What Can I Do With a Major in…
Art? As an art major at Cedar Crest, you will select one of two “tracks.” The Studio Track allows you to focus on a specific art medium. The Integrated Art Track is a unique opportunity to work with faculty to self design your major and "integrate" with business, communication or even criminal justice. As a student-artist at Cedar Crest College, you will find yourself surrounded by a vibrantly creative and supportive community…and inspirational customized studio spaces in which to cultivate your talents. Each semester, you will create your own works side-by-side with professional faculty-artists, visiting artists, and other student-artists.
Skills Associated with Art Majors: Imagination and creativity Strong communication skills Possess unique perspective on issues Ability to execute creative decisions Wide ranging curiosity Possess a strong grasp of the creative process Ability to observe and analyze introspectively Ability to execute visual ideas into concrete products
Sample Career Titles**: Advertising Artist Advertising Designer Aerial Photographer Animator Antiques Dealer Architectural Renderer Art Administrator Art Buyer Art Conservator Art Consultant Art Critic Art Dealer Art Director Art Exhibition Coordinator Art Historian Art Teacher Art Therapist Artist Bank Note Designer Book Jacket Designer Bookplate Artist CAD Designer Calligrapher Caricaturist Cartoonist CD/Record Cover Designer
Ceramic Artist Cinematographer Color Expert Copyist Costume Designer Illustrator Courtroom Sketcher Decorator Direct Mail Artist Display Artist Display Designer Engraver Etcher Exhibit Designer Fabric Designer Fashion Artist/Designer Filmmaker Floral Designer Freelance Letter/Designer Furniture Designer Gallery Owner Glass Blower Graphic Arts Technician Graphic Designer Graphist Greeting Card Artist
**Some careers may require further training and/or educational degree.
Impressionist Interior Designer Label Designer Magazine Designer/Illustrator Mannequin Decorator Memorial Designer Motion Picture Animator Motion Picture Artist Motion Picture Scenic Designer Municipal Graphic Designer Mural Artist Museum Artist Newspaper Illustrator Newspaper Layout Artists Photographer Photojournalist Printing Designer Product Designer Quick Sketch Artist Sculpturist Stained Glass Artist Topographer Toy Designer Urban Designer
Some Employers of Art Majors: Art Studios Museums/Galleries Advertsing Agencies Film and Media Production Hospitals, Rehabilitation Centers
Apparel Manufacturers/Textile Mills Newspapers/Publishing Houses Auction Houses, Photo Agencies & Studios Public & Private Schools Libraries
Government & Private Local Historical Societies Department/Retail Stores Adult & Community Programs State and Federal Government
Professional Organizations for Art Majors: American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) www.aiga.org
National Association of Independent Artists www.naia-artists.org
National Art Education Association www.arteducators.org
The Association of Art Museum Curators www.artcurators.og
College Art Association www.collegeart.org
Art Dealers Association of America www.artdealers.org
Websites for Art Majors: The College Central Network www.collegecentral.com/cedarcrest
Playbill On-Lin www.playbill.com
O*NET OnLine www.onetonline.org
Museum Jobs www.museumjobs.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/ooh
Graphic Arts Guild www.gag.org
National Endowment for the Arts www.nea.gov
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance www.philaculture.org/jobank
NY Foundation for the Arts www.nyfa.org
www.findtherightjob.com
www.artsearch.us
For More Information on Majoring in Art Visit: Jill Odegaard, Chair Alumnae Hall 104 610-606-4666 ext. 3347 jkodegaa@cedarcrest.edu bit.ly/CCC-art
For More Information on Art Careers Visit: Career Planning Center Allen House 610-606-4648 career@cedarcrest.edu www.cedarcrest.edu/career