Careers in The Arts
If you like to do any of the following, a career in the arts might be right for you!
Sing or play an instrument
Draw or paint
Take photographs
Dance make people laugh
Go to art museums
Create art on a computer
Arrange flowers
Perform on stage
Make jewelry
Create web pages or blogs
Write music
Decorate a room or arrange objects
Attend musical performances.
VISUAL ARTS CAREERS
Visual arts appeal to the human eye. Careers in the visual arts can be divided into fine arts careers and applied arts careers.
Fine Arts Careers
Fine artists create art that expresses their personal ideas and feelings. Their art is often exhibited in galleries and museums. A fine arts career requires a great deal of talent.
Fine arts photographer
Printmaker
Sculptor
Painter
Mixed media artist
Sketch artist
Applied Arts Careers
Applied artist use their artistic talents to create and design. These “more practical” art careers give artists the opportunity to be creative, while having a more reliable income.
Advertising manager
Architect
Art teacher
Art therapist
Camera operator
Commercial photographer
Fashion designer
Floral designer
Graphic artist illustrator
Interior designer
Landscape architect
Photojournalist
Potter
Set designer
Related Arts Careers
Art agent
Art dealer
Art director
Museum curator
PERFORMING ARTS CAREERS
The performing arts are practiced in front of an audience. Careers in the performing arts include music, theater, and dance careers.
Music Careers
Music is a very competitive career field, and aspiring musicians must have talent and perseverance. Technical advances in recorded music have reduced the opportunities for musicians to perform in front of live audiences.
Many musicians teach music in schools and/or give lessons privately. Orchestras, churches, and musical theater groups also employ a number of musicians.
Accompanist
Choir director
Church organist
Composer/arranger
Music conductor
Music teacher
Music therapist
Musician
School music director
Singer
Related Music Careers
If you love music and have a good musical ear, but don’t want a career that requires you to sing or play an instrument, consider on of the following:
Business manger
Disc jockey
Instrument repair technician
Lyricist
Music agent
Music producer
Music retailer
Music software designer
Piano tuner
Program director (radio)
Recording engineer
Sound engineer
Theater and Dance Careers
If you love music and have a good musical ear, but don’t want a career that requires you to sing or play an instrument, consider on of the following:
Actor/actress
Announcer
Art director
Choreographer
Cinematographer
Comedian
Dance teacher
Dancer
Director
Playwright/screenwriter
Producer
Set designer
Sound engineer
Stage manager
For information on the careers in this InfoGuide, visit www.bls.gov/ooh.
THE ARTS FUN FACTS
Michelangelo did not want to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling because he considered himself a sculptor, not a painter.
The Boston University Bridge is an architectural wonder. It is one of the few places in the world where a boat can sail under a train that is running under a car that is driving under an airplane.
After performing an opera in Germany in 1988, Luciano Pavarotti received 165 curtain calls and was applauded for 1 hour, 7 minutes.
Jewelers used more diamonds in their designs after the invention of electric lighting. People liked the way electric lights made the diamonds sparkle.
In 1962, a Decca Recording c
Company executive rejected The Beatles stating, “We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.”
The set designers for the 1991 Broadway production of Miss Saigon had an unusual challenge. At the end of Act II, a life-size helicopter had to be able to land on stage.
Vincent Van Gogh, one of the most famous painters of all time, sold only one painting during his lifetime.
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