The Getty Marrow Online Exhibitions Internship
The Huntington
Founded in 1919, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections. Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.
The Culture
Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do – from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond. Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies.
We are better together. We believe an explicit commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion directly impacts and improves staff and audience engagement and experience.
The Role
Since 1993, the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program has provided substantive, full-time work opportunities to 3,200 undergraduates, exposing them to potential careers in the arts. Aiming to encourage greater diversity in the professions related to museums and the visual arts, the program funds internships at cultural organizations across Los Angeles, including at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa. The Foundation's support enables organizations to host students in full-time, paid internships for ten weeks during the summer.
The internships are intended for outstanding students who are members of groups underrepresented in careers related to museums and the visual arts. Students gain experience in key areas such as curatorship, conservation, education, publications, and related programmatic activities. Candidates are sought from all areas of undergraduate study and are not required to have demonstrated a previous commitment to the visual arts.
Online Exhibitions Internship
The intern will work with Director of Education and Public Programs and the Vice President for Digital and Technology to research and prototype online exhibition strategies based on past Huntington exhibition material. The intern will compile information from existing gallery guides and label texts, images, and catalogs and prototype exhibition material in platforms such as Google Arts and Culture
Tasks will include but are not limited to: compiling data and maintaining a database of online exhibition assets; conducting additional contextual research as directed; and coordinating with other departments at the Huntington, including curators in the Library, Art, and Botanical collections. Onsite or remote work schedule will be M- F 37.5 hour per week.
Eligibility
Getty Marrow Undergraduate Interns must:
- Be of a group underrepresented in museums and visual arts organizations, including, but not limited to, individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent;
- Be currently enrolled undergraduates (bachelor's degree program, associate's degree program, or a vocational or technical program below the baccalaureate level). Students must have completed at least one semester or two quarters of college by June 2021. Students who graduated after April 1, 2021 are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.)
- Reside or attend college in Los Angeles County; and
- Be a United States citizen or permanent resident (non-citizen authorized to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis; also known as a "green card" holder). Students with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) status valid through the internship period are also eligible.
Terms
This internship is full-time (37.5 hours/week) positions, each with a stipend of $5,700, for a consecutive ten-week work period between June and August, 2021. Onsite or remote work schedule will be M-F
The Perks
· Discounts for staff in The Huntington Store and restaurants
· Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions
· Free passes each month to welcome family and friends to visit the grounds
The Application Process
Interested applicants must complete an application form and submit the following documents through our employment page. You will have the opportunity to upload your personal statement & resume as a single PDF in one portion of the application. You will then have an opportunity to upload additional documents in the “My Experience” section:
In a SINGLE PDF
- Personal Statement describing how you meet the requirements for the position
- Resume
In the “My Experience” section
- Two letters of recommendation from professional references. If you have provided names and contact information, you are not required to also submit letters of recommendation.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 25, 2021