Performing Arts Resources

Job Postings
General
ArtSearch - http://www.tcg.org/artsearch/index.cfm
The essential source for careers in the arts.

ArtJob Online - http://www.artjob.com
View art job postings or browse links to state arts agencies, and career resources.

Arts Jobs from Artslynx International Resources - http://www.artslynx.org/jobs.htm
A comprehensive website that lists numerous links to job postings in theatre, film, video, media, music, dance, visual arts and administrative job sites.

Education
Chronicle of Higher Education - http://chronicle.com/jobs/
Opportunity to view many higher education positions. Prior week’s issues can
be viewed for free. Must be a member to view the current week’s issue.

K-12jobs.com - http://k12jobs.com/Home/
Current K-12 job positions available at public, private, vocational, and
technical schools throughout the U.S.

Art and Graphic Design
Printjobs - http://www.printjobs.com
Allows printing and graphic arts professionals to submit a profile and resume and search for jobs.

Animation World Network Career Connections - http://careers.awn.com
Online job fair for the animation industry that includes job postings, free resume postings, advice from the “Career Coach” and career-related articles from AWN Publications.

Art Management
The Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts - http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/artsmanagement/
Internships in performing arts management are available to undergrads, graduate students, and recent graduates. Fellowships are also available.


Career Resources
Performing Arts Career Guide - http://www.khake.com/page48.html
Explore careers in the Performing Arts with the following links to job descriptions, which include information such as daily activities, skill requirements, salary and training required. To learn more about Performing Arts, follow the related links below the career descriptions section.

Berkley Career Center - http://career.berkeley.edu/Arts/Arts.stm#artseducation
Berkley University’s career center page displays career possibilities in the arts and provides helpful links to further researching these careers.

Artlynx International Art Resources - http://www.artslynx.org/
Artslynx is designed as a portal to the best information on the arts available on the web. It's curated link libraries and extensive original material are specifically optimized for researchers, scholars, educators, students, and professionals working in the arts.

Rutgers University - http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~vpa/
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) integrates the arts and new technologies in a program which includes the academic study of art, design, art history, music, television, theatre arts and journalism.


Graduate Programs
Arizona State University - http://theatre.asu.edu/academics/graduate/index.htm
MFA in Creative Writing with a Playwriting Emphasis; Directing; Performance; Theatre with a Concentration in Integrated Digital Media; and Performance Design; MA in Theatre; PhD in Theatre and Performance of the Americas; MFA or PhD in Theatre for Youth;

Boston University - http://www.bu.edu/cfa/theatre/programs/mfa/index.htm
MFA in Directing; Theatre Education; and Design and Production

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) - http://www.tft.ucla.edu/frameset.cfm?frame=theater
MFA in Acting; Design and Production; Directing; and in Playwriting; MA or PhD in Theatre

University of Cincinnati - http://www.ccm.uc.edu/drama/
MFA in Directing; and in Theatre Design and Production

University of Connecticut - http://www.drama.uconn.edu/index.html
MFA in Acting; Costume Design; Lighting Design; Scenic Design; Technical Direction; MA or MFA in Puppetry

Eastern Michigan University - http://www.emich.edu/public/cta/
MA in Arts Management; MA in Theatre Arts; MA or MFA in Drama/Theatre for the Young

Florida State University - http://theatre.fsu.edu/academic/graduate/index.htm
MFA in Acting; Costume Design; Directing; Lighting Design; Scenic Design; Technical Production; MA/MS in Theatre Education; Theatre Management; and MA or PhD in Theatre

University of Hawaii at Manoa - http://www.hawaii.edu/theatre/index.htm
MFA in Theatre with an emphasis in Youth Theatre; MA or PhD in Theatre

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne - http://www.theatre.uiuc.edu/homepage/html/home.htm
MFA in Acting; Design, Technology, and Management; MA or PhD in Theatre Research

University of Minnesota at Twin Cities - http://cla.umn.edu/theatre/theatre_program_rev/grad.html
MFA in Directing; Design/Technology; MA or PhD in Theatre

New York University - http://performance.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home
Tisch School of the Arts
MFA in Acting; Design for Stage and Film; Dramatic Writing; Musical Theatre Writing; MA or PhD in Performance Studies
Acting: http://gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home
Design for Stage and Film: http://design.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home
Dramatic Writing: http://ddw.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home
Musical Theatre Writing: http://gmtw.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home
Performance Studies: http://performance.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home
 

University of North Carolina at Greensboro - http://www.uncg.edu/the/main1.html
MFA in Acting; Directing; Theatre Design; Masters of Education in Theatre Education; and Theatre for Youth

North Carolina School of the Arts - http://www.ncarts.edu/ncsaprod/designandproduction/gradprogram.asp
MFA in Design and Production

Northwestern University - http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/theatre/graduate/
MFA in Directing; Stage Design; Theatre; Interdisciplinary PhD in Theatre and Drama

University of Tennessee at Knoxville - http://theatre.utk.edu/
MFA in Design; and Performance

University of Texas at Austin - http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/theatre/grads/gradindex.html
MFA in Acting; Directing; Drama and Theatre for Youth; Playwriting; Theatrical Design; and Theatre Technology; MA or PhD in Theatre History and Criticism;

University of Washington - http://depts.washington.edu/uwdrama/degrees/graduate.html
MFA in Acting; Directing; Design; PhD in Theatre History and Dramatic History

University of Wisconsin at Madison - http://www.theatre.wisc.edu/graduate.html
MFA in Acting; Directing; Costume Design; Lighting Design; Scenic Design; and Theatre Technology; MA or PhD in Theatre Research; MA or PhD in Theatre for Youth

Webster University - http://webster.edu/depts/finearts.html
Site provides list of majors and degrees offered in arts, theater, music, and dance.

 

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