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What To Do With: Your Art Degree!

Posted by 0 December 17, Friday, 2010
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Whether you draw, write, or design, you’re an artist.

You came to college to channel your passion and energy into a career, but as graduation approaches, you may begin to feel apprehensive about what paths to take when deciding on a career.

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In a rut?

Don’t worry! You won’t have to buy into the whole starving artist lifestyle, especially after about four years of college. What you should do, is figure out how you can use your artistic skills to earn a living

Art doesn’t make any money!

Ever heard that one before? Believe it or not, Many employers offer job opportunities specifically to artists. However, a lot of artists are freelancers or self-employed, but employment can be found at advertising agencies, newspapers or museums.

Still not intrigued?

Here’s some specific career paths to consider:

-Architectural Writer/Critic
-Bank Note Designer
-Computer Graphic Designer
-Drafter
-Enamellist
-Fashion Editor
-Gem Cutter
-Hair Stylist
-Interior Designer
-Law Enforcement Photographer
-Magazine Art Director
-Novelist
-Ornamental Designer
-Poster Artist
-Quick Sketch Artist
-Retail Store Art Director
-Storyboard Illustrator
-Tattoo Artists
-Wardrobe Staff

There will always be a demand for artists in the job market. There’re the ones who give window displays, magazines, and packages the aesthetic appeal to draw customers in. All it takes is a little research.

So the next time someone tries to tell you that art doesn’t make any money, ask him who designed the logo on his sneakers.

About Mitchelle Ray

Mitchelle Ray is a fourth year graphic design student at Florida A&M University (FAMU). She is a freelance graphic designer as well as a layout designer for the campus’ newspaper, The Famuan. Ray is also a creative writer in which she has had work published in anthologies such as Young Poets: Florida Fall 2004 and FAMU's 1101 English book, Mosaics: Focussing on Essays, 2008. With her love of writing combined with the graphic design skills she has acquired, her ultimate goal to is to establish a literary magazine that features and connects with today’s youth. With CollegeCures.com, Ray hopes to bring innovative ideas that will help shape young peoples perspectives on certain issues.

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