Fine Arts Careers/Colleges Web Quest
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Introduction: You are going to explore the different kinds of fine arts majors and the various fine arts careers out there. . By the end of this web quest, decide which type of fine arts career which interests you the most.. Use YOUR OWN WORDS to answer the questions.
1. *Go to https://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/multimedia-artists-and-animators.htm and learn about visual arts careers. (Don’t just rely on the summary).
a. List 2 duties that you’d like to do:
b. What kind of pay can you expect?
c. What education do you need?
d. Job outlook?
e. Look under “work environment”--what is one difficult part of this career?
2) Now, go to *http://www.southeastern.edu/acad_research/programs/cse/career_expl/slu_degree/degrees/visual_arts.html and
a) choose two employers that you’d be willing to work for:
b) What are two related careers of “visual artists” that you’d like to explore further?
3) Next, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWwXrSyuGIA and watch the video about a visual artist in action. Use one word or phrase to describe his work:
4) Time to explore a music career. Choose one from the Google slide presentation or one of your choice. Go to https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ and answer these questions (without using the summary):
a. List 2 duties that you’d like to do:
b. What kind of pay can you expect?
c. What education do you need?
d. Job outlook?
e. Look under “work environment”--what is one difficult part of this career?
5) Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW-YhjluEpQ to gain some advice about composing. List one piece of advice that makes sense to you:
6) Next, go to http://majoringinmusic.com/what-can-you-do-with-a-music-degree/ and write down two careers that are not usually considered “traditional” music careers:
7) Now you’ll explore dance careers. Choose one from the Google slide presentation or one of your choice. Go to https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ and answer these questions (without using the summary):
f. List 2 duties that you’d like to do:
g. What kind of pay can you expect?
h. What education do you need?
i. Job outlook?
j. Look under “work environment”--what is one difficult part of this career?
8) Go to https://cla.umn.edu/wcidwami/dance and write down two careers that are not usually considered “traditional” dance careers:
9) Watch choreography in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmYTsOrnWP0
What sport inspired some of the choreographer’s dance moves for Hamilton? Why did he use these types of moves?
10) Now that you’ve explored several fine arts careers, take a look at the list of best fine arts colleges/universities in the U.S.: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/fine-arts-rankings
a. Choose a major, then click on one of the schools Which school would you like to attend and why?
b) Look under the “overview.” How much will this college cost (tuition, room & board)?
c) What is the acceptance rate at this college/university?
*If time permits, you will be asked to present your career choice to the rest of the class. If you finish the webquest early, get creative with your presentation…..create a one-slide PPT or Google slide; come up with a monologue or rap lyric, etc.