Visual Arts Professional
Create visual concepts and forms through painting, sculpting, drawing, printmaking, carving, performance, music, film, photography and computers.
Visual Arts Professional
Visual Arts Professional
Roles and responsibilities
Visual arts and crafts professionals:
- conceive and develop ideas for artistic presentation, and select and arrange their subject
- select artistic medium, method and materials and prepare materials
- paint and draw or sculpt stone, wood, clay, wax or other material into desired shape
- use photography, modelling, film-making, music, acting, dancing, video and computers to communicate an impression or idea
Artists are generally self-employed and work in studios either alone, or share space with other artists. They may also be commissioned or employed as designers or performers for a variety of organisations such as marketing and advertising agencies, film or theatre companies and galleries.
Source: myFuture and Australian Bureau of Statistics
Undergraduate Courses To Become
Visual Arts Professional
Recommended major/s to pursue this career
A degree is not necessarily required for professional qualification, however relevant majors include:
Postgraduate Courses To Become
Relevant postgraduate courses include:
Visual Arts Professional
Coursework courses to pursue this career
Postgraduate study is not required for this occupation, but may be helpful for career advancement.Relevant postgraduate courses include:
Postgraduate Courses To Become
Relevant research courses include:
Visual Arts Professional
Research courses to pursue this career
Research study is not required for this occupation, but may be helpful for career advancement.Relevant research courses include:
The University of Western Australia