Career Field - Arts & Entertainment
Career Information & Resources
- Career Profiles and Guides
- Arts Administration / Education / Therapy
- Broadcasting / Film / Video
- Fashion / Textile Art
- Fine Arts / Visual Arts / Graphic Design
- Multiple Fields
- Museums / Libraries
- Performing Arts/Music
Student & Professional Organizations
Career Information & Resources
Career Guides: Multiple Fields
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - Information about career, salary, training and employment projections for many different career fields, including arts and entertainment.
- Career Videos from CareerOnestop - Educational videos of professionals working in various careers along with salary, trainiing and outlook information.
- Chegg Career Profiles - Brief videos of arts and entertainment professionals talking about their work.
Arts Administration / Education / Therapy
- Art Instructor - Provides information about work, skills and educational requirements from SchoolsInTheUSA.com.
- Arts Administrators - General information from collegeboard.org.
- What is Art Therapy? - General information and an overview of the field.
- CareerPage/All About Broadcasting - From the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations. Provides information about types of jobs in broadcasting as well as job listings.
- Scary Cow Productions - SF-based indie film incubator at which you can participate -- and learn -- in a variety of film production roles
- How to Get Started in Film - From the Film Connection. Scroll down for articles on many different roles within the industry.
- Writer’s Store - Article on breaking into television writing.
- Reel Directory - Northen Callifornia's one-stop production directory for filmmakers
- About.com - Offers links to descriptions of jobs in the fashion industry and related articles.
- Buyer - Read a Princeton Review Career Profile.
- Fashion-Schools.org - Has information on careers, salaries and schools.
Fine Arts / Visual Arts / Graphic Design
- American Institute of Graphic Designers (AIGA) Survey of Design Salaries - Comprehensive annual survey of compensation data for the communication design profession in the U.S.
- Illustrators - Provides information on work, skills and educational requirements from SchoolsInTheUSA.com.
- Princeton Review - Read about a Day in the Life of an Art Dealer, Graphic Designer, or Digital Artist, as well as past and future trends, paying your dues, and quality of life for these professions.
- California Arts Council - State agency geared towards the development and support of arts in California. Offers grants and fellowships to individual artists, news, a calendar of events, links to California arts agencies and other organizations for the arts.
- American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works - Provides information on careers and academic training in the field of conservation.
- Art Libraries Society of North America - Presents information on events, resources, and jobs relating to arts information careers.
- "So You Want to Be an Archivist"- An overview of the archives profession, developed by the Society of American Archivists.
- Working at the Smithsonian - Information from The Smithsonian Institution about a variety of museum careers.
- Careers in Music from Berklee College of Music - Provides descriptions of hundreds of jobs in the music industry.
- Performing Arts Administrator - Read a Princeton Review career profile.
Student/Campus & Professional Organizations
Participating in these groups can be a valuable avenue for learning about an occupation or field. They are an excellent resource for networking, and their websites often have information about careers.
Cal Student/Campus Organizations
Student/Campus organizations related to this field include:
- Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Student Committee
- Berkeley Arts+Design - Explore Cal's arts and design landscape (classes, certificates, majors, research, student clubs, events).
- KALX
- Student Musical Activities
- SUPERB - ASUC Student Union Program Entertainment & Recreation Board
Other Student Organizations - List of UC Berkeley student organizations registered with The LEAD Center
Professional Organizations
Major professional organizations include:
Arts Administration / Education / Therapy
Broadcasting / Film / Video
Fashion / Textile Art
Fine Arts / Visual Arts / Graphic Design
- American Institute of Graphic Arts
- American Society of Appraisers - Northern California Chapters
- Graphic Artists Guild
Museums / Libraries
Performing Arts / Music
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- College Music Society
- Dance/USA
- Theatre Communications Group
- Americans for the Arts - The nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education.
- California Arts Council - State agency geared towards the development and support of arts in California. Offers grants and fellowships to individual artists, news, a calendar of events, links to California arts agencies and other organizations for the arts.
To find other professional associations:
- Directory of Associations - Search a database of over 35,000 professional associations.">