Also called: Installation Artist, Festival Art Builder
Creates room-sized or outdoor art pieces for festivals, museums, malls, and brand events.
An installation artist designs a 40-foot glowing sculpture for a music festival, welds the frame with a small crew, programs its lights, and installs it in the desert a week before gates open.
Very variable; grants, commissions, and brand projects.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Fine arts degree common; many are self-taught builders.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Sculpture, Fine Arts.
Growing about average. Grows with experiential and festival art.
Low risk for 10 years. AI may help with concepts; building and installing giant physical works with crews stays human.
Classes: Art 3-D Design, Woodshop or welding, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1013.
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