Performing and Visual Arts: THE FUTURE LOOKS PROMISING
By Laurie Higgins
ike many other industries, the arts took a beating
inter ventions that can help to build community, that can
during the pandemic. But because so many people
be ways to bring people together, and this is what the arts
missed them and realized how essential they are,
can do,” says Jen Guillemin, Senior Portfolio and Visual Arts
careers in the arts are predicted to bounce back
Admissions Consultant at ArtsBridge in Boston.
quickly once things open up. The pandemic is even
We asked Guillemin and Amy Golden, founder of College
affecting which fields in the arts experts predict will grow.
Options in the Performing Arts (COPA) in New York for their
“I think that when we look at where we are right now and
predictions for the top 10 careers in the arts in the
the problems we face as a society we’re always looking for
future. Here are their best bets:
2021 TeenLife Guide to Your Future In Arts
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