Application Deadline extended until April 10.

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 and process new acquisitions. 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 between May 19 and August 15, 2026.

Other requirements:

• Attend an in-person meet and greet hosted by the UVA Department of Art on April 30, 2026
• Attend a mid-internship field trip with interns from other Charlottesville-based arts organizations on July 10^th
• Develop a 5-8 minute final internship presentation to be presented to select Art Department faculty and staff on August 7^th
• 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 April 3, 2026. Applicants will be notified of decisions by April 24, 2026. The selected candidate will receive a stipend of $3600 (half paid by May 31^st and half by June 30^th)