100 Ways To Make a Living in the Visual Arts
Here is a list of 100 occupations related to the visual arts. Research and discuss how each profession helps in the everyday production and presentation of art. Find out how someone would prepare (academically, professionally, etc.) for a career in one of these arts-related professions. Can you think of even more?
agent 
anthropologist 
appraiser 
architect 
art historian arts administrator art supplies manufacturer art supplies dealer art therapist assemblage artist auctioneer basketmaker beader blacksmith broker buyer calligrapher cartographer cartoonist chemist cinematographer/videographer collagist collector computer artist costume designer critic curator director dollmaker draftsman dyer electronic graphics designer embroiderer engraver environmental artist event planner exhibit juror fashion designer fiber artist forge operator framer fund-raiser furniture maker gallery owner glassblower graphic artist henna artist interior decorator illustrator installation technician jewelry designer kiln operator landscape architect layout artist lighting designer logo designer makeup artist marketer mechanical engineer metalworker modelmaker movie theater operator museum docent or guide packaging designer packer/shipper painter photographer potter/ceramist preservationist print artist printer/publisher producer projectionist publicist quarryman quilter researcher restorer seamstress set designer scrapbooker scrimshaw artist sculptor sheep rancher sign maker software engineer special effects designer stained-glass artist stonemason studio owner tattoo artist teacher tour guide video artist wax sculptor weaver web site designer woodcarver writer