The Art History Intern at UCI Special Collections & Archives (SCA) will work on either a digitization project or a physical exhibit outside of Special Collections focusing on East Asian Artist Books (China, Japan and Korea) during the Winter 2020 quarter.
For the physical exhibit, the intern will select material from the collection, review material from purchase from book dealers, and curate a small exhibit in the exhibit space outside of the UCI Special Collections Reading Room (four cases.) The exhibit will be ready to go on display for the Spring 2020 quarter and will complement the 30th Anniversary of the East Asian Collection Exhibit taking place in the main lobby of the Jack Langson Library.
Application Deadline: Sunday, 8th December at 11:59 pm
Interviews are tentatively planned to be held during Finals Week: Tuesday and Wednesday December 10 and 11th
Art History majors have first priority followed by Art History and Archaeology minors, Art History MA students, and Visual Studies PhD students. Proposals from students demonstrating financial need are encouraged.
Application Materials and Qualifications: Submit the following application materials to Cecilia Flanagan atc.flanagan@uci.edu:
Cover letter (one-page maximum) describing your interest and qualifications.
Your unofficial transcript reflecting a combined GPA of 3.0 or higher in art history courses at UCI and/or 3.0 overall GPA
Your resume (one-page maximum) including art history courses completed at UCI (you may attach a list of classes separately if needed), any previous internships, and any other relevant work, travel or volunteer experience.
Your art history faculty reference(s). You may also submit other references if you think they would be useful to our selection process.
The successful applicant should plan to spend a total of 60 hours at the internship and will receive a $1000 award, which will be processed and paid following completion of the internships and submission of:
A one-page summary to be written by the intern describing what was learned, what skills were developed, what the intern specifically appreciated about the internship, how the experience could be improved, and any other relevant information.
A confirmation email and performance evaluation provided by the intern’s supervisor to c.flanagan@uci.edu. The intern will be responsible for requesting this document from the supervisor and follow up as needed.
