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disparity affects what art museums present, the programs
internship program. Focused on college students from museums organize, and the way institutions engage with
underrepresented communities, the program will provide their communities. There are a number of reasons for this
an opportunity for students who have begun to solidify disparity, including limitations on access and on financial
their academic interests and potential career path to get resources. We are grateful to AAMD for organizing this
hands-on experience in an art museum for twelve weeks program, and to the NEA for their support. University
during the spring of 2019. The Association of Art Museum museums like the Chazen are uniquely positioned to serve
Directors (AAMD) launched the program with additional as a link between campus and career. Providing paid
funding support provided by a generous grant from the summer internships to students who want to explore a
National Endowment for the Arts. career in art museums is the first step in cultivating the
At the Chazen the intern will work in the education and
evaluation areas of the museum. The intern will also be
next generation of art museum professionals.”
The application deadline is February 1, and a selection will
mentored by the museum’s director throughout the be announced in mid-April. More information about the
internship, to ensure there are opportunities for program is on the Chazen website at: chazen.wisc.edu/
conversation, feedback, direction, and questions, as well as about/work-volunteer-opportunities/work-opportunities.
career advice. The intern will receive a generous stipend,
and opportunities to travel with their mentor to one or two About AAMD
museum field conferences, for networking and The Association of Art Museum Directors advances the
professional development, as well as to meet their fellow
interns from across the country.
“We are thrilled to have been selected to participate in this
important internship program during its pilot year, and to
provide an opportunity for a college student to work and
learn with us,” said Amy Gilman, Director of the Chazen
Museum of Art. “There is extensive research that shows
that fewer than twenty percent of art museum leadership
positions are held by people of Asian, Black, Hispanic,
profession by cultivating leadership capabilities of
directors, advocating for the field, and fostering excellence
in art museums. An agile, issues-driven organization,
AAMD has three desired outcomes: engagement,
leadership, and shared learning. Further information about
AAMD’s professional practice guidelines and position
papers is available at www.aamd.org.
Native American, or multiracial backgrounds. That
ten museums to participate in the first year of a new paid
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The Chazen Museum of Art has been selected as one of