Career Services
 

The Career Services Office

This office is here to provide students in the visual and performing arts with the tools to build and invent their own creative careers.

We provide presentations and individual appointments to help you explore all your options. We take field trips and bring arts and industry experts in to discuss marketing and self-promotion, grant writing, and how to start your own business. We are here to discuss your career goals, promotional, and job application.

Upcoming FAA Noontime Career Lectures

Date Topic Room For Majors in

February 2

Writing Project Descriptions

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February 9

Portfolio Layout

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February 12

Design Resumes

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Designers

February 13

Sharon Louden: Making a Living as an Artist

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Studio Artists

February 16

Writing Resumes

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February 19

Writing Cover Letters

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Everyone

February 23

Mock Interviews

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February 25

Arts Administration Resumes

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Performers

February 26

Arts Administration Resumes

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Everyone

March 4

Arts Admin Cover Letters

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Performers

March 9

Follow-up and Cover Letters

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March 11

Publicizing Your Performance

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Performers

March 18

Applying for Jobs in Higher Education

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Musicians

April 8

Writing Bios and Program Notes

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Performers

Portfolio Reviews and Mock Interviews

If you need help with your portfolio, resume, cover letter, or interviewing skills, e-mail Michele Plante at mplante@illinois.edu with times you're free to meet for an individual appointment.

Upcoming Art Festivals

Boneyard Arts Festival April 16-19th

This festival, organized and promoted by 40 North, showcases the work of local artists through venues in Champaign (April 16), Campustown (April 17), Urbana (April 18), and surrounding communities (April 19.)

Artists, it's up to you to find the right venue for your work. Find venues through

  • The February 11th Boneyard Arts Festival Mixer: Artists and businesses interested in exhibiting and hosting art for the festival can meet each other at Silvercreek restaurant from 5:30-7:30pm.
  • 40 North Venues List - find the right venue for your work and contact them.

Visit the 40 North | 88 West for registration and additional information.

Call for submissions: Annual Artists Against Aids Benefit Sale April 24-27

Sell your work to raise funds for HIV/AIDS education and support services. Artists must donate at least 50% of the asking price to the Greater Community AIDS Project (GCAP). Download the registration form or visit the GCAP web site.

How One Funding Agency Works

Career Services Coordinator, Michele Plante is serving on the new Urbana Public Arts Commission. Find out what the process is like from the other side and learn about grant opportunities by reading her blog.

Career Information by Subject Area

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