Three units on arts careers by Carrie Mills with Lin Wright

Find a career that you will really enjoy, but be ready to change to related fields. That is what today’s job market requires. Here are descriptions of many different arts careers and related jobs in the arts. Check them out. Compare the career descriptions with your talents and interests. Start planning for your future.

Kids 8-12. What do artists do?

• Artists tell what they do
• Activities to try out what artists do
• A checklist to decide what interests you

Kids 10-14. What should I be when I grow up?

• Links to sites that describe arts careers and have checklists to help you to think about your career choices
• A list of arts careers
• Links to a sampling of arts schools

Teens. After high school, then what? Choosing a career.

• Advice about Choosing a Career
• Links to sources with an in-depth look at the nature and outlook of a variety of careers in music, art, theatre and dance
• Links to lists and definitions of hundreds of careers in each arts discipline: art, dance, music, theatre
• Links to interviews with artists in art, dance, literature, music and theatre
• Links to biographies of selected artists from the past