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Welcome to Fine Arts Career Services

We are proud to be one of the first career service offices dedicated exclusively to assisting fine arts majors and alumni. Use the links on the top and left side of these pages to further explore our resources and find out how we can help you make the most of your degree

Fine Arts Career Services will host the Fine Arts Career Fair on Thursday, October 29 from 11:30–1:30 in the Co-op Student Center (DFA 1.103). Students and alumni will have the opportunity to talk directly with employers about a variety of internships and jobs.

Students and Alumni: Go to the Fine Arts Career Fair event page for more information.

Employers: Register online at Fine Arts Works. Attendance is free!

Fall Hours

Monday–Friday 10–12 and 1–4
Appointments are encouraged, walk–ins are welcome. Appointments can be made at other times by request. Contact our office to schedule your appointment!

FACS is now located in DFA 1.103! Come by to check out our new office.

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Join UT and the NY Texas Exes for the 7^th Annual NYC Seminar: March 14-17, 2009

Visit New York over Spring Break to Meet Alumni & Network with Professionals. The NYC Seminar offers UT students the opportunity to visit New York City to meet and interact with key professionals and alumni in the following areas:

• ARTS ADMINISTRATION
• ADVERTISING
• PUBLIC RELATIONS
• JOURNALISM
• MEDIA MANAGEMENT

NYCSeminar attendees participate in:

• *Six to seven office visits at top companies, agencies and organizations across New York
• *A welcome dinner with the NY Texas Exes
• *A networking reception with office visit hosts and NY Texas Exes

The NYC Seminar is open to all undergraduate students of UT Austin. The program fee is $635.00 (per person/triple occupancy), which includes program participation & hotel stay. Please see the NYC Seminar web site for program details and to download an application form: http://www.newyorktexasexes.org/seminar/index.html . The application deadline is January 15, 2009. Details are available at the link listed above; for any questions not answered online please contact Holly Barton, NY Texas Exes - Seminar Coordinator, at holly.l.barton@gmail.com.

Fine Arts Career Services will conduct information sessions on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at 5:30, and Thursday, Nov.12, 2009, at 12:30. Both information sessions will be held in the DFA Conference Room, 1.103. Contact Ann N. Paterra, 232-7333 or apaterra@austin.utexas.edu, for further information regarding the information sessions or the Arts Administration program.

The NYC Seminar is sponsored by the NY Texas Exes and UT Colleges of Communication, Liberal Arts, Fine Arts & the McCombs School of Business.-BBA Program

Recent Career Events
Isaiah Sheffer Visits College of Fine Arts

Cultural icon Isaiah Sheffer met with College of Fine Arts faculty, staff and students on Friday, September 25, 2009. Mr. Sheffer is Co-founder and Artistic Director of Symphony Space, a performance venue in Manhattan that brings artistically and culturally diverse audiences together. Mr. Sheffer is also the director and host of the nationally broadcast radio program Selected Shorts.

Last March, Isaiah and the staff at Symphony Space graciously hosted a group of students from the College as part of the New York Seminar. The students were impressed by the work presented at Symphony Space and the collegiality among the staff. During his visit to Austin, Isaiah was equally captivating and left students with two pieces of valuable advice: surround yourself with like minded people and take an active role in your career.

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