I'm thinking of many different careers, I want to work in a museum maybe as an art curator. Or maybe in an art gallery or even an art critic. I just want to know if there is anyone out there who has one of these careers or something similar and maybe tell me a little something about it.
Just be aware that the kind of work you are speaking of is not artistic, but falls under management. If you wish to pursue this career path, management courses in college would be advisable. Just because you will be working in the arts, do not make the mistake of thinking that you will be an artist, or OF the arts. Artists are creative types. You will be seen as a bureaucrat. And, although you may meet artists, and handle their shows, and such, they will always see you as an outsider... a bureaucrat. And never the twain shall meet.
If, however, you are interested in being an artist, then the career path you have asked about MIGHT still work for you, but you will probably not have enough time during your day to exercise any creativity.
As to being an art critic, well, it brings to mind a variation on an old saying: "Those who cannot DO, criticize." In short, most critics love to tell others what they did wrong, but rarely if ever do they have the stripes or the talent to do anything creative themselves. |
