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53122 – Painters, sculptors and other visual artists
Painters, sculptors and other visual artists create original paintings, drawings, sculptures, engravings and other artistic works. They are usually self-employed. This unit group also includes art instructors and teachers, who are usually employed by art schools.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Animal art painter
- Animal art sculptor
- Art instructor
- Art instructor (except primary, secondary, post-secondary education)
- Art teacher (except primary, secondary and post-secondary education)
- Artist
- Artistic painter
- Artistic printmaker
- Charcoal artist
- Clay modeller
- Decorations painter - visual arts
- Etcher - visual arts
- Ice sculptor
- Ink sketcher
- Inuit art sculptor
- Landscape painter
- Lithographic artist
- Maritime art painter
- Metal sculptor
- Monument sculptor
- Mural landscape artist
- Mural painter
- Oil painter
- Painter - visual arts
- Painting teacher
- Plastic arts artist
- Portrait painter
- Printmaker - visual arts
- Printmaking teacher
- Scenery painter
- Scenic painter - visual arts
- Sculptor
- Sculptor-modeller
- Sculpture teacher (except primary, secondary, post-secondary education)
- Sculpturing teacher (except primary, secondary, post-secondary education)
- Silhouette artist
- Silkscreen artist
- Video artist
- Visual arts artist
- Visual arts teacher (except primary, secondary, post-secondary education)
- Watercolourist
- Wood block artist
- Wood sculptor
- Art teacher (except primary, secondary and post-secondary education)
- Artist
- Artistic painter
- Portrait painter
- Sculptor
- Silkscreen artist
- Watercolourist
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Painters
- Create drawings, paintings and other artwork using oils, pastels, watercolours, charcoal, ink and other media.
Sculptors
- Create sculptures, statues and other three-dimensional artwork by shaping, carving and working with materials such as clay, ice, paper, stone, wood or metal.
Art instructors and teachers
- Teach students the techniques and methods of drawing, painting, sculpting and other forms of artistic expression.
Employment requirements
- Creative ability and talent, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, and knowledge of the safe use of materials, tools and equipment are required. Art programs are offered at universities, colleges and private art schools.
- A college diploma in fine arts techniques may be required.
- Art instructors and teachers may be required to have a university degree or college diploma in a field related to art.
Additional information
Exclusions
- Artisans and craftspersons (53124)
- Graphic designers and illustrators (52120)
- Fine arts professor - university (in 41200 University professors and lecturers)
- Fine arts teacher - college level (in 41210 College and other vocational instructors)
- Art teacher - secondary school (in 41220 Secondary school teachers)
- Art teacher - elementary school (in 41221 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
- TEER
- 3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training
- Major group
- 53 – Occupations in art, culture and sport
- Sub-major group
- 531 – Occupations in art and culture
- Minor group
- 5312 – Occupations in creative and performing art
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- NOC 2021 Version 1.0