Visual and Performing Arts
Visual arts covers everything from painting and photography to figure-drawing, modeling, sculpture and even anime. Emphasis is also placed on art history and theory.
There are dozens of careers a visual arts major can enter into. Here are just a few of the professions:
- Cartoonist
- Museum Director
- Courtroom Sketch Artist
- Cinematographer
- Curator
- Acting
- Photographer
- Painter
- Fashion Designer
- Gallery Director
- Set Designer
- Special Effects Consultant
- Furniture Designer
- Art Gallery Owner
- Sculpter
To excel in any of these careers, students will need to minor in specialties or take additional classes in those specificities. Sometimes a graduate degree is also required. For most of these career choices, excessive math and science courses are not a typical requirement. This degree is very hands-on and project-based.
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Scholarships for Visual and Performing Arts Majors
Latin Grammy Gifted Tuition ScholarshipLatin Grammy Cultural Foundation |
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award Up to $100,000 |
deadline April 10, 2024 |
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Beinecke Scholarship - Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College |
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award $34,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Women in Transition Scholarship - EFWAEducational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) |
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award Up to $16,000 |
deadline March 30, 2024 |
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Fine Arts Fellowship - Wabash CollegeWabash College |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Nordan Fine Arts Program Award - Texas Christian UniversityTexas Christian University |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Latin Grammy Tuition Assistance ScholarshipLatin Grammy Cultural Foundation |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline April 10, 2024 |
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Gibson Gives Tuition Assistance ScholarshipLatin Grammy Cultural Foundation |
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award $10,000 |
deadline April 10, 2024 |
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Honors Scholarship - Bethel College, KansasBethel College - Kansas |
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award $7,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Iowa Center for the Arts ScholarshipUniversity of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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award $6,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Dave Spooner Memorial ScholarshipMount Hood Community College |
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award $6,468 |
deadline March 31, 2024 |
Visual and Performing Arts Related Majors
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- Music
- Music Performance
- Fine and Studio Arts
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
- Fashion/Apparel Design
- Interior Design
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies
- Dance
- Acting
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts
- Music Theory and Composition
- Art
- Illustration
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Design and Applied Arts
- Game and Interactive Media Design
- Design and Visual Communications