Professional Development
Resources and Links - Department of Art and Design
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Professional Development - Programs and Activities
The Department of Art and Design provides programs and opportunities designed to broaden your professional awareness and understanding of the field of art and design.
- Art Forum brings to campus distinguished artists, designers, critics and curators who speak to students about their own career paths and professions in the visual arts.
- Art and Design Student Organizations, such as the Art Educator's Club and student-run Gallery 3-1/2 committee, provide opportunities for student collaboration and exhibiting their work.
- College of the Arts Career Services offers career guidance, help with résumés and assistance with finding internships.
- Exhibition Opportunities for students, faculty and outside professionals are available through the University's George Segal Gallery, MFA Gallery and in New York’s gallery districts.
- Graduate Assistantships, which include tuition remission and stipend benefits, are available for qualified master's-degree candidates, providing work experiences related to their studies.
- Montclair State's international programs for students provide global exposure and study-abroad opportunities.
- New York Galleries and Museums are just 30 minutes away by bus or train from campus.
- Visiting Artists' Workshops bring well-known artists to campus to provide master studio workshops. Past artists have included notable artists such as painter Louisa Chase and photographer Ilse Bing.
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Career Development - University Resources
The links below lead to University-based resources that support career development and exploration.
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Organization Resources - Web Links
The links below lead to Webpages of organizations that support the work of visual artists.
Museums
New York
- AIGA
- The American Craft Museum
- Asia Society
- The Brooklyn Museum
- Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
- Dia Center of the Arts
- Herb Lubalin Study Center - Cooper Union
- The Frick Collection
- Guggenheim Museum
- The Jewish Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Museum of Modern Art
- The Paley Center for Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)
- The New Museum
- Pierpoint Morgan Library
- P.S. 1
- Storm King
- Studio Museum in Harlem
- Whitney Museum of American Art
New Jersey
- Art Museum at Princeton University
- Bergen Museum
- Grounds for Sculpture
- Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University
- Jersey City Museum
- Montclair Art Museum
- Morris Museum
- Newark Museum
- New Jersey State Museum
- Noyes Museum of Art
United States (sampling)
- Andy Warhol Museum - Pittsburgh,PA
- Asian Art Museum of SF - San Francisco, CA
- Berkeley Art Museum - Berkeley, CA
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - Boston, MA
- Museum of Contemporary Art - Los Angeles, CA
- Museum of Contemporary Art - San Diego, CA
- Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia, PA
- Seattle Art Museum - Seattle, WA
- SF Museum of Modern Art - San Francisco, CA
- Smithsonian Institute - Washington, DC
- Walker Art Center - Minneapolis, MN
- Wexner Center for the Arts - Columbus, OH
Abroad
Galleries
Arts-Support Organizations
- AIGA
- American Print Alliance
- Art Directors Club of New Jersey
- College Art Association
- Graphic Artists Guild
- Industrial Designers Society of America
- International Print Center New York
- Montclair Arts Council
- Southern Graphics Council
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Discipline-specific Resources - Web Link
The links below lead to discipline-specific, career-oriented Web pages that support art-making as well as internship/job search.
- Art Career
- Artist Resource
- Creative Freelancers
- Creative Hot List
- FILTER
- Just London Jobs: art & design jobs in London, UK
- 3D Cafe
- Animation World Network
- Creative Hotlist
- Computoons
- DreamWorks Animation SKG
- Game Jobs
- PIXAR
- Rhythm & Hues Studios
- Walt Disney Company
- The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
- The California Museum
- Career Alternatives for Art Historians
- Christies
- The Links: Museums
- L-Soft: Museums
- National Parks Services: Museums
- Museum Employment Resource Center
- Museum Jobs
- National Center for Preservation Technology & Training
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- Preserve Net
- Ceramics.com - Information about ceramics, industrial materials and related topics. Use their ceramics search engine.
- Industrial Design Firms
- Professional Organizations
- Design Resources
- Research
- All Graphic Design
- American Institute of Graphic Artists
- Aquent
- Columbus Society of Communicating Arts
- Craig's List: art, media & design
- Creative Central
- The Creative Group
- Graphic Artists Guild
- dev Bistro
- Job-e-Job
- LucasArts
- LucasFilm LTD
- Tech-Centric
- Tribeca Film Institute
- Word Wide Arts Resources
- American Job Bank
- Career Builder
- Careers at Yahoo
- College Grad
- College Recruiter
- Cool Jobs: site search
- The Employment Guide
- HotJobs Search Engine
- Job-Hunt
- Job Postings Magazine and Online Network
- Job Village
- Jobs America
- Graduate Jobs
- Monster
- Nation Job Network
- Now Hiring
- True Careers
- Vault
- Wanted Jobs
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