An Arts Education - Infinite Possibilities

There are a lot of options out there when it comes to getting educated in the arts. From degrees in basic print and web-based graphic design, to multimedia and computer animation, to visual effects and motion graphics and even culinary arts, the variety of arts-related college programs is almost endless.

If you tend to enjoy expressing yourself creatively through the arts, you could find a bright future waiting for you after getting an arts education. Careers in creative fields like marketing, fashion design, advertising, interior design, illustration, industrial design, video production, computer animation, interactive multimedia and web design, etc., will give you opportunities to break visual and conceptual boundaries. These careers are fast-paced and fun, and as you move from one arts-related project to another, you'll rarely find yourself bored.

If solving design problems excites you, your arts education can give you the ability to design logos, magazine print ads, innovative new products, bold new fashion trends, or engaging interiors. There are plenty of well-established schools with faculty and programs that will inspire you to become your creative best, and build a portfolio that will get you meaningful employment as a graphic, product, fashion, or interior designer.

With the ever-increasing emphasis on digital media, there are many opportunities to find employment at the cutting-edge of computer graphics development. Even though it's most often digital, media arts involves movement and life, creating and capturing images that move people, using sound and imagery to tell a story. All this incredible technology gives ever-expanding abilities to even fledgling artists, and a career as a director, producer, recording engineer, photographer or cinematographer, computer graphics animator, interactive media designer, or video game designer is more attainable than ever before. And the internet provides an amazing outlet for web designers and media artists to get their work seen by people all around the world.

And even though it's probably an advantage to have a natural creative ability, there are plenty of arts degrees in which more technically-minded people can find great satisfaction, principally involving digital media production as mentioned above. Many colleges and universities now offer multimedia degrees that give some artistic instruction but their overall focus is more technical. These programs integrate graphics, text animation, video and audio digital materials to entertain, educate, and communicate ideas through meaningful human interaction.

Don't forget that as art becomes more digitized, so too do the art classrooms. Many programs offer online art classes in many of the areas listed above.