Seattle Art Museum Unpaid Internship
Title: Curatorial Intern
Department/Location: Curatorial
Staff Mentor: Collections Coordinator, Assistant Curator for Modern and Contemporary Art
Learning Objectives: This internship will offer an introduction to curatorial work in a major museum and will serve as an opportunity to develop art research and writing skills while gaining familiarity with SAM’s collection.
Intern Tasks:
Produce researched essays to build museum records and/or contribute curatorial content to SAM Blog
Contribute to continual updating and maintenance of records for artworks in the museum’s collection
Expected time commitment: average 10-15 hours/week, schedule is flexible within Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm office hours
Qualifications:
- Research skills demonstrable from education and/or work history
- Ability to write clearly and effectively
- Evident interest in pursuing museum work
- Ability to work with staff and volunteers in a professional manner on a variety of tasks
- Ability to communicate effectively to staff, volunteers and public
- Basic filing, typing and computer skills
- Ability to ask for help and accept supervision and evaluation of your work
- Abide by the Standards for Museum Volunteers/Interns as outlined in the Volunteer/Intern Packet
Physical Requirements
– Manual dexterity
– Ability to lift up to 20 pounds
Education:
- Working towards or completed Bachelor’s degree in art history or related field
APPLICATION PROCESS:
- Submit via mail or email
- Letter of interest
- Resume
- SAM Internship Application (available at http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/about-sam/careers#int)
- Two letters of recommendation
- One writing sample of which you are proud
Mail: Manager of Volunteer Programs
Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Avenue
Seattle WA 98101-2003
