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Why study Art?

Art allows you to develop an extensive range of creative and technical skills, and to understand more about artists and art history. You may develop a specific interest in drawing, painting, photography, animation or sculpture.

Art helps you come up with new ideas, work independently on your own projects, and build up examples of your work. In many jobs, being able to think and plan creatively is a real advantage.

There are lots of careers that need creative and artistic skills – including architecture, fashion design, advertising, media make-up and floristry. Art and maths together are a great combination for design careers such as architecture, car design or engineering.

A selection of jobs using Art

Tap any job below to see the full career profile on the National Careers Service website – including what the job involves, what it pays, and how to get into it.

This is just a selection – there are over 800 job profiles on the National Careers Service website, so there will be loads more jobs where a love of Art could take you.

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