Looking for art degree jobs after graduation? Re-entering the workforce later in life? Check out these four unique options for art jobs.

1. WHAT ART
DEGREE JOBS
COULD YOU DO?
FOUR UNIQUE
OPTIONS TO
CONSIDER

2. You graduated with a fine arts degree.
Congratulations! So… now what? All
college graduates struggle with what they
should do once they graduate. Do you
want to go on to more schooling to get a
graduate or a doctoral degree? Do you
want to become an art teacher or try to
make it in the art world? Or, do you want
to try something a bit more unique with
your degree? Art degree jobs don’t have to
be limited to “artist” or “teacher.” There
are so many directions that an art degree
can take you. Here are just four of those
options:

3. Art Degree Jobs:
Color Specialist
A professional color specialist works with, well,
color. It’s their job to understand how colors go
together, what colors relate to different
aesthetics & time periods, and how to create
palettes for homes, buildings, sculpture,
graphic design, etc. Many color experts find
work as an online paint color consultant
working with people looking to re-paint their
homes. Others work directly with brands &
businesses to create brand colors, graphic
design elements, business cards, offices, and
more.

4. Art Degree Jobs:
Art Therapist
Art therapists often have dual degrees in fine arts
alongside psychology, or a masters or doctorate in
psychology on top of a fine arts degree.These
therapists focus on using art as a way for clients to
express problems, issues, fears, anxiety, past
traumas, and more during a therapy session. Art
therapy helps people to express things that are
deeply uncomfortable and scary, and commonly is
used to help survivors of abuse, neglect, and trauma.
If you’re interested in working closely with people
using art, then art therapy could be the field for you.

5. Medical Illustrator
If illustration is your passion, don’t feel that you have
to limit yourself to children’s books and comics
(unless those are your passions, of course!).Think
about everything else that requires illustrations:
technical guides, instruction manuals, business
presentations, and, of course, medical texts.Medical
textbooks, diagrams, and explanations all require
high-quality and intelligent artists to illustrate
complex concepts. This could include everything from
microbiology illustrations that help students
understand how DNA is replicated to illustrations of
anatomy and physiology in a medical school
textbook. If you have an understanding and love for
science, then combining that skill with your art
degree gives you a great job opportunity.

6. Additional Resources
Art isn’t always painting, drawing, and illustrating.
Photography is an art form oft forgotten as “art”, but
many fine arts degrees are focused on photography as
the main medium.Photography is perhaps the most
applicable art form to traditional jobs with school
photography, family photography, digital photos &
social media, and graphic design all pulling from the art
of photos. An interesting and exciting way to use
photography in your career is through photojournalism.
Photojournalists work with newspapers, magazines, and
online publications to take photos that align with
stories and articles. They’ll also often attend local
gatherings, natural disasters, concerts, and other
important events to document it for a later publication.