Visual Arts Career Resources

BOOKS:

The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love
by PSU SoVA alum, Jackie Battenfield

ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career
by PSU SoVA alum, Heather Darcy Bhandari and Jonathan Melber

Careers In Art: An Illustrated Guide

by Gerald Brommer and Joseph Gatto

How to Get a Job in Computer Animation: Create an amazing demo reel and get it to the
right people
by Ed Harriss

Your Career in Animation

by David Levy

Cartoon Animation: Introduction to a Career

by Milton Gray

WEB SITES:

Visual Arts Career Guide

Explore careers in Art with links to job descriptions, which include information such as
daily activities, skill requirements, salary and training required.
http://www.khake.com/page42.html

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Artists and Related Workers category
Government publication that provides statistical information, job descriptions and
outlook for occupations
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos092.htm

NYFA job list

http://www.nyfa.org/opportunities.asp?type=Job&id=94&fid=1&sid=54

NYFA opportunities list

http://www.nyfa.org/opportunities.asp?
type=Opportunity&opp=OppArtist&id=95&fid=1&sid=54

Resource site for computer graphics and interactive techniques:

http://www.siggraph.org/jobs/

A publication "dedicated to the appreciation and advancement of contemporary visual art

and its creators"
http://www.artbuzz.org/book.html

An article about animation career preparation:

http://www.animationarena.com/animation-career.html
An article: How to Get a Job in the Arts
http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/29/arts-jobs-employment-leadership-careers-
resources.html

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

http://www.artsusa.org/
http://www.collegeart.org/
http://www.arteducators.org/
http://www.aep-arts.org/
http://www.paea.org/
http://iamda.org/