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Reports to: Pauline Gill Sullivan Curator of American Art
Department: Curatorial
Classification: Full-time, Non-Exempt
Term: August 30, 2021–May 20, 2022
Compensation: $13.50/hour (approximately $18,000)
Benefits: Full benefits including medical and dental insurance and paid personal, holiday, and sick time
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, 35 hours per week
Format: In-person and/or hybrid, depending upon the status of the pandemic
Scope of Position
The intern will support all aspects of curatorial practice at the Museum connected with the art of the United States, including research, exhibition preparation, acquisition proposals, and collection management and deaccessioning. The intern will draft didactic texts and review interpretive material for use in gallery and online, and compile documentation on works in the Museum’s permanent collection. The intern will support curatorial projects by attending interdepartmental meetings and working collaboratively with staff across the Museum. The intern will assist with the installation of a works-on-paper exhibition, as well as the planning and execution of a reinstallation of the permanent collection galleries combining fine and decorative arts of the United States and Latin America.
Internship Goals
- Expand art historical object-based research skills, including the use of TMS collections database software
- Gain experience with writing in a museum context, including didactic texts, labels, and acquisition proposals
- Understand the museum exhibitions process from research to logistics to installation
- Develop professional communication and interpersonal skills through collaboration with museum colleagues
- Understand how the Museum’s strategic plan informs the department’s collection plan
- Understand the relationship between all the departments within the Dallas Museum of Art and how they function together to comprise the organization
Requirements
- Completion of at least an undergraduate degree in art history or a related field prior to the start of the internship in August 2021
- Demonstrated research and writing skills
- Ability to juggle multiple assignments
- Ability to work successfully within deadlines
