Subject Guide: Career Resources for Art

These are some books that might be useful:

•  DuBoff, Leonard D.  The art business encyclopedia. New York:  Allworth Press, 1994
  [Reference NC8600 .D83 1994]
• McCarthy, Kevin F.  A Portrait of the Visual Arts:  Meeting the Challenges of a New Era.  Santa Monica, CA:  RAND Corp., 2005.  [electronic book; click here to view]
• Mclean, Fiona.  Marketing the Museum.  Princeton, N.J.:  Routledge, 1996.
  [electronic book; click here to view]
• Salmon, Mark. Opportunities in Visual Arts Careers. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001.
  [electronic book; click here to view]

These titles may be of special interest.  Some are available in print form, some in electronic form.  Browse by title in PacifiCat for print holdings, and the Pacific eLibrary for electronic holdings.

• Chronicle of Philanthropy
• International Journal of Cultural Policy
• The Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society
• Journal of Cultural Economics

• Artslynx International Arts Administration Resources
• A Career Guide for Studio Art Majors – From the University of Texas
• The New York Public Library Arts Administration Page

In PacifiCat, there are two ways to find items on a particular subject:  by Searching, or by Browsing. 
Searching (by keyword) is useful for finding items about a specific topic when you don't have a specific author or title.

1. To SEARCH by Subject Keywords, go to PacifiCat , and select Advanced Search.
2. If you are looking for a particular type of material (e.g., videos) select the Format and/or Material Type you are looking for.
3. Under Field to Search: choose Subject.
4. Under Words adjacent? click No
5. Enter search term(s) from the following list in the first blank box:
   • Arts management
   • Administration and art? (this will find all words beginning with “art”, like artists, arts, etc.)
   • Art career?

Browsing by subject is useful when browsing for information on specific periods, countries, or media when a specific artist or title is not known. To BROWSE by Subject, go to PacifiCat, and select “Browse” from the left-hand menu. Under Index to Browse: choose Subject.

• Art – Vocational Guidance
• Art – Marketing
• Design – Marketing