Career Opportunities in the Visual Arts & Design

People interested in the visual arts and design can work with a variety of organizations, including advertising agencies, antique galleries, architectural firms, art galleries, auction houses, book publishers, courts, film and animation companies, florists, government agencies, greeting card companies, landscaping companies, law firms, magazines, manufacturers of clothing, household goods, and other items, museums, newspapers, photographic services, printing companies, retail stores, schools, service bureaus, social service organizations, and Web and e-zine publishers. They can also freelance.

This section describes the following careers in the visual arts and design:

Fine Arts
Cartoonist
Ceramicist<
Illustrator
Painter
Photographer
Potter
Printmaker
Sculptor
Studio Assistant
Taxidermist

Design
Fashion Designer
Fiber Arts and Textile Designer
Floral Designer
Framer
Graphic Designer
Interior Designer
Jewelry Designer
Mechandiser/ Retail Display Designer
Multimedia Designer
Web Site Designer

Museum and Gallery Work
Appraiser
Archivist
Art Handler
Collections Manager
Conservator
Curator<
Education Director, Assistant, or Associate
Exhibit Designer
Gallery Director/Manager
Librarian
Membership or Visitor's Services Coordinator
Preparator
Retailer/Buyer

Advertising
Advertising Manager Architecture
Architect
Landscape

Designer Business
Art Consultant
Business Manager

Education and Service
Art Educator
Art Therapist Film
Animator

There are many other careers in the visual arts that are not described here. Some of these include the following:

Airbrush Artist
Architectural Model Builder
Architectural Renderer
Art Director
Art Historian
Arts and Entertainment Attorney
Audience Development Specialist
Audio Describer
Bank Note Designer
Billboard Artist
Book Designer
Book Illustrator
Business Form Designer
Calligrapher
Car and Bus Card Artist
Cartographer
Catalog Illustrator
Courtroom Artist
Direct Mail Designer
Display Designer
Display Painter
Drafter
Engraver
Environmental Designer
Etcher
Fashion Illustrator
Furniture Designer
Glass Blower
Greeting Card Artist
Industrial Designer
Kitchenware Designer
Label Designer
Letterer
Lithographer
Magazine Designer
Magazine Illustrator
Mannequin Decorator
Medical Illustrator
Model Maker
Municipal Graphic Designer
Mural Artist
Museum Administrator
Museum Exhibitions Coordinator
Museum or Gallery Access Manager
Museum Special Events Coordinator
Museum Tour Manager
Museum Volunteer and/or Intern Coordinator
Newspaper Illustrator
Presenter
Printer
Quick Sketch Artist
Record Album Designer
Scientific Illustrator
Sign Maker
Silhouette Artist
Silkscreen Artist
Stained Glass Artist
Stencil Cutter
Toy Designer
Trademark Designer
Urban Designer
Video Game Designer