Area

Employer


Area:

Art Museums/Galleries

Sub-Area:
  • Education
  • Administration
  • Curatorial
  • Conservation
  • Registrar
  • Collections Management
  • Sales
  • Publications
  • Development
  • Public Relations
  • Exhibit Design/Preparation
  • Archivist
  • Tour Guides/Docent
Employers:
  • Government or private museums
  • Local historical societies
  • Galleries

Area:

Fine Art

Sub-Area:
Employers:
  • Self-employed
  • Shared studios
  • Historic sites
  • School/Community programs

Area:

Commercial Art

Sub-Area:
  • Graphic Art
  • Computer Graphics
  • Illustration
  • Advertising
Employers:
  • Newspapers
  • Publishing houses
  • Advertising agencies
  • Design firms
  • Large companies - product design divisions
  • Department stores
  • Television and motion picture industry
  • Non-technical and technical books, magazines, and trade publications
  • Internet media companies
  • Self-employed (freelance)

Area:

Education

Sub-Area:
  • Studio Art
  • Fine Arts
  • Art History
Employers:
  • Art schools
  • Public and private schools (K-12)
  • Colleges and universities
  • Adult and community programs
  • Libraries
  • Museums
  • Alternative schools
  • Group homes

Area:

Art Therapy

Sub-Area:
Employers:
  • Hospitals, nursing homes
  • Mental health facilities
  • Rehabilitation centers
  • Nonprofit organizations

Area:

Media

Sub-Area:
  • Sales
  • Programming
  • Design
  • Video
  • Production
  • Editing
  • Art Journalism
  • Illustration
  • Art Criticism
  • Animation/Cartoons
Employers:
  • Corporate media departments
  • Federal, state, and local government
  • Nonprofit agencies
  • Public relations and advertising firms
  • Independent production companies
  • Art-related publications
  • Publishing houses
  • Newspapers and magazines

Area:

Photography

Sub-Area:
Employers:
  • Museums and historical societies
  • Media organizations
  • Photo agencies, studios, and auction houses
  • Libraries
  • Self-employment
  • Large corporations
  • Hospitals

Area:

Fashion, Textile, Interior Design

Sub-Area:
Employers:
  • Pattern companies
  • Apparel manufacturers/textile mills
  • Interior design departments
  • Commercial/residential design firms
  • Self-employment

Area:

Art Sales

Sub-Area:
Employers:
  • Galleries/Museums
  • Auction houses
  • Specialty stores

Area:

Retail

Sub-Area:
  • Buying
  • Store Management
  • Display Design
  • Fashion Coordination
  • Custom Framing
Employers:
  • Retail stores, including department, grocery, drug, specialty, and variety chains

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