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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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