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What can I do with a major in Fine Arts?

 

Fine Arts majors have a variety of options available to them after graduation. Many of our students pursue further education with either graduate school ie.(Masters / Doctorate) or professional school ie. (Teaching / Law). Please note that many or most of the careers listed below require additional degrees, diplomas, certificates or specialized training.


Advertising Commercial Director
Advertising Copywriter
Advertising Creative Director
Advertising Illustrator
Advertising Photographer
Aerial Photographer
Animator (Digital / Traditional)
Antique Restorer
Architect
Architectural Illustrator
Architectural Technologist
Art Auctioneer
Art Consultant
Art Critic
Art Dealer
Art Director (Film / Video / Print)
Art Editor
Art Historian
Art Lecturer
Art Librarian
Art Publisher
Art Therapist
Art / Film Critic
Artist-in-Residence
Artists' Agent 
Automobile Specialty Painter
Background Artist
Billboard Designer
Book Jacket Designer
Buyer
Cabinet Maker
Calligrapher
Caricaturist
Cartographer
Cartoonist
Ceramic Tile Artisan
Ceramicist
Child / Day Care Worker
Children's Book Illustrator
Choreographer
Cinematographer
Combat Photographer   
Comic Book Creator
Comic Strip Artist  
Computer Graphics Design 
Conservator
Corporate Designer  
Costume Designer
Court Artist  
Crafts Artisan

Creative Director-Advertising
Curator    
Dark Room Technician      
Design Consultant
Design Engineer
Digital Artist  
Digital Film Maker
Director
Display Artist

Display Designer
Documentary Photographer 
Draftsperson
Dressmaker                
Editorial Art Director
Editorial Illustrator   
Editorial Photographer
Elementary Teacher 
Exhibition Designer
Fabric Designer     
Fashion Buyer
Fashion Designer  
Fashion Editor
Fashion Illustrator   
Fashion Photographer
Field-Expedition Artist
Film Editor   
Film / Video Camera Operator 

Film / Video Lighting Designer  
Film / Video Sound Engineer
Floor Covering Designer    
Florist
Foundry Artist     
Furniture Designer
Gallery Director
Gallery Owner 
Glass Blower          
Graphic Artist       
Greeting Card Designer     
Hair Stylist           
Industrial Designer                  
Industrial Photographer
Interior Decorator               
Jewellery Designer
Landscape Architect  
Lecturer
Lighting Designer
Lithographer
Logo Designer   

Machine Designer
Magazine Designer   
Make-up                

Artist  

Market Researcher               
Medical Illustrator
Metalworker     

Model Maker
Mosaicist  
Multimedia Designer            
Muralist
Package Designer
Painter                
Parade Float Designer / Builder
Paste-up Artist
Performing Artist            
Photo Journalist
Photographer      
Photography Editor
Photo-retoucher        
Police / Legal Photographer
Police Artist
Primary Teacher    
Print Maker       
Publicity Director
Puppetmaker   
Researcher  
Restorer
Retail
Scientific Illustrator
Sculptor
Serigrapher
Set Designer
Sign Painter
Silversmith
Special Effects Technician  
Stained-glass Designer
Stonemason
Structural Design Engineer  
Stylist       
Tailor            
Tattoo Artist     
Taxidermist                   
Teacher                
Technical Illustrator   
Textile Designer
Toy Designer    
Travel Photographer 
Television Director
Typography Designer  
Urban Planner
Visual Aids Artist
Wallpaper Designer
Weaver
Web-page Designer
Window Decorator
Woodcarver

If you have further questions about how to expand your career search, make an appointment with one of our career counsellors, or attend one of the career planning seminars offered several times a year on campus.  These seminars are free of charge. Please contact Student Affairs at (705) 474-3450 Ext. 4362.

Sources used in developing these lists include:

Job Futures (HRDC)  http://jobfutures.ca/

Yerema, Richard., (2004)  The Career Directory.  Mediacorp Canada Inc.  Toronto.

 

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