Careers that stem from an art degree are varied and fulfilling. Fine
artists need not fear the label of starving artist because there are many
fields they can enter that will fulfill their artistic needs as well as
their financial ones. Many people who graduate from art programs take
marketing and business courses to enhance their ability to run a business
based on their art. There are also careers in freelance art and contracts
offered by large corporations for specific types of art that focuses on
the business.
Craft Artist
Craft artists work mainly in sectors like jewelry design. Well designed
and crafted jewelry is not limited to the traditional designs for rings,
necklaces and bracelets. In the modern market such items as hair accessories,
technological necessities and even teeth are bejeweled at high market
values. Many craft artists are self employed or contracted with wide market
companies. The median salary for this career is $30,000.
Fine Artist
Fine artists spend the majority of their art degree program immersed
in their particular field. Whether in sculpture or painting, a fine artist
can make a good living as a gallery owner. In this way they are able to
showcase their own talents, and those of others, while selling their creations
under their own preferred conditions. Should a find artist choose to work
under contract, they are able to continue their art but there may be conditions
or limitations put on the creative license. The median salary for these
careers is $40,000.
Medical and Scientific Illustrator
Some artists obtain an art degree as well as one that gives them a wider
skill set to market. In doing so, these artists can choose “professional”
careers that involve art such as medical and scientific illustrators.
These people draw the pictures and diagrams for all types of medical and
scientific works that include texts, magazines and dissertations. Depending
on the type of publication the salary varies, but the median salary is
$50,000.
