Career and college information and events for artists:

• College Resources
• Career Resource Booklet
• Career Programs & Tours
• Career Day
• College Day

Career Programs & Tours

Ryman Arts Career Program 2020 Behind the Scenes Tours

Each spring, Ryman Arts provides a Career Program to focus on the expansion of our students’ career horizons. We want all our students, and their families, to know that nobody has to be a “starving artist”—you can find a career in the arts that suits you!

The best way to get a taste of the marvelous career opportunities in the arts is to visit the workplaces of artists and see the variety of skills that are in demand in Southern California's creative workforce. These tours have been arranged especially for Ryman Arts students and alumni, giving them a unique chance to explore their options for a career in the arts.

This program is available to current Ryman Arts students and alumni. Submit your request by March 24. For tours that get more requests than spaces, the spots will be given by lottery.

The following tours were scheduled for Spring 2020, but have been canceled. Some may be rescheduled, check back on this page for future updates:

Art + Practice, Los Angeles.
Jovenville, San Juan Capistrano.
Getty Villa, Curatorial and Photography Departments, Malibu.
The Hettema Group, Pasadena. 
Super 78 Studios, Silver Lake.
Animation Research Library, Glendale.
Titmouse Inc. Animation Studios, Hollywood.
Warner Brothers Theatrical Animation, Burbank.
Gnomon, Hollywood.
Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale.
WET Design, Sun Valley.

Career Day 2020 - Cancelled

College Day 2019

Saturday, November 9, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
California State University, Fullerton, Visual Arts Department building D

Special Event for all Ryman Arts students, alumni and their families.

The following schools will have representatives at College Day:

ArtCenter College of Design. Private Art College. Pasadena, CA
Bennington College. Liberal Arts College. Bennington, VT
California College of the Arts. Private Art College. San Francisco, CA
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Private Art College. Valencia, CA
California State University, Fullerton,  Department of Visual Arts. Public University. Fullerton, CA
Cerritos College, Art & Design Department. Community College. Cerritos, CA
College for Creative Studies. Private Art College. Detroit, MI
Gnomon School of Visual Effects. Private vocational school. Hollywood, CA
Laguna College of Art and Design. Private Art College. Laguna Beach, CA
Maryland Institute College of Art. Private Art College. Baltimore, MD
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. Private Art College. Milwaukee, WI
Otis College of Art & Design. Private Art College. Los Angeles, CA
Oxbow School. Private Arts High School. Napa, CA
Parsons the New School for Design. Private Art College. New York, NY
San Francisco Art Institute. Private Art College. San Francisco, CA
School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Private Art College. Chicago, IL
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc). Private Architectural College. Los Angeles, CA
UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. Public University. Los Angeles, CA
 

2019 College Day Workshops and Seminars

10:00 - 10:45

• The California State University Application Process

10:30 - 11:15

• UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture Presentation

10:30 - 11:45

• How to Photograph Your Artwork

11:00 - 11:45

• Financial Aid 101
• Tour of the Visual Arts Department

12:00 - 12:45

• How to Prepare Your Portfolio for College Applications
• UCLA School fo the Arts and Architecture (repeat of the 10:30 presentation)
• What is College Life Really Like?
• Demystifying College Applications

1:00 - 2:00

• How to Support Your Student Artist in the College Admissions Process
• What Not to do When Applying to College
• One on One College Counseling
• Writing About Your Artistic Practice

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College Resources

Here are links to websites and handouts that will help you to navigate your college application process. Some are specifically for students who are applying to art programs and some are useful for all college-bound students.

