Art Careers

Picture Your Career

At UW-Green Bay, find your passion, your voice and your future.

As an art major, you won’t just find a career – you’ll find a calling. In addition to professional skills, you’ll also undergo personal growth: learning to problem solve, finding your own voice and recognizing the importance of being a lifetime learner. But your career won’t just benefit you – your art can also support your region and community.

Find a Career

What Professionals in Art Do

Here’s a list of potential career paths with a degree in art. But remember, these are just a few options to give you an idea of where to start after graduation:

Advertising Designer
Art Therapist
Art Teacher
Cartoonist
Museum Artist
Art Exhibition Coordinator
Book Illustrator
Photographer
Interior Designer
Graphic Designer
Architect
Photojournalist
Gallery Owner
Antiques Dealer
Art Director
Animator
Special Effects Artist
Filmmaker
Art Dealer
Furniture Designer

Where Recent Graduates Work

Take a page from our recent graduates’ sketchbook – here’s where they found work after graduation:

Trim Design Studio
Howard-Suamico School District
Crooked Line Studios
Strawberry Fields Design, Inc.
Green Bay Area Public School District
Cass Raymond Photography
Wisconsin Humane Society
UW-Green Bay

You can also find jobs at business and institutions like:

Art studios
Design firms
Advertising agencies
Government & private museums/galleries
Local historical societies

Chancellor, Michael Alexander and Graduating student

Considering
Grad School?

Further education can qualify you for more career options and deepens your understanding of art. Recent graduates have attended schools like:

UW-Madison
UW-Milwaukee
Indiana University - Bloomington
Pacific Northwest College of the Arts
Edinboro University
Otis College of Art and Design
Montana State University
University of Arkansas

Grad School Guidance

Lindsey Przybylski, Art Educator, Pulaski Community Middle School

Meet a
Phoenix

"The UW-Green Bay art program prepared me extremely well for teaching art. The classes required gave me a broad field of knowledge and practice in all art mediums. This allowed me great success when stepping into the classroom as well as great success being able to create new courses for my school."

Lindsey Przybylski '13
Art Educator, Pulaski Community Middle School

Want to know More?

If you need more help figuring out your career path in art, reach out to any of our professors – we are happy to help.