Art as a Career Choice

A Web Quest for 8th Grade

Introduction

You love art and you are good at it. So, now you have decided you will pursue a degree in art. What will you do with a degree in art? What careers are available to those with a Major in the field of art? To answer these questions you need to go on a quest. If you decide to accept this challenge we need to explore all paths leading to a career in art.

Task

You are to research the various careers in Art that would interest you for future employment, select an art category from the job classifications list provided on the link below to determine the career that most interests you. You will present your findings in a Power Point presentation and a careers brochure from publisher at the end of the unit. You will have two weeks to complete the assignment.

http://www.khake.com/page42.html

Process

Use the following procedures and web sites to find the information needed to complete the task. You will want to save some graphics to include in your presentation

1. Select a field of art.

2. Determine your career choice.

3. Gather information about your career using the following guide lines.

ü Job title

ü Job description / work environment.

ü Education/Degree needed for the job.

ü Educational facilities that offer these degrees.

ü Projected salary range low, median and high.

ü Find the Job outlook for the career chosen.

ü Corporations/Industries that maintain these career fields (3 min).

Site Resources

http://www.bls.gov/home.htm - occupational outlooks and career guide lines.

http://kinderart.com/artspeak/artart2.shtml -career listings

http://www.sonoma.edu/sas/crc/majors/art.shtml - What can I do with an art degree?

http://www.visualnation.com/arts/197artcareers.html - another good listing of art careers

www.khake.com - a great listing with associated links

www.byu.edu/ccc/advising/career_book/artscomm/art.htm - listings with job descriptions

http://www.artschools.com/careers-jobs/ - a good site with a lot of resources.

http://arts.ucsc.edu/divarts/boards/arthist/tips/career.html

http://www.collegeart.org/careers/

http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/students/careers/index.htm

Evaluation

You will be evaluated on the final presentation of your chosen career and your career brochure using the rubric provided.

	Unacceptable 1	Acceptable 2	Target 3
State your Career Choice	No Career Specified	Career Stated	Career Realistically Stated
Job Title	No Job Title specified	Job Title Stated	Job title Stated with Specificity
Job Description /Work environment	Insufficient Information Provided	Student's impression of the job before and after research	Before/After job description/and the expected work environment
Education Needed for the Job	Educational needs not stated	States type of education needed to secure the job	States education needed to secure the job/identify a prospective school
Projected Salary for the Job	No salary stated	Job salary stated	Identify a job opening in selected career with salary range.
Job Outlook	No job outlook	Job outlook stated	Current and five year future Job outlook stated
Corporations/Industries	None listed	Minimum number list	5 or more Corporations/Industries

Conclusion

You have now successfully concluded the research needed to make your career choice in Art. The practical applications of the art field should now be apparent along with its impact on almost all aspects of life.

Other Resources

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/jobs/artjobs.html

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cswebpg/Marthistory.html

http://www.bsu.edu/art/careers/

BSU Dept. of Art: http://www.bsu.edu/art/
Career Links for BSU Majors (see Art): http://www.bsu.edu/careers/students/linksmajors
Great Links to Explore (BSU Career Center): http://www.bsu.edu/careers/students/links
America's Career InfoNet: http://www.acinet.org
Employment Outlook: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0854971.html
IndianaINTERNnet: http://www.indianaintern.net/home.asp
Internships USA.com: http://www.bsu.edu/careers/secure/internpw
O*NET: http://online.onetcenter.org
Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Salary Wizard: http://www.salary.com
Art Design—Career & Employment: http://art.nmu.edu/department/AD_Career-Jobs.html
Art Jobs Online: http://www.artjob.org/
Art Source Journals Online: http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/journals.html
Art Hire: http://www.arthire.com/
ArtsEdNet: http://www.getty.edu/artsednet
Arts Resource Network: http://www.artsresourcenetwork.org
Careers in the Arts: http://www.cln.org/themes/careers_art.html
Jurisdictional Art Agencies and Regional Arts Organizations: http://www.nea.gov/partner/state/SAA_RAO_list.html
MuseumEmployment Resource Center: http://www.museum-employment.com
Museum of Fine Arts Employment Opportunities: http://www.mfa.org/jobs/
New York Foundation for the Arts: http://www.nyfa.org