Art
What Can I Do With A Major In Art ?
Art can be considered the process or product of arranging elements in a way to affect the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse spectrum of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including ceramics, design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture, as well as art history.
In the Department of Art, academic experiences are intended to broaden individual talent and artistic abilities; stimulate creative processes; develop skills needed to accomplish career objectives as practicing art professionals or art educators; and afford opportunities to work with dynamic, energetic faculty members who are also active, exhibiting artists. Study options also exist in new media arts, mural painting, and other new genres. Both conceptual and technical excellence is stressed within a curriculum that encourages diverse forms of creative expression.
The Department of Art faculty combines a commitment to teaching with a dynamic program of professional activities in the local area, throughout the state of Connecticut, in other regions of the U.S., and abroad. Professional participation includes solo and group exhibitions, conference presentations, and grant receipt and operation, as well as consulting.
Visit CCSU's Art Department webpage here.
Explore this site to discover a number of resources, career options, and school recommendations for your major!
Sample of Related Occupations
For additional information on each occupation or any others you may be considering, please visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook, a nationally recognized source of career information, put together by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Professional Associations & Additional Career Information
American Association of Museums
American Institute of Graphic Arts
Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design
Association of Medical Illustrators
Connecticut Art Education Association
Industrial Designers Society of America
National Art Education Association
National Endowment for the Arts
National Press Photographers Association
Professional Photographers of America
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
Internships, Co-ops and Employment Opportunities
Art majors may find experiential opportunities or employment in a number of areas depending on your skills, abilities and experience. Career-related internships and co-op placements are a great avenue to establishing yourself as a qualified candidate for full-time, professional-level career opportunities after graduation.
The following list of employers and job titles shows opportunities where the employer
was specifically looking for art majors. This list is meant to be a resource for further
career-related investigation and DOES NOT REFLECT current openings. To look for current openings, please visit College Central Network, CCSU's online
job, internship, and co-op database, on the Career Success Center website here.
Connecticut Historical Society Museum - Graphics Collection Internship
ESF, Inc. - Art Specialist
NBC 30 - Graphic Design Internship
NFP Sports, LLC - Marketing Internship
Nutmeg Public Access TV - TV Production Internship