ART 4461 Arts Administration Internship in Art I

This course will provide students with the opportunity to gain practical experience by assisting in the administration of a gallery venue. Students will work directly with the organizational leadership of the venue in schedule development, artist contract negotiations, budgets, gallery setup, lighting, openings, and other areas based on the interests of the students and the needs of the organization.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Consent of instructor

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: fall day, spring day

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Gain experience installing exhibitions (1.1, 2.1) by assisting with installing exhibitions (1.1, 2.1).
2. Understand management of the permanent collection by helping the director update and re-organize the current accessioning system including measuring objects and work with Microsoft Excel.
3. Increase research and writing skills (3.1, 3.2) by conducting scholarly research on individual works in the collection (3.1, 3.2) and producing an annotated bibliography for each work (3.1, 3.2).
4. 4-Increase awareness of museum outreach and publication practices (3.1, 3.2) by assisting with the production of museum PR and the editing and production of a small catalog (3.1, 3.2).