Artists' Resource Center
The Artists’ Resource Center (ARC) serves as a comprehensive career services hub, dedicated to supporting current students and alumni in their pursuit of employment and funding opportunities, and in advancing their professional aspirations. Available exclusively to School of the Arts students and alumni, the ARC is host to a database of more than 1,100 grants, scholarships, residencies, and other funding opportunities for artists. The ARC also contains resources for working artists, including up-to-date job postings in the arts sector and professional development opportunities.
Students and alumni can log into the ARC with their UNI and password. If you need to reset your password, you can do so using this link.
ARC Appointments
Need help applying for a residency or kicking off your job search? An extra pair of eyes to look over your resume or grant proposal? ARC Fellows have assisted many School of the Arts students and alumni in financing artistic ventures and finding employment in the arts sector. Schedule an appointment (in person or by Zoom) by filling out this online appointment request form.
Workshops and Events
The ARC hosts a number of professional development workshops and events throughout the year. Past events include:
- How to Research Scholarships, Grants, Fellowships and Project Funds
- Basic Grant Writing
- Resume Development for Arts-related, Academic and “Day” Job Searches
- Interviewing Skills
- Life Skills 101: Medical Insurance, Rental Insurance, and Legal Services
- Media Networking Night
- Alumni Artist Panels
Newsletter
The ARC distributes a weekly e-newsletter (bi-weekly during the summer months) that lists jobs, internships, professional opportunities, and upcoming funding deadlines that may be of interest to students and alumni. If you need to be added to the ARC newsletter distribution list, please send your preferred email address to [email protected]. Enrolled students are automatically subscribed.
Professional Resources for Artists
- NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts) (Best for visual art jobs)
- Playbill (Best resource for theatre jobs)
- Poets & Writers (Great resource for writing jobs)
- Publishers Lunch Job Board (Jobs in book publishing)
- Freelance Writing Gigs
- Video Collective (Great resources for film and TV jobs)
- Media Match (Great resources for film and TV jobs)
- TV Jobs (Great resources for TV jobs)
- Backstage (Great resource for small gigs and casting calls)
- Disney (Many jobs in film, but some in writing and theatre. Disney owns many companies so you will find a variety of networks on these listings)
- Media Bistro (Great resource for media and creative jobs)
- Educaloxy (for job openings in Schools of Arts, Education, and Languages across the globe)
- Chronicle for Higher Education (For teaching jobs / jobs in schools)
Other Resources
- The Listings Project (housing and workspace for artists)
- New York Foundation for the Arts Classifieds
- Idealist
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
- California Arts Council
- Chicago Arts Resource
- Creative Hotlist
- Entertainment Careers
- Whisper Jobs
- Fractured Atlas
- Candid and Candid Learning
- Women in the Arts and Media Coalition (funding, residency, and other opportunities)
- Res Artis: Worldwide Network of Arts Residencies
- Independent Television Service (ITVS) (incubator and presenter of independent film)
- Movies that Matter (screening human rights related films)
- Sundance Collab (professional development)
- Careers in the Arts Toolkit (resources for artists with disabilities)
- Indie Space Wellbeing Resources for Theatre Artists