Skills Developed As an Art Major
-Knowledge of art and technical artistic skills
-Creativity
: Ability to think non-traditionally and find innovative solutions
-Work with varied mediums
-Develop a broad cultural perspective of ideas and cultural patterns
Sample Fields of Work and Career Titles
| Advertising Artist |
Commissioned Portrait Painter |
| Advertising Photographer |
Courtroom Artist |
| Animator |
Editorial Cartoonist |
| Antiques Appraiser |
Floral Designer |
| Art Conservator |
Freelance Artist |
| Art Critic |
Graphic Designer |
| Art Curator |
Landscape Architect |
| Art Dealer |
Layout Artist |
| Art Framer |
Magazine Art Director |
| Arts Fund Raiser |
Natural History Artist |
| Art Gallery Owner |
Packaging Design Director |
| Art Handler |
Photographer |
| Art Historian |
Police Art /Fingerprint Technician |
| Art Therapist |
Product Designer |
| Book Designer |
Web Site Designer |
A Sample of Redeemer Art Majors' Career Titles
Art Teachers, Employed in numerous Christian Schools
Marketing, Reinder and Associates (Architects), Hamilton
Marketing Assistant, Dooyeweeerd Centre for Christian Philosophy, Ancaster
Art Framing, Gemst Picture Framing and Art Gallery, Montreal
Art Therapist, Shalem Christian Mental Health Association, Hamilton
Art Instructor, “Recreate,” (Program that Works with Street Youth), Hamilton
Store Manager, Crafter’s (Commercial Venue for Artisans), Burlington
International Coordinator, Nurture A Child, Uganda
Distinguished Alumni
Lisa Vanderwoude (06) is a recent graduate who is developing her work through her teaching art camps that she runs, and commissions.
Andrea Vander Kooij (97) is a young Canadian artist who has won a number of awards, among them the Fibre Award - Best in Medium at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition and the Lilliane Elliott Award for Excellence in Fibres. She completed her M.F.A with a specialization in Fibre Arts at Concordia University. Andrea has participated in a number of fibre art exhibitions.
Chris van Donkelaar (98) is an iconographer. He has exhibited at a number of events, and he was the Artist-in-Residence at the Homer Watson House & Gallery (Kitchener, ON) in 2006/07. He continues to receive training in iconography and is also serving an apprenticeship in the field.
Website Resources
Alliance for Arts and Culture
Canadian Arts Presenting Association
Canadian Association of Cultural Studies
Canadian Council for the Arts
Cultural Human Resources Council
Internships in the Cultural Sector
Media Job Search Canada
Ministry of Culture (Industries)
Ontario Arts Council
Work in Culture Job Board, Training & Mentoring
Workopolis Arts and Media