Arts Careers After the Pandemic – WHAT ARE YOUR BEST OPTIONS?
By Laurie Higgins
ike many other industries, the arts industry took a
together, ‘’ says Jen Guillemin, a consultant at ArtsBridge in
beating during the pandemic. Theaters and concert
Boston.
venues were shut down, and any sort of collaborative art was possible only through virtual means.
Will the arts ever look the same as they did before the pandemic? Probably not. But now that the arts are coming
However, one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic
back in full force, where can we expect to see new job growth?
showed us just how essential the arts can be in our lives.
How will the arts continue to grow and change, and what are
Being forced to go without them showed us all just how much
the careers now worth pursuing?
we could miss the arts. Now, as things slowly open back up, the arts can serve as a way to connect us like never before. “I think that when we look at where we are right now and the problems we face as a society, we’re always looking for interventions that can help build community and bring people
TeenLife asked Guillemin and Amy Golden – the founder of College Options in the Performing Arts (COPA) in New York – to help answer these questions. Here are their predictions for which artistic career areas to keep an eye on after the pandemic!
2022 TeenLife Guide to Your Future In Arts
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