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Art and Music
Art
Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks & Searching Advice | Associations | Graduate School Information
Music
Descriptive Career Information | Banks & Searching Advice | Associations | Graduate School Information
Art
Descriptive Career Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Overview of nature of the work, working conditions, job training, and earnings for artists and related workers.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos092.htm
Career
Alternatives for Art Historians
Over 20 professions outside of academia.
http://www.nd.edu/~crosenbe/jobs.html
University
of Texas at Austin Career Guide
Career Guide for Studio Art Majors from the University of Texas at Austin.
http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/career/media/studioguide.pdf
Job Banks and Searching Advice
HireCulture
A job board for careers in the culture organizations in Massachusetts.
http://www.hireculture.org/jobbook/index.asp
ArtSource
- Museum School
Excellent listing of current opportunities - includes internships, art administration
and design positions.
http://www.smfa.edu/Student_Life/Professional_Development
/View_artSource_Listings/Index.asp
Museum
Resource Board
Search for art administration jobs and internships.
http://www.nemanet.org/nemajobs.htm
New
York Foundation for the Arts - Jobs & Other
Opportunities
Job listings nationwide as well as other helpful links.
http://www.nyfa.org/level2.asp?id=54&fid=1
Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston
MFA job listings.
http://www.mfa.org/jobs/
Art Career
Searchable nationwide career resource for jobs in the arts.
http://www.artcareer.net/
Art
Design and Career Employment
An extensive list of links to sites on arts employment maintained by Northern
Michigan University.
http://art.nmu.edu/department/AD_Career-Jobs.html
Art-Online
Links to employment websites for art, architecture, design, graphics, and multimedia.
http://www.art-online.com/category.aspx?id=830
Museum
Discussion Listserv Service
A national discussion listserve, subscribers can read through current and archived
postings about new jobs and other museum related issues.
http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/museum-l.html
Museum
Job Listserv
National discussion listserv, sponsored by Yahoo! Subscribers browse current
and archived job postings.
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/musejobs/
Richard Gardner's
Art Deadlines List
Lists of art contests and their deadlines
http://artdeadlineslist.com/
Urban
Arts Institute's Artist Registry
Massachusetts College of Arts' Registry for New England artists interested
in working on public art projects.
http://www.urbanartsinstitute.org/index2.html
Art
Newspaper's Classified section
The Art Newspaper's free classified section lists jobs and internships worldwide.
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/ajobs/index.asp
Music Educators National
Conference
MENC is a professional organization for music educators, click on the jobs
and career link for a job bank and career advice.
http://www.menc.org/
See Also: General Job Banks and Searching Advice
Employer Directories
Museums in
the USA
Lists of museums by name, state, or type, plus other links.
http://www.museumca.org/usa
February 28, 2008 New England Museum
Association
Professional organization that requires membership to access most resources,
but students and job hunters can join at a reduced rate, to have access to
job listings.
http://www.nemanet.org/
College Art
Association
Professional association for students interested in college teaching of the
arts and humanities. Searchable career center database and job listings.
http://www.collegeart.org/
American
Association of Museums
Professional organization for professional and volunteer museum employees has
job seeker information.
http://www.aam-us.org/index.cfm
American Federation
of the Arts
Professional organization for the arts.
http://www.afaweb.org
American Council
for the Arts
Membership services include acess to a field directory, conferences and events,
newsletters, job resources, etc.
http://www.artsusa.org
International Council
of Museums
Membership benefits include free admission to museums worldwide, professional
conferences and events, newsletters and email listserv subscription.
http://icom.museum/
Alliance
of Artists' Communities
Search for a residency or artist community.
http://www.artistcommunities.org/
New York City Museum
Educators Roundtable
Fee based networking group for museum educators in the New York area.
http://www.nycmer.org/
Boston Society
of Architects
BSA's website has classified job advertisements, news and events, architect
directories and a resume postings.
http://www.architects.org
Peterson's Online
Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate
programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com
Music
Descriptive
Career Information
Occupational
Outlook Handbook: Musicians, Singers, and Related
Workers
Overview of nature of the work, working conditions,
job training, and earnings.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos095.htm
Careers in Music
Excellent guide to music careers from Berklee College of Music, with descriptive
information about careers in different areas such as composition, music therapy,
film scoring, touring, record companies, and more.
http://www.berklee.edu/careers/default.html
Job Banks
and Searching Advice
Berklee
Music
Job and gig listings available with free registration.
http://www.berkleemusic.com/billboard/jobs/search
Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection
New England Conservatory's subscription based database of jobs, competitions, festivals, scholarships and grant listings.
http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/career/
HireCulture
The Massachusetts Cultural Council's job bank
of arts-related positions in the state includes regular
listings for music teachers and administrative positions
at music organizations. Updated daily.
http://www.hireculture.org/jobbook/index.asp
New
York Foundation for the Arts
National job listings for all types of positions in the creative professions.
http://www.nyfa.org/opportunities.asp?type=Job&id=94&fid=1&sid=54
Oberlin
College Office Conservatory Resource Center
Online resources include resume writing basics and headshot information for
musicians, a musicians guide to freelancing, how to find competitions and festivals,
links to job listings on other sites, and more.
http://www.oberlin.edu/career/crc/
Boston
Symphony Orchestra
Full time, part time, temporary, and internship
listings at the BSO and Tanglewood.
http://www.bso.org/genC/genCfour.jhtml?id=cat20272&area=com
My Music Job
International job and internship database with both free and membership-only
listings.
http://www.mymusicjob.com/
Mediabistro
Mediabistro's daily job listings often include positions at music magazines
and television stations.
http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/
Private Music Instructor
National Directory
A free directory for music instructors to post their services.
http://www.pmidir.com/
Music Educators National
Conference
MENC is a professional organization for music educators, click on the jobs
and career link for a job bank and career advice.
http://www.menc.org/
See Also: General Job Banks
and Searching Advice
Associations
The American Music
Center
http://www.amc.net/
Chamber
Music America
http://www.chamber-music.org/
The American Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers
http://www.ascap.com
The College Music
Society
The College Music Society publishes a subscription-based newsletter with music
faculty positions in higher education.
http://www.music.org/cgi-bin/showpage.pl
Berklee
College of Music: Music-Related Associations
Berklee's web site features an extensive list of music-related associations.
http://www.berklee.edu/careers/associations_a-m.html
Graduate School Information
Music
Graduate School Programs - Master's, Ph.D.
