Careers in Art
Companies employing Carthage art graduates include Midco, the Kenosha News, Graphic Composition, Advantest America, and Clinton Public Schools. Carthage art graduates have pursued graduate studies in fine arts and art therapy.
Majors in studio art are prepared for lifelong practice in creative activity. Studio art learning is broadly applicable to many fields because students learn how to sustain creative research, pursue independent insights, and make new ideas available to the larger community. Employers are aware of this, and a studio art major is attractive preparation for entry-level positions in a variety of fields.
There are many art-related job opportunities for studio art majors, some of which require graduate study. A few examples of the many career opportunities include:
- Advertising
- Animation
- Art conservation and restoration
- Art criticism
- Art therapy
- Arts administration
- Book design
- Cartooning
- Commercial art
- Curating growing government or corporate collections
- Exhibit design
- Fashion
- Forensic illustration
- Gallery owner
- Graphic design
- Illustration
- Industrial design
- Interior decorating
- Master printmaking
- Master mold making
- Museum installation
- Museum, university, or college archive curation
- Photojournalism
- Production pottery
- Publishing (editorial, design, research)
- Research
- Set design
- Scenic arts for the entertainment industry
- Teaching
- Video game design
- Visual and data analysis
- Visual merchandising
- Positions with local arts councils and non-profit agencies
- K-12 teaching
- Community art center programming and teaching
- Continuing education for adults
- After-school programming
- Community organization arts programming (YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, etc.)
- Art appraisal
- Art conservation
- Art investment and consultation
- Art law and law enforcement
- Arts organization management
- Cultural property preservation and conservation
- Museum and gallery installation and curation
- Property appraisal
- Publishing
- Research
- Visual art resource curation
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