Department of Art & Art History

Visiting Artists: Dutes Miller & Stan Shellabarger, 2011
Visiting Artists: Dutes Miller & Stan Shellabarger, 2011

Jobs

To learn more about the resources and services offered by the VRC, explore the links to your left

Working in the VRC exposes students to a broad variety of art, architecture, and related visual culture. It provides them with valuable skills in the areas of digital imaging, cataloging, data management, and technical support. While this experience may be applied to a broad variety of disciplines, it can be especially beneficial to those wishing to pursue careers in areas such as museums, art librarianship, and, of course, visual resources management.

VRC Graduate Assistant Positions
 The VRC has two graduate assistant positions available to graduate students in the Department of Art and Art History: 1) VRC GA and 2) VRC/Visiting Artist GA. These positions include 5 credits of tuition remission and a stipend.

VRC Work-Study Positions
The VRC offers two types of work-study jobs: 1) Visual Resources Assistant and 2) Equipment Room Assistant. We advertise vacancies with Student Employment — their job postings are accessible through CUConnect. These positions are limited to students with work-study awards through financial aid. They are not restricted to Art and Art History majors, but these jobs do provide students working in these and related disciplines a great opportunity to work with and learn about art, images, imaging, or equipment for use in creative work, documentation, and teaching.

Careers in Visual Resources Environments and Librarianship
The Visual Resources Association (VRA) is the professional organization for image management professionals in academic, cultural heritage, and commercial environments.  The VRA maintains hiring and retention standards for the profession as well as information on cataloging and collection management for visual resources collections (available at VRA’s Resources page).  The VRA Bulletin is published three times per year and provides a forum for investigating issues relevant to the field.  The full text of the Bulletin from 2004 to the present is available through the UCB Libraries.

The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) serves as the professional organization for librarians in art, architecture, design, and museum libraries.  ARLIS/NA publishes Art Documentation twice a year as a forum for investigating professional issues and contributing to the field.  The full text of Art Documentation from 2000 to the present is available through the UCB Libraries.  ARLIS/NA also publishes occasional papers on issues relevant to the profession.  Student members of ARLIS/NA maintain a blog for art library students and new professionals (ArLiSNAP).  The blog provides a way for students and new professionals to meet, network, and share information.

D-Lib Magazine publishes articles on digital librarianship, including new technologies, applications, and attendant social and economic issues.  It is freely available on the Web.