Fine Arts
- General Overview
- What can you do with a Fine Arts 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, videotape, television, murals, cards, posters, etc. 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 Fine Arts?
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
- director of publications
- architect
- art appraiser
- industrial designer
- advertising executive
- art therapist
Related Occupations
- cartographer
- cartoonist
- critic
- educator
- film editor
- director of cinematography
- interior decorator
- fashion designer
- sculptor
- television director
Some Employers of Fine Arts POEs:
- publishing firms
- art studios
- advertising firms
- museums
- colleges & universities
- public relations firms
- motion picture studios
- magazines and newspapers
- design agencies
- federal and state government
Enhancing Employability
- Participate in internships; volunteer work; summer, part-time, full-time employment
- Develop strong computer, self-management 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:
- In the Art fields, Graduate School is almost a requirement
- 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
- Official Guide to MBA Programs
- Official Guide to Financing Your MBA
- 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:
- American Society of Artists
P.O. Box 1326
Palatine, IL 60078
312-751-2500 - National Art Education Association
1916 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091
703/860-8000 - 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
- "ArtSearch: The National Employment Bulletin for the Arts"
- Careers in Marketing
- Computer Graphics Career Handbook
- Emerging Careers: New Occupations for the Year 2000 and Beyond
- Harvard Guide to Careers in the Mass Media
- Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies
- How to Make Use of a Useless Degree
- Metropolitan Washington Job Bank
- National Directory of Arts Internships
- 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
- Philadelphia Job Bank
- Student Guide to Mass Media Internships
and more....
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