The Fine Artist's Career Guide

This guide gives anyone with studio art training the vital tools and breadth of information they need to develop and succeed in the fine and applied arts. The book covers the full spectrum of career options available to artists today, detailing the characteristics and qualifications of each profession, institutions that offer additional study in a particular field, plus where to look for current job postings. Chapters discuss teaching at the college level or in residency programs, licensing artwork, portraiture and letter arts, medical and scientific illustration, art conservation, art therapy, architecture and interior design, working in print studios and sculpture foundries, working in theater, museum careers, art appraisal, arts administration, art law, and illustration and the design field.
An authority on artists' careers, Daniel Grant skillfully weaves practical advice among in-depth discussions, interviews, and success stories gleaned from his talks with a wide range of professional artists. This thoroughly useful resource unveils the wide world of occupations awaiting all artists, as well as anyone wanting to explore a field in the arts.