Art History

Major, Career & Job Hunting Information Online

General

• Exploring Majors (Art History) – includes description of major, special skills and abilities needed to succeed, examples of job titles, examples of organizations that hire Art History majors, resources for learning about the field, contacts.
• Academic Course Planning Form (Art History) – Select the course Planning Form for the year that you entered Mason as a student.
• Contacts
• Department of History and Art History, Robinson B 359, x31250 (Graduate – Sharon Bloomquist; Undergrad – Laura McCloskey)         
• Brian Platt, Chair
  Ellen Todd, Undergraduate Art History Coordinator

Sheila ffolliott, Art History Internship Director

• Ann G. Mills, MAIS, Career Counselor, 703-993-2370
• Department of History and Art History

Additional Career/Occupation Information

• Career Library Resources located in SUB1, Room 348
• O*NET Online  In-depth information about occupations                                                                                       
• Occupational Outlook Handbook  Occupational information on what historians do
• George Mason University Career Network Alumni who volunteer to conduct informational interviews with Mason students; call Career Services for userid and password (703 993 2370)
• What Can I Do With a History Major?  Career information on the kinds of work history majors pursue
• What Can I Do With an Art Major?  Career information on the kinds of work art majors pursue

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY ASSOCIATIONS AND RESOURCES

American Bar Association

American Association of Museums

American Association of State and Local History

American Historical Association

American Institute for Conservation of Historic Artistic Works

American Library Association

American Society for Information Science

National Association of Legal Assistants

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Organization of American Historians

Society for History in the Federal Government

Society for the History of Technology

Society of American Archivists

PROFESSIONAL ART HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES

Art History Department Resources on the Web

Artist Resource – job hunting advice, volunteer, job, and internship lists

Association for Textual Scholarship in Art History

Association of Art Historians

AVISO - monthly newsletter of the American Association of Museums

College Art Association

Corcoran Gallery Internships

Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington

International Foundations for Art Research

Internet for the Fine Arts

Museum Employment Resource Center

National Archives Internship Announcements

National Art Education Association

National Listing of Arts Employment

New York Foundation for the Arts

PreserveNet - preservationists database of jobs and internships

Smithsonian Institution Employment Opportunities

Virginia Commission for the Arts - information on grants, fellowships, job listings.

Virginia Commission for the Arts resources/links - great list!

Virginia Department of Education - information on arts education and resources

Virginia Department of Historic Resources

Virginia Historical Society

Getting Experience

• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services
• Job/Internship Fair - held at Mason each Fall and Spring semester
• Federal Student Opportunities
• Other Federal Job/Internship Opportunities
• Career Library Resources located in SUB1, Room 348
• Types of Career Related Experience
• Getting the Most from Your Internship Experience
• Prepare to Job Hunt - good information for getting experience as well writing resumes, interviewing, etc.

Graduate and Professional School

• College Source Online – information on over 29,000 colleges and universities (2 and 4 year institutions)
• Internet Legal Resource Guide (ILRG) Pre-law resources
• The Law School Admission Council – information on law schools
• “The Locator” is a matrix that presents median LSAT scores and median GPAs of first year classes as reported by accredited law schools.
• Graduate School links – exploring graduate and professional schools
• Career Library Resources located in SUB1, Room 348

Job Hunting & Preparation

• Job Hunting Strategies
• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services
• Career Library Resources located in SUB1, Room 348
• Preparing to Job Hunt
• Federal Jobs –  USAJOBS website