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Painting
Offered in:
ATLANTA
eLEARNING
SAVANNAH

Careers

While one of the most traditional of the fine arts, painting now encompasses a variety of media. Professional painters may work as independent studio artists or in a wide range of professional fields, from museum curation to multimedia and film.

Art consultant
Art director
Art studio manager
Art teacher
Arts administrator
Corporate curator
Curator

Designer
Exhibition designer
Exhibition preparer
Fashion industry artist
Freelance artist
Gallery owner or assistant
Independent studio artist

Muralist
Museum education assistant
Museum specialist
Portrait painter
Professor
Scenic painter
Surface designer

SCAD graduates are in demand at the United States' most recognized companies. Each year, more than 175 companies and organizations visit SCAD to meet and recruit our students and alumni. More than eight out of 10 SCAD 2008 alumni surveyed had been placed in jobs in their fields or had been admitted to graduate school within six months of graduation.

Some employers of SCAD painting alumni

Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp
Carter's
Catalyst
Custom PrintWear Inc.
Emanuel County Institute
Estée Lauder Inc.
Georgia College and State University
Impressions Fiber Arts & Co.
Jon Sanderson Co.
K.A. Vermillion Studio

Mazor Corporation
Middle Tennessee State University
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
Nashua Children's Association
Notre Dame Academy
Palo Alto College
Renaissance Gallery of Fine Art
Rhode Island School of Design: Museum of Art
University of Florida
University of Massachusetts

Contact Painting

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Events

SCAD eLearning Chat (Noon-3 p.m. EST)
Dec. 11, 2009
Winter Quarter Begins
Jan. 04, 2010

News

Oct. 20, 2009
Gallery hop showcases architectural work
Sep. 28, 2009
SCAD presents annual Art Materials Trade Show
Sep. 15, 2009
Fall exhibitions feature faculty, Kyung Jeon
Jun. 30, 2009
SCAD Lacoste presents Life Patterns

Recognition

Michael Scoggins featured in magazines
Michael Scoggins (M.F.A., painting, 2006) is the featured artist in the Southeast edition of New American Paintings magazine, Issue 82. He also was profiled in the July Elle magazine and the Elle Korean edition. He gave a lecture at MoMA in May 2009. An audio link is available.
Whitney Wood featured in exhibition trio
Alumna Whitney Wood (M.F.A., painting, 2008) is one of three artists featured in the exhibition "Abstractions," July 17-Aug. 20 at TEW Galleries in Atlanta. The show features Wood's large abstract paintings, which "seem to evoke sea forms that are simultaneously structured and formless."

Painting Offered in:ATLANTAeLEARNINGSAVANNAH