Welcome to the Visual & Performing Arts career community.

As a student in this community, you may be passionate about creating, performing, designing, and sharing meaningful experiences with others. You may enjoy expressing ideas through visual, musical, and theatrical forms and be interested in using your creativity to engage audiences, enrich communities, and contribute to culture.

Through the arts, you can develop skills in creative problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and innovation that are valuable across a wide range of professional settings. Whether you see yourself creating, teaching, performing, designing, leading, or serving, there are many ways to connect your artistic gifts with meaningful work and vocation.

Use this page and the resources below to learn more about careers, internships, graduate programs, organizations, and opportunities related to your field of interest.

All job and internship opportunities listed below can be found in Handshake. Please note that postings are updated by employers themselves, so if a listing is no longer active, it may have been removed or filled by the employer.

Calvin LifeWork

You may have noticed another course in Moodle next to your other classes – Calvin LifeWork.

What is it?

An award winning series of activities in Moodle centered around career readiness and how you show up – designed for students …

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Career Resources

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Contact & Location

Phone
616-526-6485
Address

Hekman Library 313
1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Career Service Hours

Day of the week
Office Hours Resume/Cover Letter Walk-In Hours
Monday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Thursday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Friday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm