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Above: 2010 Williamson Gallery summer interns
(l to r): Milan Reed, Amanda Kang, McKenzie Floyd, Aleedra Price and Kathryn Hunt. (Milan, Amanda and Aleedra were Getty interns; McKenzie and Kathryn were Wilson interns.)
Please note that we have filled our internship positions for this summer, but please return to this website next March for more summer internships.
GETTY MULTICULTURAL SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
For the twenty-first consecutive year, in 2013, the Williamson Gallery has hired three paid, full-time, ten-week summer multicultural interns sponsored by the Getty Grant Program. According to the Getty guidelines, these internships are “intended for members of groups underrepresented in the professions related to museums and the visual arts, particularly individuals of African American, Asian, Latino-Hispanic, and Pacific Islander descent.” The requirements for the 2013 summer internships are as follows:
Requirements: Candidates must be currently enrolled undergraduate students and have completed at least one semester of college by June 2013, or will complete their undergraduate degree by September 1, 2013; be a resident of or attend college in Los Angeles County; and be a United States citizen or a permanent resident.
Students who have already served as Getty interns at Scripps are not eligible.
Stipend: Each intern will receive a stipend of $3,500 for 10 weeks, (approximately from June 10 – August 16, 2013). The stipend reflects gross salary; taxes will be taken out. Interns are subject to Scripps College’s hiring and payroll procedures.
1. The COLLECTIONS/CONSERVATION INTERN will inventory prints and photographs in the Scripps permanent collection; photograph Japanese prints recently gifted to Scripps; format scanned photographs of Kogyo prints for the database and write condition reports for selected works, among other tasks. The intern, who will be trained in some of the functions of the Embark system, will update locations of works in the collection for the online database. In addition, the intern will clean and conserve bronze statuary on campus (the intern will be receive training in bronze cleaning). The project includes writing detailed condition reports of works, digitally photographing them and working with a professional objects conservator to clean and wax the works.
2. The CURATORIAL INTERN will assist in organizing an exhibition of selected works by painter and former Scripps faculty member Phil Dike, who was one of the leaders of the Southern California watercolor movement, which will be presented in September – October 2013. Among other tasks, the intern will research and write about works in the exhibition, draft a press release, and help install the works.
3. The VISUAL RESOURCES INTERN will help with the digitization of slides into the online database of visual arts resources used for teaching at Scripps and in the Joint Art History Program at the Claremont Colleges. The intern, who will be trained in some of the functions of the Embark system by Visual Resources Curator John Trendler, will photograph, scan, and optimize slides as well as work on social media for the gallery.
How to Apply: Send the following to Mary MacNaughton, Director, Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Box 2012, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, California 91711 or email to mmacnaug@scrippscollege.edu:
1. a cover letter describing the academic and work experience that qualify you for the internship;
2. a completed application;
3. a resume; an up-to-date transcript (official transcript not necessary);
4. names and phone numbers of 3 references;
5. a writing sample of about 1,000 words.
For more information, call Jennifer Anderson at (909) 607-4690 or e-mail janderso@scrippscollege.edu or csalomon@scrippscollege.edu.
WILSON INTERNSHIPS IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION AND ART CONSERVATION
Duties: Work on grants and other writing-oriented assignments, projects related to art conservation, and administrative tasks. Strong organizational and writing skills a must.
Stipend: Each intern will receive a stipend of $3,500. The stipend reflects gross salary; taxes will be taken out. Interns are subject to Scripps College’s hiring and payroll procedures.
Qualifications: Open to sophomore, junior and senior Scripps students.
Requirements:
• Must submit a written report before completion of the internship.
• Must be able to devote 40 hours a week over a ten-week period.
• Must have a GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Must have taken courses in studio art and art history. For conservation, chemistry courses are required.
There is no application form. If you are interested in applying for the summer of 2013, please send Mary MacNaughton, director, Williamson Gallery, Baxter Hall, Scripps College, the following items:
1. a transcript (unofficial is acceptable);
2. a resume;
3. names and phone numbers of 3 references;
4. a cover letter describing the academic and work experience that qualifies you for the internship;
5. a writing sample of approximately 1,000 words (taken from classwork, if possible for a class in art history).
For more information, call Jenn Anderson at (909) 607-4690 or send an e-mail to janderso@scrippscollege.edu. For further information regarding the academic year internships, you may also contact Career Counselor Valinda Lee.
TURK INTERNSHIPS
Through the generosity of Elizabeth Robbins Turk ’83, one Scripps student has been hired and will receive $10 an hour to work at a museum or art-centered organization other than the Williamson Gallery. The internship is designed to give a Scripps student exposure to and experience in the field of art conservation. The funds are considered taxable income.
What the Internship Encompasses:
Qualifications: Open to sophomore, junior and senior Scripps students.
Requirements:
• Must submit a written report before completion of the internship.
• Must be able to devote 40 hours a week over a ten-week period.
• Must have a GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Must have taken courses in studio art, art history, and chemistry.
There is no application form. Please send Mary MacNaughton, director, Williamson Gallery, Baxter Hall, Scripps College, the following items:
1. a transcript (unofficial is acceptable);
2. a resume;
3. names and phone numbers of 3 references;
4. a cover letter describing the academic and work experience that qualifies you for the internship;
5. a writing sample of approximately 1,000 words (taken from classwork, if possible for a class in art history).
For more information, call Jenn Anderson at (909) 607-4690 or send an e-mail to janderso@scrippscollege.edu. For more information, call Mary MacNaughton at (909) 607-3517. For further information regarding the academic year internships, you may also contact Career Counselor Valinda Lee.
