You're creative. You love to draw, paint, sculpt, write, take pictures, or design. But what does it take to have a career as an artist? There are a multitude of career options available for people with an interest in art. Artists can typically be categorized into four groups:
- Art Directors: Art directors develop design concepts for media pieces and oversee the entire creation and production process.
- Craft Artists: Craft artists hand-make objects, such as candles, tapestries, quilts, and pottery, to be sold or shown.
- Fine Artists: Fine artists create items such as paintings, sculpture, photographs, and illustrations that are often displayed in museums and galleries.
- Multimedia Artists: Multimedia artists create images for film, video and other forms of electronic media.
Richland offers career and transfer options in all of these categories, depending on student interest. If you are interested in art, please stop by the Communications, Education, Humanities, & Fine Arts office in C162 to learn more, or call the CEHFA office at (217) 875-7211, ext. 386.
Career and Technical Education Options
- Associate in Applied Science in Graphic Arts
(63-66 hours) - Basic Certificate in Graphic Arts (15 hours)
- Desktop Publishing Certificate (27 hours)
- Multimedia Advanced Certificate (27 hours)
Baccalaureate Transfer Option
- Associate of Arts with concentration in Art
- Suggested courses for the Art Concentration: ART 101, 102, 111, 112, and a t least two courses from those listed below
- Other suggested courses: ART 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 140, 145, 151, 152, 210, 220, 230, 240, 251, 252
