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Since 1990, the Chinati Foundation's Internship Program has provided hands-on museum experience to more than 150 students and recent graduates from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. During extended stays at Chinati, interns are engaged directly in all aspects of the museum's daily activities, working closely with staff, resident artists, visiting scholars, architects, and museum professionals. Intern responsibilities include: giving tours of the collection to a diverse range of visitors, office administration, preparing exhibition spaces, buildings and grounds maintenance, archiving and research, and production assistance on museum publications. Typically internships last for 2 months. Chinati also offers internships with a focus on conservation. Conservation Intern responsibilities include: assisting the Conservator on treatments, condition assessments, environmental monitoring, art installation, report writing, and research. Conservation internships typically last 6-12 months. A minimum of 1 year experience in a conservation studio, preferably 2 - 3 years, is required to apply for a Conservation internship. As Chinati's permanent staff is small, interns play an essential role in the museum's operations. Working closely with museum professionals, interns gain valuable experience for future courses of study and careers in museum and arts administration. Since interns are the museum's primary contact with the public, they have the opportunity to interact with visiting scholars, artists, architects, and members of the press. An average work week is 35-40 hours. Over the last 17 years, participants in the Internship Program have come to Chinati from around the world, including all parts of the United States, as well as Austria, Belgium, England, Germany, Holland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Brazil, Scotland, Sweden, and Australia.As compensation, the Museum offers interns a modest stipend of $100 per week and a furnished apartment on the Chinati grounds. Although Chinati's internships are geared toward students pursuing degrees in art, architecture, art history, conservation, or museum studies, the museum welcomes applicants of all ages and backgrounds. To apply for an Internship or a Conservation Internship, please send a statement of interest, resume, at least one letter of recommendation, and requested months for the internship to:
Nick Terry, Coordinator for Education and Public Affairs or contact by email at nterry@chinati.org. Application Deadlines: April 1, 2008 for internships beginning August 2008-February 2009 Internship time periods start on a rolling basis throughout these time periods, so one may start in February and run through April, and another may start in August and run through October.List of Chinati Foundation interns
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