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Pepperdine University Malibu, CA EDUCATION | Professional Job Expires: 02/28/27 Job Dates 11/30/26 – 05/02/27 Pay $30.00 /hr 28 hrs/wk biweekly Pepperdine University in Malibu California is seeking a scenic artist for productions of the spring semester (Nov.30, 2026 through May 2, 2027). The scenic artist will work alone and/or with student crews in the

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Fredericksburg, VA Professional Job Expires: 02/28/27 Job Dates September 14, 2026 Pay $17.00/hour biweekly The Scenic Charge for Riverside Center for the Performing Arts will work with the Technical Director on a 6 mainstage show season, and an approximate 2 show children’s theatre season. The ideal candidate will have

Viewpoint School Calabasas, CA Expires: 03/03/27 Job Dates 10/16/26 – 08/27/26 Pay $25.00 per hour We are looking for a scenic artist to help paint our production of Once Upon a Mattress The calls are 7:30am to 6:00pm Oct. 16, 19-24, and 28-29. Contact Lara Conklin Producer casey.covey@viewpoint.org (818) 591-6624 Business Address 23620 Mulholland Highway

cumberland county playhouse Crossville, TN LAST MINUTE | Production House | Professional Job Expires: 03/02/27 Job Dates 09/15/26 – 11/22/26 Pay $400 per week plus housing per week The Cumberland County Playhouse seeks talented Scenic Artist to join us for the remainder of our season. The Playhouse is the oldest regional theater in the state

Job Dates 10/09/26 Pay 28.09 per hour Bristol Riverside Theatre is a mid-sized regional theatre whose mission is to engage audiences and artists alike with exceptional performances, inspired writing, and superior productions that motivate us to think harder, to feel more deeply, to laugh more joyfully, and to reflect on ourselves and the world in

If you can’t use a projector, my suggestion is to cut out letters out of flexibke poster board and tape them where you want them to trace them before painting. Since it’s paper, you’ll be able to press it over the siding ridges. As long as the bottoms of the letters line up it should […]

hello! I am looking for advice or any resources on painting letters onto an exterior well house with shake siding. I have never done this process before so any advice would help tremendously. I know what types of paint I need to use for exterior murals I’ve done many exterior murals just not with letters […]

Yah, if the dye was really working you would not be able to pick up where you left off the next day without it showing. If it’s not leaving a dry edge mark, the dye powder is dead and they’re just using it like pigment without binder. It may look like it’s working, but you […]

Ya, if the dye was really working you would not be able to pick up where you left off the next day. And if it’s not leaving a dry edge mark, the dye powder is dead and they’re just using it like pigment without binder. That little bit of Acrylink is still going to prevent […]

Thanks Mary! Absolutely if you’re looking to properly dye and have it set in, there’s a lot more to it. I’m just speaking to my experience working at Scenic Art Studios, and that’s how we’ve done it when I have been there (I’ve worked in and out for a few years). We don’t rinse the […]

There’s a line in most job postings for Scenic Artist gigs. “Must be able to lift 50lbs.” It’s a matter of efficiency and safety. I’ve always prided myself on being an independent painter, as well as a helping hand to other departments. But on Thanksgiving 2025, at the age of 33, I had a stroke, […]

Edgar Guajardo tells us how offering free Scenic Art workshops at Deluxe Theatre has led to personal fulfillment and genuine engagement with the community. For the past seventeen years, I have been fortunate to call myself a professional theatrical artisan. I don’t have student loan debt, and I am able to pay all my bills […]