UVA Summer Internship Application Deadline
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia is the largest public collection of Indigenous Australian art outside of Australia. The selected applicant for the summer Collections Management internship at Kluge-Ruhe will report to the museum’s Senior Collections Manager and Registrar and will work directly with the museum’s permanent collection. The chosen candidate will receive the proper training necessary to handle, house, document and assess the condition of various media. The summer Collections Management intern at Kluge-Ruhe will help inventory the permanent collection, process new acquisitions, and work with images and metadata related to a recent gift of 1300+ prints from Basil Hall Editions. Other tasks related to the project may include data entry, research, and writing.
Applications are open to rising 2nd, 3rd, 4th Year Studio or Art History declared undergraduate majors at UVA. The summer internship normally begins in June/July and is typically 8 weeks and approximately 30 hours per week (240 hours total), though start dates, number of weeks and hours per week are negotiable so long as 240 hours are completed.
Other requirements:
- Attend an in-person meet and greet hosted by the UVA Department of Art on May 2, 2025
- Attend a mid-internship field trip with interns from other Charlottesville-based arts organizations on July 11th
- Develop a 5-8 minute final internship presentation to be presented to select Art Department faculty and staff on August 1st
- Complete a short survey created by the Department of Art
- Submit a photograph and caption to be posted on the Department of Art’s Instagram account.
Interested students should send any questions and application materials, including a cover letter, CV and contact information for two references (at least one from a UVA faculty member) to anw9s@virginia.edu by Thursday, March 27, 2025. Applicants will be notified of decisions by April 18, 2025. The selected candidate will receive a stipend of $3500 (half paid by May 31st and half by June 30th)