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Judith W Clark
ART 496
Seattle Campus
Internships in conjunction with Art faculty and partners in the large visual arts community. Credit/no-credit only.
Class description
This is an internship in the School of Art Jacob Lawrence Gallery that offers undergrads the opportunity to gain real life experience and knowledge as they learn how to work with artists, install art exhibitions, deal with gallery management and coordinate gallery events.
Enrolled interns will contribute to three summer exhibitions in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.
For the first exhibition, ART AND MIGRATION IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION, students will work in collaboration with the Department of American Ethnic Studies, the Mexican Consulate, the Consulate of Japan, and the UW Center for the Humanities. The exhibition will consist of 60 pieces (mainly drawings, paintings, and prints) that are representative of the work done by 12 artists who studied with Shinzaburo Takeda, a Japanese master painter who has lived in Mexico for nearly fifty years as a professor of art and chair of the art department at the University of Oaxaca.
For the second exhibition called Tangible Competitive Intangibles, students will work with artists, Claire Cowie and Robert Yoder, as they bring together artists who have taught or are teaching in an affiliate or adjunct role at the School of Art. This is an invitational show to acknowledge, honor and thank these artists for their contribution to the School of Art. Students will have the opportunity to work alongside and support the work of an individual artist.
The third exhibition will bring interns together with members of the Seattle Print Arts to compose and install an exhibition of work by their members. Seattle Print Arts is an association of artists, arts professionals and collectors who have an avid interest in the expanding field of print arts and an appreciation of the print media. Their mission is to foster intellectual and artistic dialogue, serve as a resource for news in the field of printmaking, forge links between artists, and serve as a base for a variety of activities that focus on the print arts.
Student learning goals
Participate in field trips to galleries, museums and art organizations where to meet with professionals in the Arts and hear first hand how they connected their education with their career. Go behind the scenes to see their working lives in the visual arts. Ask questions about career issues, creative philosophies, professional practices.
As a student at the UW and in the visual arts you are making discoveries, acquiring discipline specific knowledge, and developing skills that will help you make a unique and important contribution at the UW, in the work force, and your community. This class is designed to provide you with an opportunity to explore the relationship between what you are learning at UW and how this learning can help you define and achieve your career goals through study and practice.
Work as a team of professionals to produce three exhibitions in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. See details of each show under "class description."
Complete reading assignments and participate in class discussions that will help you understand the issues and ideals that guide work in galleries and museums.
Learn about and practice networking in the arts.
Develop ideas about future career options. Gain first hand knowldege and work experiences that you can use on your resume as you apply for jobs.
General method of instruction
Internship Hands on, proactive participation in all aspects of planning and mounting three exhibitions in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Recommended preparation
No prerequisites or background needed.
Class assignments and grading
Reading and discussion, meeting with professionals in the local arts community, teamwork in completing four show in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.
Class is graded CR/NC. Credit will be awarded based on completion of short readings, class discussions, participation when meeting with arts professionals on field trips, teamwork on the production of three shows in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery,
