CAREER PATHS & OPPORTUNITIES IN ART

*requires additional degree(s) or specialized training

Studio Artist

Painting & Drawing Sculpture Jewelry  Clay/Ceramics Digital Art Media Art

Metalworking Printmaking Photography Videography Fiber Art Glass Art

 

Applied Arts

Graphic Artist Photographer Freelance Designer Craft Producer Interior Designer*

Calligrapher Screen Printer           Painter /Mural Artist Courtroom/sketch Artist Floral Designer Fashion Designer*

 

Illustration

Cartoonist      Graphic Novelist

Children’s Book Illustrator Medical Illustrator

 

Publishing

Art Director /Design Coordinator Newspapers, Catalogs                    Books, Brochures                 Photographer/Photojournalist

Print Designer  Prepress/ Print Technician* Typographer                          Internet Applications Designer* Web Page Designer

 

Advertising

Editorial Designer

Layout Artist

 

Media & Entertainment

Animator*       Game Designer*

CD/DVD Cover Artist Motion Picture / Filmmaker* Scene/set Designer*

 

Private Industry /Business

Visual Communication Coordinator

Retail Display Artist

 

Applied Technological Fields

CAD Designer*                                 Graphic Arts Technician*     Industrial Design / Manufacturing*

Textiles*  Furniture* Product Design*

     

Art-Related Careers       

Administrator of a Museum or Gallery Museum Collections Manager Museum Exhibit Designer Art Historian*                                     Art & Antique Conservator*             Art Librarian /Information Specialist*

Curator* /Curatorial Assistant Visual Resource Manager Program Coordinator                       Art Critic Art Therapist* Art Consultant            Appraiser /Dealer

Art Education 

Art Teacher*

Art Professor*

 

 

Recent Art Majors from Lock Haven University have been employed in the following fields:

• Graphic Designers for billboards, signs, typography, computers, websites, magazines, newsletters
• Gallery Director
• Photographers for magazines and newspapers
• Professional Artists
• Art Therapists
• Art Educators

Our graduates have gone on to pursue MA or MFA degrees at the following universities:

• Marywood University
• The University of Buffalo
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• Southern Illinois University
• Pennsylvania State University
• University of Central Florida
• University of Pittsburgh