International directory of music graduate programs.
http://www.gradschools.com/programs/music.html
Graduate
Programs in Musicology
A list and links to graduate programs in musicology put out by the American
Musicological Society.
http://www.ams-net.org/gradprog.php
Guide
to Programs in Ethnomusicology
A list and links to undergraduate and graduate programs in ethnomusicology
put out by the Society for Ethnomusicology.
http://webdb.iu.edu/sem/scripts/guidetoprograms/guidelist.cfm
See Also
Not finding what you need? Ask a librarian.
Page updated:
May 24, 2007
New England Museum
Association
Professional organization that requires membership to access most resources,
but students and job hunters can join at a reduced rate, to have access to
job listings.
http://www.nemanet.org/
College Art
Association
Professional association for students interested in college teaching of the
arts and humanities. Searchable career center database and job listings.
http://www.collegeart.org/
American
Association of Museums
Professional organization for professional and volunteer museum employees has
job seeker information.
http://www.aam-us.org/index.cfm
American Federation
of the Arts
Professional organization for the arts.
http://www.afaweb.org
American Council
for the Arts
Membership services include acess to a field directory, conferences and events,
newsletters, job resources, etc.
http://www.artsusa.org
International Council
of Museums
Membership benefits include free admission to museums worldwide, professional
conferences and events, newsletters and email listserv subscription.
http://icom.museum/
Alliance
of Artists' Communities
Search for a residency or artist community.
http://www.artistcommunities.org/
New York City Museum
Educators Roundtable
Fee based networking group for museum educators in the New York area.
http://www.nycmer.org/
Boston Society
of Architects
BSA's website has classified job advertisements, news and events, architect
directories and a resume postings.
http://www.architects.org
Peterson's Online
Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate
programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com
Music
Descriptive Career Information
Occupational
Outlook Handbook: Musicians, Singers, and Related
Workers
Overview of nature of the work, working conditions,
job training, and earnings.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos095.htm
Careers in Music
Excellent guide to music careers from Berklee College of Music, with descriptive
information about careers in different areas such as composition, music therapy,
film scoring, touring, record companies, and more.
http://www.berklee.edu/careers/default.html
Job Banks and Searching Advice
Berklee
Music
Job and gig listings available with free registration.
http://www.berkleemusic.com/billboard/jobs/search
Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection
New England Conservatory's subscription based database of jobs, competitions, festivals, scholarships and grant listings.
http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/career/
HireCulture
The Massachusetts Cultural Council's job bank
of arts-related positions in the state includes regular
listings for music teachers and administrative positions
at music organizations. Updated daily.
http://www.hireculture.org/jobbook/index.asp
New
York Foundation for the Arts
National job listings for all types of positions in the creative professions.
http://www.nyfa.org/opportunities.asp?type=Job&id=94&fid=1&sid=54
Oberlin
College Office Conservatory Resource Center
Online resources include resume writing basics and headshot information for
musicians, a musicians guide to freelancing, how to find competitions and festivals,
links to job listings on other sites, and more.
http://www.oberlin.edu/career/crc/
Boston
Symphony Orchestra
Full time, part time, temporary, and internship
listings at the BSO and Tanglewood.
http://www.bso.org/genC/genCfour.jhtml?id=cat20272&area=com
My Music Job
International job and internship database with both free and membership-only
listings.
http://www.mymusicjob.com/
Mediabistro
Mediabistro's daily job listings often include positions at music magazines
and television stations.
http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/
Private Music Instructor
National Directory
A free directory for music instructors to post their services.
http://www.pmidir.com/
Music Educators National
Conference
MENC is a professional organization for music educators, click on the jobs
and career link for a job bank and career advice.
http://www.menc.org/
See Also: General Job Banks
and Searching Advice
Associations
The American Music
Center
http://www.amc.net/
Chamber
Music America
http://www.chamber-music.org/
The American Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers
http://www.ascap.com
The College Music
Society
The College Music Society publishes a subscription-based newsletter with music
faculty positions in higher education.
http://www.music.org/cgi-bin/showpage.pl
Berklee
College of Music: Music-Related Associations
Berklee's web site features an extensive list of music-related associations.
http://www.berklee.edu/careers/associations_a-m.html
Graduate School Information
Music
Graduate School Programs - Master's, Ph.D.
International directory of music graduate programs.
http://www.gradschools.com/programs/music.html
Graduate
Programs in Musicology
A list and links to graduate programs in musicology put out by the American
Musicological Society.
http://www.ams-net.org/gradprog.php
Guide
to Programs in Ethnomusicology
A list and links to undergraduate and graduate programs in ethnomusicology
put out by the Society for Ethnomusicology.
http://webdb.iu.edu/sem/scripts/guidetoprograms/guidelist.cfm
See Also
Not finding what you need? Ask a librarian.
Page updated: May 24, 2007
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