General College Preparation:

• Ryman Arts' Guide to Choosing a College [pdf 40kb]
• College Board is a website that allows you to compare colleges, make college searches, and prepare students for the SAT, ACT, and other forms of test preparation.
• Mapping Your Future This site provides free, web-based college, financial aid, career and financial literacy information and services.
• U.S News - 10 Tips for Starting Your College Search is a guide that allows students to have a more personal idea of how to search for the best college of their choice.
• PrepScholar gives informaiton of how to plan the college search step by step.
• Niche is a helpful website for college information based on an academic, statistical, and social descriptions of college students attending the college.
• Cappex provides information to approximate the student's chances of being accepted into their college of choice as well as it helps to find scholarships, search colleges, and even apply in one site.  
• QuestBridge is a non-profit program that links bright, motivated low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation's best colleges. Apply to the program to get started.
• TELACU Education Foundation provides college scholarships and mentoring to students in underserved communities in California. They have a great list of online college preparation resources here: http://telacu.com/telacu-education-foundation/online-resources/.
• College Prep 101 General college preparation information.
• College Affordability Guide provides clear, correct info and advice on the many options students have to reduce the cost of their degree
• I Can Afford College provides help in applying for community college and financial aid
• College Advice From a Ryman Alumna is a set of notes by Stephanie Petteplace, a Teaching Assistant, in which she explains from her experience the ten things that all high school students should do when applying to college.
• Things Not to Do When Applying for College is a continuation of notes by Stephanie Petteplace that advises students on the mistakes that high school students make when applying to college and how to avoid them.
• 17 Tips for Writing Supplemental Essays for the Common Application (video)
• College Essay Guy

College Preparation for Art Students:

National Association for College Admission Counseling 
Visual and Performing Arts College Fairs, and links to general college preparation articles

College Affordability Guide: Fine Arts Degrees
Good, in-depth information about what to look for when choosing your fine arts program, and how to avoid "diploma mills"

New York Times article on Portfolio Preparation

Student Art Guide is a list of art schools in California with descriptions of each.

College Information for Deferred Action and/or Undocumented Students:
The Dream
Golden Door Scholars

AB540.com
A comprehensive website for the college-going undocumented student

How to Photograph Your Artwork

Mike Pucher presentation:
Photographing Your Artwork: The Three Things To Do Right [pdf 15 MB]
Photographing Your Artwork: Quick Reference Guide [58kb]

Ryman Arts Workshop: How to photograph your artwork [pdf 71kb]
Instructions created for Ryman Arts students

Ryman Arts' Glossary of Photographic terms [pdf 37kb]

How to Photograph your Artwork
Detailed instructions on photographing different types of artwork.

How to Photograph your Drawing or Painting
Shorter instructions on photographing a drawing or painting

Scholarships and Financial Aid:

• Scholarship and Financial Aid presentatioSmarn by Jessica Pashkow
• Financial Aid presentation from Ryman Arts College Day
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid: The free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Use this application to apply for federal grants and assist in funding your college education. You will be required to fill out this form to apply for financial aid in college. For middle class students, there is also the Middle Class Scholarship. For more details, click here.
• California Student Aid Commission: - The California Student Aid Commission’s site will assist you in your search for state, federal, and institutional financial aid information for funding post-high school education.
• Latino College Dollars -Latino College Dollars lets you search for scholarships specifically for Latino students. http://latinocollegedollars.org/
• FinAid- FinAid is a general financial aid search and information site.http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/spanish.phtml - Spanish
• FastWeb: A website that helps students find scholarships, general college information, and information regarding financial aid. 
• LA Cash for College: Is a website that helps students all over Los Angeles find scholarships as well as it gives help on how to apply for financial aid.
• CalGrants: Is a financial aid program that helps students gain financial aid as they attend college.
• Scholarship Experts: A website dedicated to scholarships.
• Grants and Scholarship for Art Students: College Grants gives art students the opportunity to see scholarships and grants that are dedicated to art students.

Parent Assistance for Students Going to College:

• Smart Advice for College Parents - From Parents Who've Been There is an article with an array of helpful advice from other parents who worked with their children to help them go to college.
• CollegeVine gives useful advice on how to help your child through the application process.
• NBC News - How to Emotionally Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for College is an article that has a month by month plan on how to prepare for the next phase of your child's life.

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