What types of entry level jobs are typically available to graduating Studio Art majors?
What types of internships are offered to students interested in Studio Art on MOJO?
What are Studio Art majors and alumni doing now?
What sort of graduate study have Studio Art majors pursued?
How can you learn more about careers that might interest you?

What types of entry level jobs are typically available to graduating Studio Art majors?

The beauty of a liberal arts education is that it challenges you to develop a wide range of universally-applicable and life-enriching skills, so your major is less representative of you abilities than it is of your interests.  In other words, you can do just about anything with any degree. The companies listed below are examples of typical employers for entry-level positions for studio art majors:

  • Marianne Boesky Gallery
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Peabody Essex Museum
  • Dallas Museum of Art
  • WESketch Architecture

    What types of internships are offered to students interested in Studio Art on MOJO?

  • Community Arts Internship: City Arts, New York, NY
  • Gallery Intern: Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum ID
  • Art Museum Internships: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
  • Intern: Christie's Inc., Los Angeles, CA
  • Art/Graphic Design Intern: Brant Publications, New York, NY
  • Photo Assistant: Tom Powel Imaging, Inc., New York, NY
  • Artist Assistant: Roque Buddha Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
  • Fine Art Intern: VERANDA, New York, NY

    What are Studio Art majors and alumni doing now?

    Here are the job titles and employers of a few Middlebury alumni who majored in Studio Art. If you'd like to speak an alumnus or alumna about his or her career, or ask for advice about your own, then search MiddNet for an alumni career advisor today!

  • Senior Administrator/Cataloguer, Sotheby's, Chicago, IL
  • Group Brand Manager, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
  • Owner, Baba Paul Designs, Raleigh, NC
  • President and Founder, New Media Arts Agency, Weston, MA
  • Annual Funds Manager, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle, WA
  • Administrative and Developmental Assistant, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
  • Director of Graduate Programs, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
  • Visual Effects Producer, Star Trek-Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, CA
  • Architect, Allan Greenberg Architect, Washington, D.C.
  • High School Art Teacher, University School, Hunting Valley, OH
  • Print Maker/Designer/Vice President, Tontine Press, Inc., East Barnard, VT

    What sort of graduate study have Studio Art majors pursued?

  • Harvard University: MA
  • New York University: MA
  • University of Illinois: MA
  • Columbia University
  • University of Texas
  • University of Virginia: MA (Arts)
  • Yale University: MFA
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Yale School of Architecture

    How can you learn more about careers that might interest you?

    Read a book.The following books, available for perusal in the CSO Library, may be of particular interest to Studio Art majors:

  • Great jobs for art majors. Blythe Camenson. Lincolnwood, Ill. USA: VGM Career Horizons, c1997.
  • For the working artist: a survival guide for artists. Judith Lutherl; foreword by Eric Vollmer. Los Angeles, California: NationaL Network for Artist Placement, 1991.
  • Careers for culture lovers & other artsy types. Marjorie Eberts, Margaret Gisler. Lincolnwood, Ill., USA: VGM Career Horizons, 1992.

    Use the Web.The following Web sites may be useful:

  • Monster's Major to Career Converter
  • CSO's Virtual Career Library
  • American Association of Museums
  • Career Alternatives for Art Historians

    More Resources and Services

    Stop by CSO for a Drop-In, or call to make an appointment with a counselor to talk about contacting alumni, assessing your career interests/preferences, and other actions you can take to prepare yourself for the transition from Middlebury to the professional world.

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