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Career Information & Job Listings

AccessUT
UT's online job and internship database which posts professional opportunities for all majors.

College Central Network
Fine Arts Career Services database of art-related opportunities. Fine Arts students can post a resume and create an online portfolio.

Actor's Fund
This amazing resource offers a wealth of information for actors, dancers, musicians, producers, directors, carpenters, stage hands, singers and others in the spotlight and behind the scenes. They also have a terrific resource center for health insurance as well as human services for people with HIV+/AIDS and the elderly. Highly recommended.

Alliance of Artist Communities
A consortium of artists' communities which offer residencies in all disciplines.

American Dance Guild Job Listings

Answers 4 Dancers
Auditions, agency preferences, industry action, casting insights, headshots, resumes, specialized workshops, and guidance from knowledgeable dance professionals to help you get on the inside track to dance employment. Some sections are open to all, but you must become a member to gain access to the rest of the site.

Art Job
ArtJob is the place to find comprehensive, up-to-date national listings of jobs, internships, fellowships and other employment opportunities in the arts. Fine Arts Career Services subscribes. Contact us for the username and password.

Artslynx
With a neat and well-organized series of connecting icons, Artslynx has master folders dealing with "Dance," "Visual Arts," "Writing," "Film," "Arts Administration," "Music," "Arts of Social Responsibility," "Education," and "Arts Advocacy." All are rich in resources.

Auditions and Employment with Dance Companies
A ballet and modern dance information resource mostly for the San Francisco Bay area but there are many nation-wide opportunities listed as well.

Current Jobs in Performing Arts
A national employment bulletin for jobs in the performing arts. Fine Arts Career Services subscribes. Contact us for the username and password.

Dance Art
Nice site for links, jobs, articles, and other resources for dancers.

Dance Collective
Great resource with tools to help dancers with their career development: Audition notices, dance school directory, book store, summer programs, and more.

Dance Europe's Job List

Dance Links
A compendium of dance-related sites. They have everything from links to grant funding resources, to newsgroups to calendars of upcoming events at arts facilities around the globe. Dance Link's funding resources section will aid even non-dancers.

Newdance.com/Dance Pages Directory
This website encompasses information from jobs, discussion forums, writings & reviews, to a directory of contemporary dance companies.

 

 

Professional Associations

The American Dance Guild
The American Dance Guild is a non-profit membership organization concerned with promoting the art of dance. Since 1956 the ADG has been serving the needs of performers, choreographers, teachers and students through all stages of their development and careers.

American Dance Therapy Association
With excellent lists of FAQs, this site provides answers to many questions raised by students considering art and music therapy as a career.

Dance Educators of America
DEA is a prestigious dance professionals' organization established in 1932. DEA is dedicated to improve the quality and teaching abilities of its member teachers and to enhance their education of students, as well as further the professional and ethical standards in the performing and stage arts and of dance in all its forms.

Dance USA
Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance, seeks to advance the art form of dance by addressing the needs, concerns, and interests of professional dance. To fulfill this mission, Dance/USA offers a variety of programs for its membership and the dance field, as well as works with organizations within

Government Agencies

The Texas Commission on the Arts
With links to all kinds of visual and performing arts sites on the Internet, this page is fast becoming one of our favorite places. You can reach their employment links by going to their "Recommended Hot Spots."

 

 

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