?
Sample Job Titles:
Bachelor's Degree/Entry Level
- illustrator
- photographer
- graphic designer
- art teacher
- assistant art director
- advertising artist
Further Education or Experience Often Required
- museum curator
- architect
- art appraiser
- industrial designer
- art therapist
- archivist
Related Occupations
- cartographer
- cartoonist
- critic
- educator
- film editory
- director of cinematography
- interior decorator
- photographer
- sculpter
- television director
Some Employers of Art Majors:
- publishing firms
- art studios
- advertising firms
- museums
- colleges & universities
- public relations firms
- motion picture studios
- magazines and newspapers
- business and industry
- federal and state government
Enhancing Employability
- Participate in internships; volunteer work; summer, part-time, full-time employment
- Develop strong computer, research, foreign language and business management skills
- Develop oral communication and presentation skills
- Maintain professional network of contacts - utilize the Juniata Career Team (J.C.T.)
What if I want to go to graduate school?
Resources available at the Career Services Office:
- Selecting and Applying to Graduate and Professional School handout
- GRE, GMAT, MCAT, LSAT forms and bulletins
- Pre-Law school materials
- Pre-Medical school materials
- Graduate School Books including:
- Peterson's Guides to Graduate Study
- Financing Graduate School
- Free Money for Graduate School
- Worldwide Graduate Scholarship Directory
- Attend a Graduate School Planning Workshop
- Computerized practice standardized admission tests
Related Organizations:
- National Art Education Association
1916 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091
703/860-8000 or www.naea-reston.org - American Association of Museums
1575 Eye Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202/289-1818 or www.aam-us.org - Association of Art Museum Directors
120 East 56th Street, Suite 520
New York, NY 10022
202/289-1818 or www.aamd.org - Graphic Arts Guild
11 West 20th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10011
212/463-7730 or www.gag.org - Society of Illustrators
128 East 63rd Street,
New York, NY 10021
212/838-2560 - National Press Photographers Association
3200 Croasdaile Drive, Suite 306
Durham, NC 27705
919/383-7246
Juniata College Career Resource Materials
- Adams Job Almanac
- America's Fastest Growing Employers
- "ArtSearch: The National Employment Bulletin for the Arts"
- Careers in Marketing
- Emerging Careers: New Occupations for the Year 2000 and Beyond
- Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies
- How to Make Use of a Useless Degree
- Metropolitan Washington Job Bank
- National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Opportunities in Advertising
- Opportunities in Commercial Art and Graphic Design
- Opportunities in Public Relations Careers
- Opportunities in Museum Careers
- Opportunities in Teaching
- Peterson's Hidden Job Market
- Philadelphia Job Bank
and more....
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