Best Jobs For Artists

It has been statistically shown that more than 60% of the people who become artists work for themselves. The market is such that all the freelance and salaried positions are being voraciously sought after.

Earnings for artist that go it alone are unstable at best. They range from abject poverty to great wealth. As a matter of fact a few of the self-employed artist command monetary figures that far surpass their salaried counterparts.

Artist are categorized in the following manner:

' An Art Director ' Craft Artist ' Fine Artist ' Multimedia Artist ' Performing Artist

Jobs in each category are numerous and varied. The Art director for instance has the top jobs in fields like publishing and printing. They are the ones who get to control the overall direction of any project.

Craft Artist makes things, some useful, some not so much. This sector holds all of the artist that work in the mediums of glass, clay, wood, canvas and even candles. When you visit a craft fair the people you meet there are not just dabblers they are often times highly regarded in their fields. There have been quilts that have sold for hundreds of thousand's of dollars.

Fine Artist generally works on commission or by having gallery shows. They also get commissions from museums to support their work. The sad facts for fine artist are that not many of them can support themselves. The best of the best fine fame and fortune, others only find it posthumously.

Multimedia includes illustrators of a sort as well as animators work primarily in motion picture and video industries. They also are prevalent in advertising, and designing computer systems services. They perform what we call free-hand drawing that is refined by computers to create a series of pictures. This is the foundation that forms the animated images or special effects seen by millions in movies, animated flicks. Without these artist we would not have " The Simpson's".

Performing artist are you actors, singers and musicians. This is not just about the artists that make the top 10 weekly countdowns. True performing artist study for years to compete for a place in ballets, symphony orchestra's and the theatre. There are colleges for clowns, acrobats and even lion taming. These all fall into the category of performing arts.

There are so many jobs that fall under the heading Artist, defined as " a person having superior skill or ability, or who are capable of producing superior work. An artisan is engaged in a craft or applied art", that it would take days to list them all.


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Pat Lindle is an avid collector of angel figurines. In addition to sculpture, Pat enjoys crafting and collecting vintage glass vases in his spare time.