Internships
The Block Museum of Art’s curatorial internship offers opportunities to Northwestern University undergraduate students from various academic programs and disciplines. The Museum is committed to promoting diverse perspectives and providing behind-the-scenes access to students who are interested in exploring museum professions.
In addition to working on research projects related to exhibitions, interns write Collection Spotlight blog posts for The Block’s website. Meet some of our former interns, from 2019, 2018, and 2016.
UNDERGRADUATE CURATORIAL INTERNSHIP
The Block Museum of Art offers internships to Northwestern University undergraduate students from various academic programs and disciplines. Block internships provide hands-on experience in the context of an academic art museum and offer opportunities to learn about curatorial museum work; projects may include work on collections, exhibitions, community relations, publications, and/or programs. Interns will meet with staff members throughout the year to learn more about different museum careers. The Block encourages applications from students who are members of groups underrepresented in careers related to museums and the visual arts.
APPLICATIONS ARE DUR APRIL 16, 2023
Questions: Academic Curator, Corinne Granof: c-granof@northwestern.edu.
Year |
Name / Department |
Projects |
| 2022 | Vitoria Monteiro de Carvalho Faria (Art History, Economics) | |
| 2022 | Elizabeth Vazquez | |
| 2021 | Madie Giaconia (RTVF, Art History) | Permanent collection research |
| 2020 | Bailey Pekar (Journalism, Art History) | Permanent collection research |
| 2019 | Madeline Hultquist (Anthropology) | Permanent collection research |
| 2019 | Mary Pedraza (Political Science) | Permanent collection research |
| 2018 | Anna Clara White (Medill) | Permanent collection research |
| 2018 | Brianna Heath (Art History, German) | Permanent collection research & Block Library installation |
| 2018 | Zoe Detweiler (Medill) | Permanent collection research & Block Library installation |
| 2017 | Isabella Ko (Art History) | Permanent collection research & Campus Art Walk audio guide |
| 2017 | Nicholas Liou (Art History) | Permanent collection research & Campus Art Walk audio guide |
| 2017 | Julia Poppy (Art History) | Curated “Looking Life Right Straight in the Face”: The Art of Purvis Young September 23, 2017 - December 10, 2017Katz Gallery |
| 2016-17 | Linnea Hodge (Art History) | Assisted with William Blake exhibition catalog and curated Lovis Corinth exhibition |
| 2016 | Mari Morsch (Art History) | Permanent collection research & Block Library installation |
| 2016 | Cristobal Alday (Art History) | Permanent collection research & Block Library installation |
| 2014-15 | Claire Kissinger | Organized Katz Gallery exhibition Exposure (Fall 2015) |
| 2013-14 | Maris O'Tierney | Charlotte Morman research, Left Front labels and archiving |
| 2014 | Isaac Alpert | Curator for Work Print Protest Repeat (Katz Winter 2014) |
| 2012-13 | Jasmine Jennings | Exhibition research |
| 2011-12 | Elisabeth Rivard | Curatorial assistant |
| 2011-12 | Sophie Jenkins | Exhibition research |
| 2010-11 | Julia Detchon | Worked on research and checklist for the David Van Zanten project, collections research, and Blake project research |
| 2010-11 | Kari Rayner | Print Room Assistant |
| 2009-10 | Elliot Reichert | Paschke cat. raisonne |
| 2008 | Anna Blumberg | Paschke cat. raisonne |
| 2005-06 | Colleen Conrad | Exhibition research |
| 2004-05 | Lauren Wright | Assisted with exhibit & collection records for Currents |
| 2001-02 | Sheetal Prajapati | Pictures of Music volunteer curatorial assistant |
| 2001 | Eugene Mikyung Kim | Pictures of Music |