Welcome to our Careers page for Art and Design 

Possible careers with Art & Textiles GCSE and A Level

Fine artist, art gallery curator, art therapist, art teacher, art lecturer, design lecturer or art history lecturer at a university, art technician/demonstrator at a university, art valuer/auctioneer, illustrator, arts admin and fundraising, architecture careers, interior design, furniture design, publishing, advertising, web designer, graphic designer, photographer, TV, film or theatre set designer, costume designer, make-up artist, lighting technician and lighting designer/director, camera operator, cinematographer and film/video editor, fashion designer, jewellery designer, shoe designer, bag designer, accessories designer, textile designer, fabrics designer, fashion stylist, window design, prop maker, visual merchandiser, graphic designer, graphic novels.

Our Year 13 students say:

"Art at Marylebone is the one subject that I have completely no regrets in choosing to take. Art as a subject has altered the way I perceive the world itself and has made me more grateful and analytical of my surroundings: there is something interesting in every 'mundane' thing, you just have to find it." 

"Taking Art for A level is one of the best decisions I've made; I've been able to try many new techniques and media and truly discover my strengths. This A level has made me realise I want to pursue Art for my future, I highly recommend the subject!"

Have a look at some of what our GCSE and A Level students create

The Art Blog below is a virtual gallery of all the wonderful creations made by all years. Use the Search function to explore by typing 'KS4' or 'KS5', or even 'Y10 Natural Forms', 'Y13 Exams' etc.

Studying the Arts alongside other subjects significantly boosts student achievement. Arts Education can also help with developing skills and ways of working that will benefit you in the future in whatever career you choose.

• The leading people in any field are those who can think creatively and innovatively. These are skills that employers value alongside qualifications. Making and participating in the Arts aids the development of these skills.

• When you study Art you learn to work both independently and collaboratively, and you also gain experience in time management. These are skillsets valued by employers.

• Studying the Arts teaches determination and resilience – qualities useful to any career. It teaches us that it is okay to fail, to not get things totally right the first time and to have the courage to start again.

Nigel Carrington, Vice Chancellor, University of the Arts London

"For the foreseeable future, there will be huge global demand for creative people – an area of education in which the UK excels. The creative industries employ more people in the UK than the financial sector or advanced manufacturing … Creativity has a big economic impact and it needs to be taught. The new government must make the connection, putting Britain’s creative education on equal terms with other subjects."

Kate Tempest, The Guardian, November 2016

"I feel like the arts are such an important part of how we understand ourselves, how we laugh at ourselves, how we make sense of reality. Listening to a record that you love, reading a novel that you love – it connects you more forcibly into life. For your mental health, it’s extremely important that people are accessing that part of themselves, tuning into other people’s creative expression, expressing themselves."

Sir Nicholas Serota, Chair, Arts Council (formerly Director of the Tate)

"Experience of art and culture in school can shape all our lives. Through culture we encounter the values and imaginations of others, past and present. Creativity is therefore one of the essential ingredients of a rich and tolerant society and of personal and national identity. It should be one of the cornerstones of education, not an option or an afterthought and we should be celebrating all kinds of intelligence and intuition, not creating hierarchies within the disciplines of the mind."