Drawing and Painting

Some of the positions you can obtain:

Fine (Studio) Artist

Traditionally, Fine Artists focus on creating original artworks in the form of drawing, painting, or sculpture or may specialize in other art forms, such as ceramics, printmaking, photography, digital media, computer imaging or performance. The space dedicated solely for the creation of art is called a studio. Artists who create within this designated space are also referred to as Studio Artists. Along with expertise in their chosen art form, Fine Artists have a solid background in art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and theory. Focusing on personal artistic development, Fine Artists create, display and sell personal artwork through a variety of means including, art exhibitions, commercial galleries, corporate collections, and commissions. Buyers may include museums, corporations, institutions, government agencies, and individuals. Some Fine Artists are able to support themselves solely through the sale of their work, while others may have an additional job to support their art careers. Fine Artists may work in museums or art galleries as fine-arts directors or curators, or art critics for art-focused publications, or as consultants to foundations or institutional collectors. Other artists teach art classes or conduct workshops in their own studios, within schools, or other art-related organizations.

Art Director

Art directors develop design concepts and review material that is to appear in periodicals, newspapers, and other printed or digital media. They control the overall visual direction of a project in fields such as advertising and publishing. They decide how best to present a concept visually, so that it is organized, eye catching, and appealing. Art directors decide which photographs or artwork to use and oversee the design, layout, and production of material to be produced. They may direct workers engaged in artwork, design, layout, and copywriting. Art Directors attend photo shoots and printing sessions, reviews and approves proofs of materials developed by staff members or vendors and present final layouts to clients for approval.

Art Curator

Art Curators are responsible for choosing and acquiring the pieces of art to be shown in museums, government facilities, colleges or universities, corporations, and other institutions. Curators select works for permanent display as well as works for special temporary exhibitions. Some curators specialize in a particular art form such as sculpture, painting, antique furniture, film, or photography; others concentrate on artwork from a particular historical time period. Curators organize educational and public outreach programs such as tours, workshops, and lectures to publicize their collections. Art Curators write publicity material and explanatory catalogs for exhibits and arrange for loans of art objects to and from other museums. Curatorial positions often require knowledge in a number of fields. Curators need computer skills and the ability to work with electronic databases. Many curators are responsible for posting information on the Internet, so they also need to be familiar with digital imaging, scanning technology, and copyright law. Although, Curators have a variety of undergraduate degrees, work as a Curator generally requires a master's degree or a doctoral degree. Most curators do their graduate work in art, art history, or some specialized area such as archaeology and work in museums while they complete their education.

Illustrator

An Illustrator is a professional artist trained to produce pictures that translate human knowledge and experience into visual terms. By developing mastery skills in a personal style, an Illustrator creates images that contain a dynamic language of symbols and metaphors in a variety of genre work such as editorial or advertising or through subject specialization such as scientific illustration. Choices for Illustrators include: advertising, book, editorial, magazine, promotional, agency, technical, or scientific illustration. Specialization requires expertise in other subject fields of study. For example, medical illustration would require knowledge of medicine or biology.

City Arts Center Manager

The City Arts Center Manager plans, organizes and executes creative arts programs for a city. This position negotiates contracts and agreements with creative arts organizations and artists within a city and advocates the Arts Program through promotional activities and presentations. Working within the community, the City Arts Center Manager coordinates activities with city departments, various agencies, groups, and individuals. The City Arts Center Manager develops, coordinates and administers the public art program and local grants program.

Art Curatorial Assistant

A Curatorial Assistant with in-depth knowledge of a specific art genre works under the supervision of the Chief Art Curator and performs research and administrative work in connection with an Art Museum's permanent collection and exhibitions. The Assistant conducts research, writing, and other curatorial work related to publications, presentations, exhibitions and acquisitions. Must have excellent writing and editorial skills and a good working knowledge of at least one European language. Responsibilities may include administering photographic schedule and managing the transition of curatorial records into the museum’s collections database (TMS).