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Most of our environment has been touched by designers - artists!
You may be a candidate for a career in the arts, drawing, painting, sculpting, or designing clothing, shoes, buildings, cars. Deciding to follow art as a career path is a major decision. This web page attempts to provide you with information to help you decide which path to follow within the arts. The opportunities are extensive. If you have an instinct or intuition for line, color, form, space, a career in art may be a logical choice for you.
Here are a few essential elements of an artists toolbox:
- Adaptability - in a constantly changing world designers must be flexible.
- Diversity - artists and designers need a variety of studios skills as well as writing and speaking skills.
- Solid design background - no matter what art path .. basic drawing and design are vital.
- Computer literacy - more and more art is done with computers; knowing programs and their updates is important.
Assignment ~
Describe in one page or more an art career choice:
- Identify an art career.
- What is the education and/or training path for that career?
- Does this career path required an apprenticeship?
- How prosperous will you be as an artist?
Use your own research, information from your family, your counselors, a librarian and this web page and its links to address the questions about a career in the arts.
... preparing for an art career
Career Topics
The visual arts continue to play an essential role in the modern industry and economy. Creative minds are needed for images in publications, cyberspace, TV, film, theme park designs, painters, sculptors, print-makers, ceramicists, and teachers.
Here are a few more career titles and art topics to help identify a career path:
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Art Colleges in California
... explore the links below to find out more about each college's programs:
PRIVATE COLLEGES ...
- Academy of Art University
- Art Center College of Design
- Art Institute of Southern California
- Azusa Pacific College
- Biola University
- California Baptist College
- California College of the Arts
- California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
- California Lutheran U.
- Chapman College
- College of Notre Dame
- Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
- La Sierra U.
- Laguna College of Art and Design
- Loyola Marymount U.
- Mills College
- OTIS College of Art and Design
- Pacific Union College
- Pepperdine U.
- Pitzer College
- Pomona College
- San Francisco Art Institute
- Scripps College
- University of the Pacific
- University of Redlands
- University of San Francisco
- University of Santa Clara
- University of Silicone Valley
- University of Southern California
- Woodbury U.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY campuses ...
- CSU Bakersfield
- CSU Channel Islands
- CSU Chico
- CSU Dominguez Hills
- CSU Fresno
- CSU Fullerton
- CSU Hayward
- CSU Humboldt
- CSU Long Beach
- CSU Los Angeles
- CSU Northridge
- CSU Pomona
- CSU Sacramento
- CSU San Diego
- CSU Stanislaus
UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA campuses ...
- UC Berkeley
- UC Davis
- UC Irvine
- UC Los Angeles
- UC Merced
- UC Riverside
- UC San Diego
- UC San Francisco
- UC Santa Barbara
- UC Santa Cruz
Art Colleges outside California
- Columbia University
- Corcoran College of Art and Design
- Cornish College of the Arts
- Hartford Art School
- Maryland Institute College of Art
- Parsons School of Art and Design
- Pratt Institute
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
- Sierra Nevada College
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Please also see these web sites to explore more about art:
The Web changes on a daily basis with more and more Web Pages pertaining to art careers. Below are a few more links to sites for those who want to explore more. Also, web-search for professional societies and organizations.