CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ART MAJORS

SKILLS & ABILITIES OF THE ART MAJOR

Technical
• Knowing the qualities of each medium
• Working with a variety of medium
• Attaining a high level of craftsmanship
• Good finger and manual dexterity

Communication
• Communicating visually
• Criticizing, analyzing, and explaining works of art
• Collaborating with others
• Interpreting data or verbal instructions to produce artwork
• Presenting and displaying work

Problem Solving
• Taking multiple approaches to problems
• Utilizing available resources
• Work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Adapting techniques

Artistic
• Seeing, drawing, and understanding form
• Relating abstract ideas and visual forms
• Mastering the use of color, space, and line
• Utilizing theories of composition
• Creative thinking
• Visualizing shapes and spatial relationships

Personal Traits
• Independent, confident
• Intuitive
• Self-disciplined
• Organized
• Flexible
• Imaginative

POTENTIAL CAREERS

• Art Teachers
• Art Lawyers
• Curators
• Appraisers
• Art Gallery Administrators
• Colorists
• Cartoonists
• Counselors/Therapists
• Set Designers
• Animators
• Calligraphers
• Photographers
• Graphic Analysts
• Exhibit Production Artists
• Advertising Media Planner
• Director of Development
• Docent Coordinator
• Outreach Education
• Public Programming
• Publicist
• Academic Advisor/Counselor
• Alumni Affairs Coordinator
• Lobbying Organizer/Researcher
• Market Researcher