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Visual Arts, Arts
Administration
& Performing Arts

is a career community focused on using various mediums to convey creative expression through visual arts, dance, theatre, costume & make up design, and more.

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This career community focuses on creative expression through visual arts, dance, theatre, costume & make-up design, museum studies, and arts management. Professionals in this career community spend their time developing opportunities to showcase their craft, build portfolios, study and rehearse roles, and engage collaboratively with various arts organizations and artistic communities.

Professionals in this area can work as practicing artists, administrators, and managers serving these arts and cultural institutions. This community is comprised of both nonprofit and for profit organizations, social enterprises, and freelance opportunities. Working in this area involves collaborating with various audiences and requires resourcefulness, creativity, and flexibility. Areas of interest include traditional fine arts, emerging arts fields, and arts administration ranging from community engagement, marketing/communications, fundraising/development, and arts education.

Potential careers include

events & festival management

education

exhibition design

preservation & curation

acting, improv, comedy & voice acting

textiles

stage management

lighting & set design

costume & makeup design

box office & ticketing

arts management

Volunteer Management

Facilities, Operations, & Venue Management

photography

visual merchandising

fundraising

artist relations

Design, Animation, & Illustration

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