Careers in the Arts

Career Resources - A listing of arts-related and non-profit-related internet sites which list job and internship opportunities. Some are free; some require that you register; some may require a subscription or membership fee.

Job Listings - Local and national arts job listings.

Career Resources

• Your State Arts Commission

• Your Regional Arts Councils

• State Universities: Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona

• www.AllArtSchools.com - a free resource for students - free comprehensive database of U.S. art schools to search for everything from associate's to doctoral degrees in over 50 business-related concentrations, including painting, theatre, music and art history.

• Alliance of Artists' Communities

• American Association of Museums (museums only)

• American Philanthropy Review

• Americans for the Arts (local arts councils & related agencies) – lists jobs in e-newsletter, call Ann Canzanetti at (202) 371-2830

• Arizona Nonprofit Community Report (Scott Sheldon’s e-newsletter)

• Artist Resource Job Listing (artists/writers only)

• Art Career Network

• Art Online

• ArtJob Online

• Arts Management Staffing Resources (email subscription for Job Opportunities)

• ArtsPresenters JobBank (performing arts and multidisciplinary presenters, free for members, fee for non-members)

• Arts Staffing

• Artswire (New York Foundation for the Arts

• Association of Fundraising Professionals (formerly National Society of Fund Raising Executives)

• Aviso Employment Resources Online (American Association of Museums)

• Ballet Arizona Marketing Intern opportunities year-round. Ability to work in a fast paced and deadline oriented environment; highly organized; excellent written and oral communication skills; proficient in MS Word and Excel; must be able to work sometime between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; able to work some evenings and weekends; must be self-starter. Position is unpaid,  but includes complimentary tickets to performances. Submit resumes and cover letters to: Holly Harmon, holly@balletaz.org, Fax: 602-381-0189, Phone: 602-343-6514. If emailing, include cover letter in body of email and resume as attachment.

• Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection: an online subscription database produced by New England Conservatory that offers more than 2300 opportunities for musicians: auditions, grants, competitions, festivals, plus teaching and arts administration jobs.  See www.newenglandconservatory.edu/career

• CAMA

• Changing Our World

• Chronicle of Philanthropy

• College Art Association (great resource, resume advice)

• Council on Foundations

• Creative Hotlist (graphic/web designers)

• Cultural Commons - new employment opportunities in cultural policy posted at the Cultural Commons. To share a job opportunity, visit www.culturalcommons.org and as a benefit of your membership, your organization can submit policy-relevant job listings for the Commons and weekly messages. Membership is currently free.

• Executive Searches

• gigslist.org - arts employment magazine and resource directory; arts councils, unions, guilds, schools and students are invited to subscribe for half price at www.gigslist.org/membership/artscouncils.htm; to post an opportunity or job listing free of charge at www.gigslist.org/membership/services.htm or to subscribe to the Arts Employers News Letter free of charge at gigslist-subscribe@topica.email-publisher.com

• Global Museum

• Higher Ed Jobs (University positions)

• Idealist (non profits)

• Job Access or www.abilityawareness.org (employment databank for people with disabilities)

• Just Grants Arizona

• Museum Employment Resource Center (MERC)

• Museum Jobs (Worldwide positions) 

• Museum Resource Board Job Database (museums only)

• National Network for Artist Placement

• National Park Service (historic sites):

• NEC Career Services Center - We'd love to add your arts job listings to our bulletin (there's no fee to list these). You can send these by email, fax, or postal service. You'll reach over 1700 subscribers nationwide for FREE. Simply send your job listings to: careerservices@newenglandconservatory.edu or fax to (617) 585-1116 or mail to NEC Career Services Center, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA  02115

• New York Foundation for the Arts (Artswire)

• NonProfit Oyster

• NonProfit Times

• OpportunityNocs

• Paschal Murray

• Resources in Art History for Graduate Students: a newsletter of fellowships and other opportunities for art history graduate students

• Smithsonian

• Society of Association Executives

• USA Jobs (federal positions)

• Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) Art Job Online

• Western Arts Alliance (performing arts and multidisciplinary presenters, agents. $25 listing fee)

Mentorships

• Maestro/Maestra Internship Program - The Maestro/Maestra Internship program is designed to provide fundamental professional development for new artists who are beginning their careers as teaching artists. The program is collaboration among the Arizona State University Herberger School of Fine Arts, the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department, the Phoenix Arts Commission, and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Master teaching artists are paired with undergraduate and graduate student artists for a year-long program teaching in after-school programs administered by the Phoenix Parks & Rec. Department and the Phoenix Programs like Maestro/Maestra, which provides hands-on mentoring of new teaching artists, are making a significant contribution to the national understanding of the importance of arts education, and are contributing to developing the crucial role of the teaching artist in the arts education constellation.

Research

• The Impact of Arts Education on Workforce Preparation - A new report by the National Governor's Association (NGA) shows how the arts can help build a highly skilled 21st century workforce. The Impact of Arts Education on Workforce Preparation documents the positive outcomes of integrating the arts into education and youth intervention programs. Prepared by the NGA's Center for Best Practices in consultation with the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), the report describes how economic vitality depends on a highly educated and creative workforce. Findings from current research linking the arts and learning are highlighted, as are examples of innovative arts programs across the country. This Issue Brief provides examples of arts-based education as a money-and time-saving option for states looking to build skills, increase academic success, heighten standardized test scores, and lower the incidence of crime among general and at-risk populations. It offers examples drawn from states that are utilizing the arts in education and after-school programs, and it provides policy recommendations for states looking to initiate or strengthen arts education programs that improve productivity and foster workforce development.

For assistance, please contact Chris Burawa, Communications Director, (602) 771-6526 or cburawa@azarts.gov or Stacey Wong, Public Relations Coordinator, (602) 771-6527 or swong@azarts.gov.