Career Opportunities for Majors in Visual Arts
Introduction
Students in the Visual Arts program at Rutgers are guided by accomplished artists/teachers to pursue their goals in ceramics, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and film/video. A solid background in art history and contemporary critical analysis, as well as core liberal arts courses, is provided. This educational approach enables students to graduate from the BFA program with the skills necessary to build a career as a creative artist.
Generally, visual artists fall into two categories—graphic artists and fine artists— depending on their purpose in creating works of art. Graphic artists put their artistic skills and vision at the service of commercial clients, such as major corporations, retail stores, advertising, design, or publishing firms. Fine artists create art to satisfy their own need for self-expression and may display their work in art galleries, museums, and private homes. Some of their work may be done at the specific request of clients. Fine artists work independently, choosing their mediums and subject matters as they see fit. Often, they specialize in one or more forms of art, such as painting, sculpting, or printmaking. In many instances, visual artists work in more commercially connected endeavors, while pursuing their goals in the fine arts.
A Sample Of Related Occupations
Advertising Artist
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Corporate Curator
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Landscape Architect
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Animator
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Costume Designer
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Layout Artist
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Appraiser
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Courtroom Sketcher
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Muralist
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Architecture Model Builder
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Curatorial Assistant
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Nonprofit Administrator
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Archivist
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Display/Set Designer
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Photojournalist
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Art Teacher
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Drafter
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Product Designer
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Art Therapist
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Engraver
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Production Assistant
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Arts Administrator
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Exhibit Designer
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Public Relations Coordinator
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Arts Conservator
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Fashion Coordinator
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Publications Assistant
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Arts Critic
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Filmmaker
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Restorer
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Book Illustrator
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Freelance Artist
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Retail Store Art Director
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Buyer/Senior Buyer
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Game Designer
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Sales Assistant
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Calligrapher
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Graphic Artist
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Store Manager
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Cartoonist
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Illustrator
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Textile Designer
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Ceramic Artist
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Interior Designer
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Web Designer
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Cinematographer
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Jewelry Designer
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Types of Employers
Private & Nonprofit Organizations |
Apparel Manufacturers
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Elementary and Secondary Schools
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Online Service Providers
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Architectural Firms
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Engineering Firms
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Photo Agencies & Studios
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Art Galleries
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Hospitals
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Public Relations Firms
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Art Publications
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Independent Production Companies
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Publishing companies
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Auction Houses
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Libraries
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Rehabilitation clinics
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Colleges/Universities
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Media Organizations
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Retail Stores
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Corporate Communications
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Museums/historical societies
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School Systems
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Craft Guilds
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Nursing homes
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Technology and Application Companies
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Government Agencies |
Commission of Fine Arts
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National Archives & Records Administration
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Peace Corps/AmeriCorps
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Cultural Affairs Agencies
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National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
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Smithsonian Institution
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Department of Education
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National Endowment for the Arts
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Travel and Tourism Dept.
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Institute of Museum Services
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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NJ Department of Education
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Office of Int'l. Education
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Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates - First Jobs of Recent Graduates - Visual Arts
Organization |
Job Title |
ARC |
Adult Training Specialist |
Self Employed |
Freelance Graphic Designer |
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Layout Coordinator |
Photo Corp. of America |
Manager of Photo Studio |
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Self-Employed Artist |
Rutgers University |
Slide Librarian |
The RealReal |
Photographers |
Best Buy |
Sony Camera Expert |
Spire Creative |
Graphic Designers |
Nerrealz Art |
Painter |
MANA Contemporary |
Managers |
Rutgers University |
Designers |
360pm |
Photo And Video Production Intern |
The Cell Theatre Co Ltd |
Director Of Photography |
Johnny Was |
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators |
Humanscale |
Assemblers And Fabricators |
Rutgers University |
Postsecondary Teachers |
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Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates - Jobs of Experienced Alumni - Visual Arts
"Artscribe International" |
Art Critic |
NYC Board of Education |
Art Teacher |
The Lehman Center (Adv. Training) |
Art Therapist |
Self Employed |
Artist |
Kendall Center for the Arts |
Artist |
The Pumphouse Gallery |
Artist/Curator |
Harry Abrams, Inc. |
Asst. Contracts Manager |
Daily Challenge |
Associate Editor |
NJN Public Television’s State of the Arts |
Associate Producer |
Art Department, UCLA |
Chair |
Creative Garment |
Design Director |
>Tisch School of Arts |
Director of Development |
>The Peddie School |
Director of Photography |
>University of Toledo |
Drawing Instructor |
>University of Penn. Press |
Editorial Assistant |
>Yale Center for British Art |
Exhibition Designer |
>Norwood Oliver Design (Additional Training in Fashion) |
Fashion/Interior Designer |
>Self Employed |
Freelance Artist |
>Robert Miller Gallery |
Gallery Director/Owner |
>Parsons School of Design |
Instructor |
>Plumstead Stained Glass Design |
Owner |
>Rutgers Ctr. for Innovative Printmaking |
Papermaker |
>Star River Productions |
President |
>160over90 |
Production Artist |
>Rutgers University |
Professor of Art |
>Career Management, Inc |
Researcher/Recruiter |
>Modern Black Men Magazine |
Sr. Editor |
>Princeton Graphic Prod. |
Sr. Graphic Designer |
>Black Enterprise Magazine |
Sr. VP/Editor-in-Chief |
>Institute for Contemporary Art Museum |
Studio Artist |
>Distribution Developer, for Various Distributors |
VP |
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Graduate Schools Attended
Institution |
Degree |
Field |
Georgia Southern University |
MA |
Education |
Montclair University |
MA |
Art Education |
Rutgers University |
MA |
Visual Arts |
Western Illinois University |
MA |
Communication |
William Paterson College |
Art & Design |
Painting |
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