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.
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- Art-in-residence
- Art director
- Art studio manager
- Art teacher
- Arts administrator
- Corporate curator
- Curator
- Art critic
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- Designer
- Exhibition designer
- Exhibition preparer
- Fashion industry artist
- Freelance artist
- Gallery owner or assistant
- Independent studio artist
- Art buyer
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- Muralist
- Museum education assistant
- Museum specialist
- Portrait painter
- Professor
- Scenic painter
- Surface designer
- Artist consultant
Annually, more than 500 national and international companies and organizations recruit SCAD students and alumni. Over the past four years, an average of 8 out of 10 SCAD alumni responding to a survey were employed in their fields or had been admitted to graduate school within six months of graduation.
Employers of SCAD alumni include:
- 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
