Career and college information and events for artists:
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, who can request a spot on a tour by submitting this form (coming soon).
Below are locations where we have had tours in the past. Check back on this page for the 2020 list, tours are still being added.
Garner Holt Productions, San Bernardino
The Hettema Group, Pasadena
Animation Research Library, Glendale
Super 78 Studios, Silver Lake
Jovenville, Newport Beach
Getty Villa, Antiquities Department
Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale
Elizabeth Turk Studios, Santa Ana
Titmouse Inc. Animation Studios, Hollywood
Warner Brothers Studio Tours, Burbank
Career Day 2020
Saturday, March 21
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Visual Arts Department
California State University, Fullerton
Ryman Arts students, parents and alumni all welcome to this free event!
Join Camille Eden, Manager, Recruitment, and Nicole Dial, School Relations, for an overview of Walt Disney Animation Studios' filmmaking process. The two will share the many approaches to curating a portfolio or demo reel, including examples of work from former interns and trainees.
Walt Disney Animation Studios is a filmmaker-driven animation studio responsible for creating some of the most beloved films. Located in Burbank, Disney Animation continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity, stretching from the first fully-animated feature film, 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, to 2013's Academy Award®-winning Frozen. Among the studio's timeless creations are Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Frozen 2.
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
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.
Career Resource Booklet
Go to our Special Opportunities page to see a current list of internship and scholarship opportunities, as well as other great postings.
Download the Career Preparation booklet [9 pages, PDF: 355 KB]
Includes:
- Careers in the Arts
- Careers Related to Visual Art
- Internet resources for job seekers
- How to write a resume and cover letter
- Resume writing worksheet
- How to request a Letter of Recommendation
- Internships listing
And if you're looking for a job in the arts, read these really useful articles from New York Foundation for the Arts.
