Resources

Information About Creative Careers:
The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People
Job Shadow - Artistic Careers
The Art Career Project

Identifying Your Job Skills:
Job Skills Checklist
Job Skills Lists
Jung Typology Personality Test
Career Paths by Personality Type (from test above)
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligences Test

Job Hunting Resources:
Job Hunter's Bible
The Riley Guide
Job Star

Resume Resources:
Resume Power Words List

Juried Exhibitions:
College Art Association Calls for Entry
Art Deadlines List

Residencies and Workshops:
ResArtis.org - Residencies list
Anderson Ranch Arts Center - Residency program and workshops in Aspen, CO
Penland School of Crafts - workshops, North Carolina
Haystack School of Crafts - workshops, Maine
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts - Residency program and art galleries
Wassaic Artist Residency - New York
Vermont Studio Center - Residency in Johnson, VT

Job Outlooks for Careers in the Arts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Note: these include national median pay and national outlooks for these professions. For estimated salaries and job outlooks in Nebraska search the Nebraska Department of Labor's Website
Art Director
Craft and Fine Artist
Curator
Photographer
Jeweler
Graphic Designer
Multimedia Artist and Animator
Interior Designer
Set and Exhibit Designer
Fashion Designer
Floral Designer
Art Therapist
Art, Design or Art History Professor
Elementary Art Teacher
Middle School Art Teacher
High School Art Teacher
Self Enrichment Teacher (private lessons, teaching at community art center, etc.)

Through our college library website you can access Databases>Ferguson's Career Guidance Center and research these careers there as well.

Studio Art:
Art21
GYST
Artist Inc.
College Art Association

Graphic Design:
AIGA, the professional association for design
Design Sponge

Game Design:
How to Get Into the Games Industry
List of Top Undergraduate Programs for Game Design
List of Video Game Developers and Their Locations
Scott McCloud (great for those interested in comics/graphic novels/games)

Character Design and Storyboarding:
Chris Oatley (Disney Character Designer)
Interview with Eric Guillon (Character Artist who worked on Despicable Me)
Interviews with Character Design Artists
Michael Kutsche  (Character Design artist for Thor, Alice in Wonderland)
also see Scott McCloud link above

Illustration:
Medical Illustration 
Scientific Illustration
Types of Jobs in Illustration
Kate Bingaman-Burt (Illustrator and Author of What I Bought)

Textile Design:
Pattern Observer (Great resources for surface design and more)

No comments:

Post a Comment