A Career in the Arts

8th Grade Art - Mr. Holland

11/08

Bridges - Iowa Student Careers

· Click on ‘Site ID’ at top of page

· Click on the green link at the right- exploring careers

· Click on the blue link in the center- work page

· You’ll see a list of career types by interest on the right of the screen. Now click on:

Arts, Audio-Video Technology and Communications.

· From here you can choose which career to begin researching related to the arts.

Visual Arts Career Guide (information about careers in the arts)

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Artists & Related Workers (U.S. Dept. of Labor Statistics about art related careers)

Visual Nations: Art Careers (definitions of art careers)

Oswego State Univ.: Careers in the Arts (definitions of art careers)

Cover Letter Samples by Alison Doyle (sample cover letters to view. Look at more than just the art one)