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Resources for Art Studio Majors
General Career Information

What Can I Do with a UCSB Art History Major (PDF)
Specific answers to commonly asked student questions.

Washington University in St. Louis
Art related career information by University Libraries.

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Career Opportunities with an Art major.

Kent St. University
Information for Architecture Careers

About.com: Developing your Career as an Artist
Resources for how to make a living as an artist.

AICAD Career Information
Answers to all your questions about developing a career in the arts from the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.

Job Hunting for Artists
Helpful information about what to expect in looking for work as a designer, artist or illustrator.

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Internships

Grants, Internships and Fellowships in the New York City area
Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) is an artist-run studio located in Rosendale, New York, 90 miles north of New York City.

Artists Help Network
This page has listings of programs and publications about apprenticeships and internships in art.

Artist’s Resource
Many unpaid positions, but a frequently updated list of internships for people interested in entering the art world. Not strictly traditional art, this site has postings for anything artistic.

Illinois Wesleyan School of Art
This is a listing of internship programs in Chicago recommended for students in art programs.

FableVision
Animation & graphic design internship program.

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Graduate & Professional Schools

GradSchools.com
The most comprehensive source of graduate school information.

ArtSchools.com
A searchable online database of art schools across the country and internationally.

AICAD Art Schools
This page describes what an MFA is and what MFA programs involved. By clicking on ‘Find a School’ you can search for AICAD art schools such as the California Institute of the Arts. The ‘Career Information’ page is also extremely helpful if you are considering pursuing a career in the arts.

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Professional Associations

College Art Association
College Art Association includes among its members those who by vocation or avocation are concerned about and/or committed to the practice of art, teaching, and research of and about the visual arts and humanities.

American Institute of Graphic Arts
AIGA, the professional association for design, is committed to furthering excellence in design as a broadly-defined discipline, strategic tool for business and cultural force.

Graphic Arts Guild National
The Graphic Artists Guild is a national union of illustrators, designers, web creators, production artists, surface designers and other creatives who have come together to pursue common goals, share their experience, raise industry standards, and improve the ability of visual creators to achieve satisfying and rewarding careers.

University of Northern Michigan Resources
Lists professional associations in Art & Design.

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Job Listings

Art & Entrepreneurship Resources
Northern Michigan University’s list of resources for finding jobs and getting exhibited.

National Network for Artist Placement
Listing of jobs for all types of jobs in the arts, specifically visual arts.

Print Jobs
A constantly-updated list of over one hundred job openings in the industry. They provide job candidates and employers the opportunity to submit information for inclusion in their database. There is no cost to applicants to register.

The 3DSite is dedicated to 3D Computer Graphics
The Job List contains information on opportunities all over the world arranged alphabetically. Postings are emailed to the owner every 30 days for updates. Note that not all of these positions require you to know programming languages! Many of these organizations are looking for talented artists who can use computers. A resume database is available for you to add your information to.

Art Design & Career Employment
The Department of Art and Design at Northern Michigan University has assembled an extensive list of URLs for jobs in the arts. Be sure you take a look through this site as part of your job search.

ArtCareer.net
Search jobs in all fields related to art.

Art Deadlines
You can subscribe to a newsletter or just check back regularly for upcoming gallery submissions, competitions, job positions, etc.

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UCSB Resources

UCSB Library Arts Subject Homepage

Department of Art

Career Resource Room

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