The Visual Arts Industry Phyllis M. Montuori L.A. Wilson Tech WBL Coordinator

Career Overview  A Visual Artist paints, draws, prints, engraves, works with glass, videotapes, films, photographs, works with computers.  A Visual Artist transforms raw materials into art.  Your work becomes part of a process that creates, inspires, or provokes.

A Career In The Visual Arts is… a hard road to success, but worth the effort a hard road to success, but worth the effort requires an inspiration, a passion, or a calling requires an inspiration, a passion, or a calling not something you stumble into; it's an not something you stumble into; it's an irresistible force, it's in your blood. irresistible force, it's in your blood.

What’s Required of You Artistic eye Artistic eye Ability to learn Ability to learn Inner Drive Inner Drive Persistence Persistence Perseverance Perseverance Skill Skill Talent Talent Technologically Savvy Technologically Savvy THE ABILITY TO USE YOUR BRAIN! THE ABILITY TO USE YOUR BRAIN! Work well with others Work well with others

Expand Your Horizons… Check Out The Following Industries  Advertising Agencies  Design Firms  Educational Institutions  Journalism  Publishing Companies  Photography  Production Services  Video

Careers in Visual Arts Departments or Subdivisions Fine Arts - museums and galleries, Fine Arts - museums and galleries, Art Forum - Film Making, Commercial Photography Art Forum - Film Making, Commercial Photography Textile Designers Textile Designers Installation Artists Installation Artists Artists who work only with paper Artists who work only with paper Lithographers and Etchers Lithographers and Etchers Glass Blowers Glass Blowers Mosaic Designers Mosaic Designers Caricaturists (at parties and corporate functions) Caricaturists (at parties and corporate functions) Painter - holiday scenes on store windows or murals Painter - holiday scenes on store windows or murals Design careers Design careers

Consider a Teaching Career  One art insider says, "If you want to be an artist, teach." Showing others how to focus their talents can help you focus yours.

Careers in the Art Forum  Film Maker Broad range of disciplines, from directing to cinematography, camera operation to production and design Basic level, a film director does all the work of making a film - finds or writes a script, scouts for locations, casts actors, secures funding, buys film or videotape and a camera, and films or tapes the movie himself or herself Basic level, a film director does all the work of making a film - finds or writes a script, scouts for locations, casts actors, secures funding, buys film or videotape and a camera, and films or tapes the movie himself or herself

Careers in Commercial Photography Foreign Correspondents Foreign Correspondents Freelance Photographers Freelance Photographers Newspaper Shooters Newspaper Shooters Staff photographers at fashion magazines Staff photographers at fashion magazines Still photographers on movie sets. Still photographers on movie sets. A photographer may start out by working as an assistant to another photographer in his or her chosen area of specialty. Photography is one of the more technical arts. Apprenticing is a great way to learn the fundamentals of the discipline—lighting, lenses, composition, and film.

Financial Compensation or SHOW ME THE MONEY $$$ Average compensation range for salaried workers Painter/Sculptor/Illustrator Painter/Sculptor/Illustrator $16,900 to $73,560 Multimedia Artist/Animator Multimedia Artist/Animator $25,830 to $85,160 Photographer Photographer $14,640 to $49,920 $14,640 to $49,920 Filmmaker/Director Filmmaker/Director $23,300 to $119,760

Tips on Getting Hired An accurate resume An accurate resume Portfolio of recent work Portfolio of recent work Clean presentable appearance Clean presentable appearance List of references List of references

Insider Tips  Compensation varies wildly - from just barely making-it to rolling in the dough.  Discipline and perseverance are vital.

Insider Tips  If you go down this road, you have to realize that more than a few artists never earn a penny from their work, most create their art while paying the bills with a “real” job, and only some artists strike it rich.

High School Courses That Would be Beneficial Advertising Art Business Management ComputersDrawingEconomics Information Technology Photography Video Production

Job Titles to Explore  Advertising Designer  Art Director  Creative Director  Graphic Artist  Photographer  Photographic Assistant  Sales  Sound Editor  Sound Engineer  Videographer  Video Editor

2 Year Colleges Fashion Institute of Technology Fashion Institute of Technology Photography - Associate Degree Program Photography - Associate Degree Program Nassau Community College Nassau Community College Photography - Associates Degree Program Suffolk Community College Suffolk Community College photocurriculum.html Photography - Associate Degree Program

4 Year Colleges 4 Year Colleges  Five Towns College  New York Institute of Technology  Pratt Institute  Rochester Institute of Technology  School of Visual Arts visualarts.edu/ visualarts.edu/

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