Campus Connections
Meet with a Coach in the Piper Center — Bryan Shealer supports students interested in the Fine Arts, including: music, theater, dance, visual arts, arts management, arts education, art therapies, museum science, photography, publishing, journalism, and creative and design careers
Events
- Ole Arts
- Making it in the Arts (MIITA)
- New York Connections (Performing Arts, Journalism/Publishing)
- Boston Connections (Music)
- Los Angeles Connections (Film & Television)
Highlighted Opportunities
Explore Careers in the Arts
- General Career Exploration Resources
- Springboard for the Arts
- MN Artists
- National Endowment for the Arts
- ArtSearch – contact the Piper Center to obtain access at: 507-786-3268 or piper.center (at) stolaf.edu; part-time, full-time, seasonal, year-round and internship opportunities
- The Art Career Project
- Art Career Cafe
- Art Jobs
Entrepreneurial & Freelancing Resources
- Lynda.com – Free for St. Olaf Students
- Skillshare – Get one month of unlimited access for free.
- Springboard for the Arts – Professional Growth & Skills Resources
- Freelancers Union
- You Need a Budget (YNAB)
- Mint
- Suggested Reading:
- Real Artists Don’t Starve by Jeff Goins
- The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, and the Self-Employed: The Only Personal Finance System for People with Not-So-Regular Jobs by Joseph D’Agnese & Denise Kiernan
- The Freelancer’s Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Have the Career of Your Dreams―On Your Terms by Sara Horowitz
Find Opportunities
- Arts Administration, Visual Art, and Museums
- Marketing/Advertising/Public Relations
- Music
- Theater/Dance/Performing Arts
- Publishing/Journalism/Media
Professional Organizations and Other Resources
Publishing/Journalism/Media
- Land a Job or Internship in Media
- After Words Project
- Minnesota Newspaper Association
- The Loft – Literary Art Center
- Minnesota Broadcasters Association
- ACES: The Society for Editing
- JobsPage.comNational Association of Science Writers
- American Society of Magazine Editors
- American Copy Editors Society (ACES)
- American Journalism Review (AJR)
- American Press Institute (API)
- American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE)
- American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)
- American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME)
- American Society of News Editors (ASNE)
- Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA)
- Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
- Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN)
- Association for Women in Communications
- Editor & Publisher
- International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
- Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
- Magazine Publishers of America (MPA)
- Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists (MNSPJ)
- National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)
- National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)
- National Newspaper Association (NNA)
- National Press Club Online
- National Society of Newspaper Columnists
- Native American Journalists Association (NAJA)
- Newspaper Association of America (NAA)
- The Newspaper Guild: Communication Workers of America
- Society of American Travel Writers (SATW)
- Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
Theater
- Actors’ Equity
- American Association of Community Theatre (AACT)
- The American Alliance for Theatre & Education
- Association of Performing Arts Presenters
- Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
- Broadway League
- Dramatists Guild of America
- Minnesota Playlist
- Educational Theatre Association
- Minnesota Theater Alliance
- The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
- Theatre Communications Group (TCG)
- United Scenic Artists Local USA 829
Fashion
Film/Television
- Association of Public Television Stations (APTS)
- How to Get Started in Film
- National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
- North American Broadcasters Association (NABA)
- The International Association of Women in Radio & Television (IAWRT)
- Media Communications Association International (MCA-I)
- SAG-AFTRA
Museum Science
- American Association of Museums (AAM)
- Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE)
- Association of Midwest Museums (AMM)
- Association of Professional Art Advisors (APAA)
- North Star Connect – Minnesota Associations of Museums
Dance
- The American College Dance Association
- The American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA)
- The Congress on Research in Dance (CORD)
- Dance/USA
- National Dance Council of America
- The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
- World Dance Alliance Americas (WDAA)
Music
- AFM (American Federation of Musicians)
- ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)
- American Choral Directors Association
- AMTA (American Music Therapy Association)
- AMTAS (American Music Therapy Association for Students)
- APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters)
- Berklee College of Music – Careers in Music
- ISME (International Society for Music Education)
- ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts)
- MTNA (Music Teachers National Association)
- National Association for Music Educators
- Minnesota Music Teachers Association
- Minnesota Music Coalition
- Recording Industry Association of America
- WFMT (World Federation of Music Therapy)
- OleGigs- a Google group established to facilitate the promotion of music gig opportunities to the St. Olaf Community. Interested students, alumni, faculty, or staff are able to join the group. To be removed from the group at any time, simply click “settings” on the group’s page, and then “leave this group”. To be added, please fill out the Ole Gigs Alias: Request to be Added form.
Visual Arts
- American Art Therapy Association
- Society of Illustrators
- Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
- National Cartoonists Society
- National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
- College Arts Association
- National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts