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2008-2009 Hood Museum of Art interns, left to right: Gilbert Littlewolf, Curatorial, Mellon Special Project Intern; Kimia Shahi, Public Relations, Levinson Intern; Marki Grimsley, Curatorial, The Homma Family Intern; Alex Vespoli, Curatorial, Class of 1954 Intern; Kathleen Rice, Interpretation and Programming, The Kathryn and Caroline Conroy Intern; Sarah Crnkovich, Interpretation and Programming. Not pictured: Marina Agapakis, Special Project, Public Relations.
Former interns gather together on the occasion of the Hood's exhibition Marks of Distinction: Two Hundred Years of American Drawing and Watercolors from the Hood Museum of Art, when it was on view at the National Academy Museum in New York.
Each year, the Hood Museum of Art offers internships to Dartmouth students entering their senior year. Students from all majors and backgrounds are encouraged to apply for this fabulous professional and educational experience. Internships are available in the following areas:
Curatorial
Programming
Public Relations
Arts at Dartmouth Web Site
These internships are designed to give an overview of the work of the museum, and interns meet as a group with staff members over the course of the year to learn more about the museum profession as a whole. In addition, most interns organize Space for Dialogue installations that involve selecting and researching objects from the museum's collections, writing a brochure and labels, and giving a public gallery talk.
Hood senior internships require a commitment of ten hours per week during the fall, winter, and spring terms and offer a stipend of $2,450. Final deadline for applications consisting of a cover letter and resume is September 28, 2009, although earlier applications are encouraged. Interviews will take place September 21-30, and hired interns begin work in early October.
Applications should be sent to: Hood Internships, Hinman Box 6034, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755. Seniors who are doing a thesis are strongly discouraged from applying for these internships due to the significant time commitment that each entails. Junior art history majors who intend to complete a thesis during their senior year may apply. If you have questions about the internship program, feel free to call the museum at (603) 646-2808 and ask to speak with either Lesley Wellman or Kathy Hart.
For more information about the internship program, quotes from past interns about their experiences, and current careers in the arts held by former interns, click on:
Hood Museum of Art Senior Internships
The Hood Museum of Art thanks the generous alumni and parents who have given endowments that fund many of the museum's senior internships: the Class of 1954 Internship, the Homma Family Internship, the Kathryn and Caroline Conroy Internship, the Levinson Internship, and the Mellon Special Project Internship.
