Internships


Summer 2013 Internship Program

The Norton Museum of Art Summer Internship Program provides undergraduate students the opportunity to gain practical art museum experience, engage in intellectual discourse, and develop professional skills. Throughout the seven-week program summer interns will:

  • Work in departments throughout the Museum based on departmental needs and intern interests;
  • Lead summer camp tours through Museum special exhibitions and the Museum Collection;
  • Participate in meetings with art world professionals and visit regional arts institutions;
  • Engage in weekly readings, writing assignments, and discussions of current art historical and museum studies issues; and
  • Organize an exhibition of artworks from the Museum Collection.

 

Terms and Eligibility

The program is open to undergraduates at any accredited U.S. college or university, and to those who have earned a B.A. degree within the past year, but are not currently enrolled in graduate school.  All applicants must have successfully completed at least two college-level courses in art history.

Two interns will be identified as The Dr. Norman* and Ruth H. Rosenberg Interns and will receive a stipend and related expenses, including room and board. These two interns will be selected on merit.

Two additional interns will receive a stipend thanks in part to the Chastain Foundation. These two interns will be selected on merit.

 

Internship Dates: June 17, 2013 – August 2, 2013

Application Deadline: March 22, 2013

Applications must include all materials listed below.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.  Application materials will not be returned. 

  • Norton Museum of Art Intern Application – Download here
  • A typewritten personal statement of no more than 500 words
  • Two letters of recommendation from academic or professional references
    • Letters must be sealed and signed across the flap by the recommender.  Letters can be sent with your application or separately for receipt by March 22, 2013.
  • Resume
  • Official college transcript 

 

All internship applications should be mailed to:

Norton Museum of Art

Attn: Jessica Kennedy

1451 S Olive Avenue

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

 

For more information, contact Jessica Kennedy, Assistant Curator of Education for Public Programs, at (561) 832-5196 x1132 or kennedyj@norton.org.

 

*Deceased

 

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