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You will find the following information on this page. Click on the list below to go directly to a section:

For information and resources linked to your subject of study, see the Degree Subject Resources pages of our website.

General Resources

The AGCAS Sector Briefing for the Cultural Sector gives an overview of this employment sector and includes key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources. Free copies of these are available from Careers or you can view or download them from the Prospects website.

Prospects website has an explore types of jobs section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers and vacancy sources, related jobs and case studies, plus contacts and resources.

Bath Spa Careers Resources

These resources are available for reference in the Careers Information room, except where indicated:

Books:

  • Creative CV Guide (Surrey Institute of Art and Design)
  • Creative Careers for Unconventional People
  • Creative Handbook (online version www.chb.com)
  • Rate yourself
  • What Colour Is Your Parachute?
  • Your Degree, What Next..?
  • CD Rom: Careers for Art and Design Graduates (available from SP Library issue desk and NP Careers Information room).
  • Setting Up A Workshop (Crafts Council journals covering Pottery, Glass and Jewellery making)

Files:

  • Purple (X3) lever-arch file Creative Arts: 3D Art and Design
  • Worldwide Residencies
  • Galleries: London and South East
  • Current Opportunities

Bulletins

  • Bath and NE Somerset Council Arts Bulletin (online version available at www.bathnes.gov.uk/ )
  • Artyfacts (Brighton University) monthly
  • News (Arts Council England, South West) quarterly
  • Creative Futures (online) London Instutite weekly opportunities bulletin, full and part time opportunities, training, placements and residencies - hard copy in careers
Where To Look for Jobs and Work Placements

Art Jobs
Message board for artists, includes info on freelance work, exhibition spaces and arts related vacancies.

Arts Council of England
Developing, sustaining and promoting the arts. Information on funding opportunities and arts related vacancies.

Arts Hub UK

Axis
National register of artists and crafts people in the UK . Artists can join as ‘professionals' or ‘recently graduated'.

British Arts
Online gallery, Arts Competitions, commissions and courses, jobs and opportunities, for everything art...

Candid Arts
Offers new graduates exhibition space, online database of new graduates. Candid Arts run the Angel Arts Market in Torrens Street at the Angel Islington in London EC1.

Chartered society of Designers
For news, events, training and jobs...

Creative Opportunities
Publication for arts professionals, includes section on exhibiting and selling opportunities.

Design Jobs
For Jobs in the Design industry

Res Artis
Worldwide network of artist-residencies and residential art centres

 

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#Looking for Arts Vacancies A general guide to job opportunities in the Arts

#Art based Jobs Publications

#Setting Up A Business in the Arts

# Making A Living From Art

# Work Abroad in the Arts contact details of overseas arts organisations.

 

Check our GO> database for the latest jobs and placement opportunities, plus lists of employers by sector and location

www.gradsouthwest.com has graduate level jobs in the south west. Register to search for jobs and job alerts matching your criteria

 

For information on the job seeking and application process, and resources available, please see the Looking for Jobs and Applying for Jobs pages of this website.

For information on Work Placements and to download our information sheet, please see our Work Placement pages.

Useful Web Links

a-n online
Artists' Newsletter online providing information, advice and a professional exchange for artists and visual arts workers.

Art in Clay

Art Links
New resource for artists in all areas, offers information, resources, exhibition news and links

Artifact
Useful catalogue of design resources.

Artquest
Advice and information for visual artists in London , covers areas such as presenting and selling work, financial advice and training opportunities.

Axis
National register of artists and crafts people in the UK . Artists can join as ‘professionals' or ‘recently graduated'.

British Arts
Online gallery, Arts Competitions, commissions and courses, jobs and opportunities, for everything art...

Candid Arts
Offers new graduates exhibition space, online database of new graduates. Candid Arts run the Angel Arts Market in Torrens Street at the Angel Islington in London EC1.

Ceram

Creative Futures
Specialist careers resource for the creative and performing arts, design and communications.

Creative Handbook

Creative Opportunities Publication for arts professionals, includes section on exhibiting and selling opportunities.

Degree Show.com
Details of UK arts degree shows and courses.

Etcetera
National Disability Arts Forum's weekly online national and international arts newsletter.

Institute of International Visual Art
Contemporary visual arts organisation, commissioning site specific artworks and international collaborations.

Marketing and Creative Handbook

National Campaign for the Arts
Extensive information resource for artists with a jobs section

Online Regional Arts Pages
Listings of regional arts councils

SPACE
Studio organisation in London , the Moving Image and Digital Suites can be booked at reasonable rates. The website offers training, advice and support.

Visiting Arts
Promoting international arts in UK , working to develop links to improve cultural awareness. The site covers performing arts, design, literature, film, architecture, visual, media and applied arts.

Professional organisations

The Association for Ceramic Training and Development
Tel: 01782 597016
www.actd.co.uk

British Ceramic Confederation
Federation House
Station Road
Stoke-On-Trent
Tel: 01782 744631
www.ceramfed.co.uk

Crafts Council
44a Pentonville Road
London
Tel: 020 7806 2501
www.craftscouncil.org.uk

Craft Potters Association
25 Foubert's Place
London
W1F 7QF
Tel: 020 7437 6781
www.ceramicreview.com

Royal British Society of Sculptors
108 Old Brompton Road
London
SW7 3RA
Tel:020 7373 5554
www.rbs.org.uk

Arts Council England
14 Great Peter Street
London
SW1P 3NQ
Tel: 0845 300 6200
www.artscouncil.org.uk

The Arts Council of Wales
Museum Place
Cardiff
CF10 3NX
Tel: 029 2037 6500
www.artswales.org.uk

The Artists Information Company
First Floor
7-15 Pink Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 5DW
Tel: 0191 241 8000
www.a-n.co.uk

Events and Careers Fairs

Artquest
national and international events, exhibitions, fairs etc

British Arts Festivals Association
A calendar, directory and map for over 100 arts festivals across the UK

Galleries
Monthly listing of exhibitions in the UK

Gallery Channel
Guide to UK art exhibitions

New Exhibitions of Contemporary Art
London based listings of contemporary art exhibitions.

Most Professional organisations run courses to support continuing professional development.Check their websites from the list above.

Look at the ‘What’s On’ section of this website for events and fairs.

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location

Further Training and Development

Creative & Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council (in development) for Advertising, Crafts, Cultural Heritage, Design, Music, Performing, Literary and Visual Arts. They are an industry-led organisation promising to have real influence over the supply of education and skills across the UK. See their website at www.ccskills.org.uk

Most of the Professional organisations run courses to support continuing professional development.Check their websites from the list above.

Postgraduate and work-related courses are listed at www.prospects.ac.uk