Pathways

__Significance __ Pathways is a resource for visual art educators so that they may educate students of art on the various professional careers offered in society. Many art students are unaware of the jobs and opportunities that exist in the Creative Economy. The following list is a guide of how students can use artistic knowledge in the pursuit of capital. Much has been written on this topic most notably Richard Florida's 2002 book Rise of the Creative Class: And How it's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life.  Creative Fields / Cultural ProductionArt Fields: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture (ceramics, glass, metal, carving), Printmaking, Film, Video, New Media, Photography, Visual Communication, Performance, Interior Design, Fashion Design, and Fiber (weaving).

Art as Career:  Visual Communication, Digital Art, Graphic Design (multimedia, print, web, publishing)  Game Design (web, corporate, studio)  Animation (comic, film, video / new media, web, commercial)  Industrial Design (designed objects)  Architecture (digital drafting, planning, interior modeling, field work, research, marketing)  Fashion Design (garment, outer-wear, costume, avant-garde)  Interior Design / Set Design (stage, set, installation, spatial experimentation)  Photography (editorial, fashion, freelance)  Film, Video, New Media (editing, recording, directing, story boarding/sequencing, tv, web, animation, digital)  Sound (recording, producing, mixing, audio, music, acoustic)  Performance (guerrilla street campaigns, face-to-face marketing, movement, spiritual, interpretive dance, public)  Writing (story telling, publishing, copy writing, editing, fiction, non-fiction) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Art History (criticism, museum curating, research, gallery, college / university) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Art Education (research, schools, museums, community arts, organizations, activism, college / university) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Art Therapy (medical field, art field, college / university, community, non-profit) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Arts Administration (curating, gallery, museum, project space, outreach, grant writing, community, non-profit)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Fields: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Marketing ("creative") Graphic Design <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Advertising ("creative") Graphic Design <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Commercial Illustration <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Retail (window display, set design, constructed models) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Fashion (lead designer, design assistant, design intern, retail buyer, freelance, costume designer) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Interior Design <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Architecture / Drafting <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Film Industry <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> TV (master control, editing, TV graphics, sound) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Theater (stage design, set design, fashion consulting, fashion designer) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Community Arts / Non-Profit Sector <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Print / Web Publications <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Web (marketing, advertising, motion graphics, digital graphics) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Photography Arenas (print / digital marketing & advertising)