Barry Art Museum Internship Program

Barry Art Museum Internship Program: This new educational opportunity is designed to give practical, real life experience and career development in the Museum setting- including but not limited to Curatorial Studies, Exhibition Design, Collections Management, Entrepreneurship and Museum Education. Open to all disciplines campus wide, maximum of three students per session.

Three opportunities annually:

Summer (Mid may- early Aug 13 weeks)

Fall Semester (15 weeks)

Structural framework:

3 credits earned for ODU students

150 hours total

Structured group meeting for 2 hours weekly, regular work schedule created with site supervisor.

Semester long personal project: Through collection research interns develop a personal project that helps to facilitate the public encounter artwork and provide context or meaningful supplemental activities to enhance art appreciation. Possible areas of research include: Historical context, personal interest, techniques of making and hands on engagement.

Learning Objectives:

• Personal professional development: resume, bio, artist statement, online presence review.
• Public Speaking: lead school and public tours, present personal project to Museum staff.
• Engagement: learn how to develop and implement Museum programs.
• Partnerships: identify and foster partnerships across the region and camps with student groups and cultural organizations- develop timeline and written agreement.
• Budgeting: learn through real life experience how to create a budget for Museum related interpretive materials and events.
• Art handing: job shadow the art preps, learn how to plan and hang exhibitions, label copy and lighting.
• Outreach: support with developing and implementing Social Media and marketing research including writing press releases.

Site Supervisor: Charlotte Potter Kasic, Manager of Museum Education and Engagement

To apply: introductory email of interest to: ckasic@odu.edu

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Posted By: Charlotte Kasic
Date: Tue Mar 31 14:55:48 EDT 2020