Fine Arts - Painting

This degree is for students who may be interested in a double major in areas such as education, marketing, computer science, or film. students have the option of a general fine arts degree, or a specialization in design, painting, or sculpture-industrial design.

To give students a head start on their careers, we encourage students to take advantage of internship opportunities. there's nothing like studying art so close to new york city, the largest art market in the world and one of the most powerful and connected places to train and work in the arts. according to a survey of recent alumni, 100% of fine art majors reported completing an internship. some recent examples: gagosian gallery, golden echo, greengale publishing, newsday, pear the agency, providence performing arts center, and publishers clearing house.

• Type: Mandatory

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A degree in fine arts or art history is great preparation for careers in many industries, including publishing, film, television, fashion, advertising, marketing, and auction houses. our students are working fine artists, furniture makers, jewelry designers, graphic and web designers, illustrators, animators, and photographers. they are also educators and museum and gallery administrators. examples of places our students have reported finding employment include: berlinrosen, dosomething.org, nicelle beauchene gallery, joel shapiro studio, ganni, whitney museum of art, tom sachs studio, pinkerton academy, ronik design, price, waterhouse, cooper experience center, findspark, gumgum, adobe inc., westbrook preparatory school, miya ando studio, artists rights society, andy warhol foundation, and chloe wise studio.

Work while you study

First-year students can only work on campus, and only under certain conditions. In the second year, students can work in practical, curricular or elective jobs. Students may be allowed to consider other types of employment, depending on their circumstances.

Partnerships

Most universities in United States have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Hofstra University has partnerships with the following companies: