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Arts, Entertainment & Design

About This Pathway

Arts, Entertainment & Design includes creative careers like music, theater, film, fashion, interior design, journalism, writing, digital arts, and more. People in this field create, produce, and share work that entertains, informs, inspires, and makes the world more beautiful.  

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Pathways for the Arts, Entertainment & Design interest include:

 

Design & Digital Arts

Media Production and Broadcasting

Journalism

Writing & Editing

Performing Arts

Visual Arts

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Sample Careers

Explore options for entry, technical and professional level careers for the Arts, Entertainment & Design pathway. These are only a fraction of what’s available for this pathway, so use these examples as opportunities to explore.

Entry/Foundational:

Graphic Assistant, Stagehand, AV Technician, Junior Reporter

 

Technical/Skill Specialist Certification:

Graphic Designer, Audio/Video Technician, News Producer

 

Professional/Lead/Advanced:

Creative Director, Actor/Musician, Journalist

SWHS Courses & Clubs

South Windsor High School offers a variety of courses and clubs tailored to the Arts, Entertainment & Design pathway.

 

Learn more about SWHS Courses           Learn more about SWHS Clubs

 

Courses

SWHS offers several courses that can help you decide if the Arts, Entertainment & Design pathway is for you. Click the button above if you want to learn more about these courses.

 

 

Painting

Journalism

Band

Broadcast News

 

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SWHS Clubs

SWHS currently offers several clubs that fit the Arts, Entertainment & Design pathway. Have an idea for a club that doesn’t exist? Talk to a teacher and they’ll help get you started with everything you need to create one. 

 

 

Paint for Positivity

Pep Band

Mind’s Eye Magazine

Crochet for a Cause

 

And more!

 

Recommended Majors & Programs

    • Graphic Design (BFA/B.A.)
    • Illustration
    • Interaction / UX / UI Design
    • Digital Media / Multimedia Design
    • Fashion Design / Textile Design
    • Interior Design

    • Film & Video Production
    • Broadcast Journalism / Television Production
    • Sound Design / Audio Engineering
    • Animation / Motion Graphics

    • Journalism (Print, Digital, Broadcast)
    • Communications / Media Studies
    • Technical Writing
    • Public Relations
    • Photojournalism

    • Scriptwriting
    • Creative Writing
    • Proofreading & Editing
    • Copyediting/Copywriting

    • Acting / Theater / Drama
    • Music Performance / Composition
    • Dance / Choreography
    • Musical Theater

SWHS Media Center Career Books

SWHS Media Center - The Arts Studies

College Suggestions

  • Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
  • School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University
  • Pratt Institute
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)
  • Emerson College (Boston)
  • Berklee College of Music
  • Yale University (School of Drama, Yale School of Art)
  • University of Connecticut (Fine Arts / Digital Media)
  • Manchester Community College (CT) Digital Media, Design, Graphic Design
  • Goodwin University – Digital Arts, Graphic Design, Web Design
  • Capital Community College (Hartfrord, CT) – Media Production, Broadcasting
  • Gateway Community College (CT) – Visual Arts, Communications
  • Three Rivers Community College (CT) Fine Arts, Theater, Digital Media
  • Middlesex Community College (CT) – Multimedia, Graphic Design

    • Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
    • School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University
    • Pratt Institute
    • Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)
    • Emerson College (Boston)
    • Berklee College of Music
    • Yale University (School of Drama, Yale School of Art)
    • University of Connecticut (Fine Arts / Digital Media)

    • Manchester Community College (CT) Digital Media, Design, Graphic Design
    • Goodwin University – Digital Arts, Graphic Design, Web Design
    • Capital Community College (Hartfrord, CT) – Media Production, Broadcasting
    • Gateway Community College (CT) – Visual Arts, Communications
    • Three Rivers Community College (CT) Fine Arts, Theater, Digital Media
    • Middlesex Community College (CT) – Multimedia, Graphic Design

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