Internships: Eleven-Month Internships 2009–2010

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National Gallery of Art Announces Graduate Interns for 2008–2009

Internships in the Museum Profession

Internships in the Museum Profession at the National Gallery of Art provide institutional training to students interested in pursuing a career in the museum profession. Working closely with professional staff at the Gallery, interns participate in the ongoing work of a department, complete a project or a discrete portion of a larger project, and attend a weekly museum seminar that introduces the staff, departments, programs, and functions of the Gallery.

Projects
Curatorial
The intern will assist with the department's ongoing projects and participate in its daily activities. These activities typically include permanent collection and exhibition research and other work. Interns should be well versed in art-historical research techniques and have reading knowledge of at least one foreign language. For 2009–2010 possible placements are in the departments of modern and contemporary art, modern prints and drawings, northern baroque art, Spanish art, and photographs.

Education: Family and Teen Programs
The intern will assist with the Stories in Art program, studio workshops, and family days designed for a multigenerational audience. The intern will help research, develop, and teach creative family programs that integrate hands-on art-making activities with discussion and observation within the permanent collection and special exhibitions. Knowledge of current education research, familiarity with appropriate teaching and learning strategies, ability to teach students in the galleries, and experience teaching children—especially ages 4 to 12—are required.

Education: Art Around the Corner
The intern will assist with multiple-visit outreach programs in the DC public schools and for underserved audiences. The intern will help prepare lessons and tours, support and conduct art-making activities, and teach lessons to elementary-age students and their families that emphasize discussion and observation. Knowledge of current education research, familiarity with appropriate teaching and learning strategies, ability to teach students in the galleries, and experience teaching children—especially ages 8 to 12—are required.

Film Programs
The intern will assist with the documentation of the media holdings in the film and video library, the acquisition of new materials, and program development. The department's collection of media works on art and artists—more than 1,000 16mm and 35mm films, multiformat videotapes, and DVDs—requires preservation and maintenance, and the intern will participate in all aspects of inspecting, inventorying, labeling, and working with the database. He or she may be required to conduct research at area libraries as well as help to identify new films (documentary or experimental) to be acquired for the Gallery's film department. The intern will also participate in the research and writing of program notes to accompany weekend film presentations in the auditorium. An awareness of, or specialization in, film and video as artistic and documentary practice is critical. Training will be provided for the technical aspects of the internship.

Publications
The intern will assist in a pilot online publication project, which involves updating and repurposing the Gallery's systematic catalogue of Dutch paintings for incorporation on the Web site. The goal is to create a searchable, visually enhanced document that appeals to both scholars and the general public through the inclusion of customized search options, multimedia and interactive features, and links to other online resources. The candidate will have the chance to work with the Gallery's curatorial, publishing, and Web teams to conceptualize and build the various layers of the online catalogue, and will help maintain fluid connections to other departments to ensure the project's success. Current graduate students in art history, education, or new media studies are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to individuals with a specialized knowledge of Dutch art, as well as proficiency in using content management systems.

Eligibility
Although consideration will be given to students with a May 2009 undergraduate degree, preference will be given to applicants who are enrolled in a graduate program or are recent MA, MFA, M Ed, or M Arch graduates (degree must have been received no earlier than 2008). Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This is an international program.

Terms
Interns are in residence at the Gallery from September 8, 2009, to August 6, 2010, and work full time. Interns receive a stipend of $30,000 that is subject to all applicable taxes.

Internships in the Museum Profession Application Form (PDF 40k)
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Graduate Curatorial Internships

Graduate Curatorial Internships at the National Gallery of Art provide in-depth training for advanced PhD students and recent PhD recipients interested in gaining curatorial experience in a museum setting. Interns work with curators on permanent collection and exhibition projects and attend a weekly museum seminar that introduces the staff, departments, programs, and functions of the Gallery. The duties and responsibilities are comparable to those of curatorial assistants.

Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to doctoral students who are in the advanced stage of their dissertations and to recent PhD recipients (dissertations must have been filed no earlier than September 2007). Neither previous museum experience nor a stated goal of a museum career is required. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This is an international program.

Terms
Graduate Curatorial Interns are in residence at the Gallery from September 8, 2009, to August 6, 2010, and work fulltime. Interns receive a stipend of approximately $34,000 that is subject to all applicable taxes.

Graduate Curatorial Internship Application Form (PDF 40k)
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Application Timeline and Procedures

January 15, 2009

Deadline for applications. Applications received after this date will not be considered. Please send one original and five copies of the completed form to our mailing address.

January 30, 2009

Semifinalists will be notified of their status and asked to submit additional materials by February 5, 2009. Semifinalists will be asked to submit one original and five copies of a résumé, six copies of a writing sample, and six copies of transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended. Recommenders listed on the application will be contacted directly by the Gallery's Academic Programs staff.

February 5, 2009

Deadline for semifinalists' materials. Résumé, writing sample, and transcripts should be sent to our mailing address.

March 3, 2009

Finalists will be notified and invited to Washington for interviews.

March 17–18, 2009

Interview period for finalists.

March 26, 2009

Finalists will be selected.

Review Process
All applications will be reviewed by a selection committee composed of Gallery staff and outside specialists. Interviews in Washington will be with the selection committee and prospective supervisors.

Mailing Address
Department of Academic Programs
Division of Education
National Gallery of Art
2000B South Club Drive
Landover, MD 20785

Inquiries
Additional information about National Gallery of Art internships and curatorial fellowships is available from the Department of Academic Programs: telephone (202) 842-6257 or email intern@nga.gov.
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The present announcement supersedes all previous information about the Eleven-Month Internships.