Arts & Humanities Career Pathway

Arts, A/V, Technology & Communications Cluster

Careers in this cluster involve designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.

Art

http://www.artschools.com/careers-jobs/ - Links for information on a variety of art careers can be found in this part of the artschools.com web site.

http://www.artistresourcc.org/ - Here is a great site for those who make a living from the arts, or those with artistic aspirations. Artist Resource provides a supportive online community for artists. The site posts calendars of shows, events and classes, readings, interactive forums, competitions, jobs, galleries, portfolios, hundreds of art links, art supplies, advice and techniques and artists’ stories.

http://www.artadvice.com/advicc/index.php - Contemporary Artist Services provides this “Advice on Art” section on their website. The purpose of his series of articles is to teach artists the skills they need to manage their own careers.

Art Related Fields

http://careers.awn.com/ - lf you want to make cartoons your career, you’ll want to check out this site. The Animation World Network is an online resource designed to keep students and professional artists informed about the latest trends in the animation industry. The site features the latest industry news, product reviews, drawing tutorials, school databases, job boards and much more.

http://www.rida.oni/ - Students interested in a career as a video game designer will want to check out the International Game Developers Association website. This site has a wealth of information about new trends and developments in the evolving world of high tech games

Communications & Writing

http://www.journalismjobs.com — Although this website has job listings for the journalism field, it also has career-oriented resources. These include interviews with professionals in the journalism and broadcasting fields, training program information and links to related resources.

http://www.highschooljournalism.org/ - High School Journalism was created by the American Society of Newspaper Editors as a resource network for teen journalists and their teachers to discover more about what writing for a living is all about.

http://www.asne.org/index.cfm?id=2 - Information on journalism careers can be found in the career center of the American Society of Newspaper Editors web site.

http://www.spj.org/art-yj.asp - This is the resource section for students and young journalists of the Society of Professional Journalists.

http://www.asne.org/index.cfm?jd=2 - This is the website of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. It has a link to help you determine if a newspaper career is right for you and information on preparing for a journalism career.
http://magazine.org/Careers/career_guides___resources/2193.cfm - You can access career guides and related resources on the magazine publishing industry in this section of the Magazine Publishing Association website.
http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/careersinlibraries/careerslibraries.htm - The Careers in Libraries section of the American Library Association’s website provides a variety of links to information on library careers.
http://www.aclweb.org/archive/what.html - Information resources on the field of computational linguistics are provided at this web site.
http://www.stc.org/pubs/brochures01.asp - Individuals wishing to explore the technical writing & communications field can access brochures here.

http://www.prsa.org/jobcentermembersite/resources.aspx - This is the career resources section of the Public Relations Society of America website

http://www.bestfuture.com/ - Information on court reporting and broadcast captioning are provided at this web site from the National Court Reporters Association

Interior Design

http://www.akropolis.net/~zeus/interiors/ - This website contains information on careers in interior design.

http://www.asid.org/become - The “Become A Designer” section of the American Society of Interior Designers website provides information of interior design careers.

http://careersininteriordesign.com/ - The Careers in Interior Design website is designed to help you determine whether the career is right for you.

Music

http://www.menc.org/information/infoserv/careersinmusic.htm - This is the link to the careers in music section of the National Association of Music Education.

http://www.musiccareers.net - This website from the Guitar Noise Network presents a variety of articles on music careers and information on the music industry.

http://www.afm.org/public/musicians/articles.php - This is the career corner section of the American Federation of Musicians web site.

http://www.aes.org/education/ - Students interested in audio engineering should check out the education initiatives section of the Audio Engineering Society Website. Of particular interests are the links for Articles About Audio Engineering and Education Directory Listings.

Performing Arts & Related Fields (Film – Drama – Radio – TV – Dance)

http://www.radioconnection.com - This is a career-oriented site for individuals interested in a radio broadcasting career. Links include Success Stories, What the Press Writes, What People are Saying, How It Works and Resources.
http://www.drama.ac.uk/careers.html - The Conference of Drama Schools presents this web page of drama careers including acting, stage management ( stage manager, lighting & sound, scenic artist, prop-maker, scenic construction, and wardrobe) , directors, playwrights and designers.
http://www.fllrn-conncction.com/ - This is a career-oriented site for individuals interested in a career in the film industry. Links include Success Stories, What the Press Writes, What People are Saying, How It Works and Resources.

http://www.afi.edu/studcnts/intro.aspx - Future filmmakers can explore the world of media and filmmaking at the American Film Institutes Screen Education Center . At the Center you can find student films and storyboards, seminars with filmmakers, factoids, opinion polls and news stories about the activities of the center.

http://library.thinkguest.org/10015/ - The Motion-Picture Industry: Behind the Scenes website offers a comprehensive guide to careers in the motion picture industry.

http://www.tvconnection.com/ - This is a career-oriented site for individuals interested in a career in television. Links include Success Stories, What the Press Writes; What People are Saying, How It Works and Resources.

http://www.recordingconnection.com/ - This is a career-oriented site for individuals interested in a career in the music recording industry. Links include Success Stories, What the Press Writes; What People are Saying, How It Works and Resources.

http://www.ndta.org.uk/public/careers.html - This web page of the National Association of Dance Teachers provides information of careers in the field of dance.