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
Build Entrepreneurial Skills
- Lynda.com – Free for St. Olaf Students
- Skillshare – Get one month of unlimited access for free.
- Springboard for the Arts – Professional Growth & Skills Resources
Find Opportunities
- Arts Administration, Visual Art, and Museums
- Music
- Theater/Dance/Performing Arts
- Publishing/Journalism/Media
Professional Organizations and Other Resources
Publishing/Journalism/Media
- Land a Job or Internship in Media
- 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
- International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
- Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
- Magazine Publishers of America (MPA)
- 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)
- Dramatists Guild of America
- Educational Theatre Association
- Minnesota Theater Alliance
- The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
- Theatre Communications Group (TCG)
- United Scenic Artists Local USA 829
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)
- North Star Connect – Minnesota Associations of Museums
- Editor & Publisher
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
- WFMT (World Federation of Music Therapy)
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