Tasks include planning and executing programs for students, teachers, and families, including artist-led gallery tours for school groups, professional development programs and resources for teachers, assisting with the SPACE program and adult learning programs, and gathering and analyzing data.
Learning interns experience program development for youth and family audiences and contemporary pedagogy in a museum setting. Self-motivation, ability to multitask, and creative problem-solving skills are preferred. Candidates must be exceptionally detail-oriented, effective in-person and written communicators, and possess strong organizational, computer, and administrative skills (including experience with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
Duties may include drafting and editing funding proposals and reports, drafting thoughtful donor communications, conducting research on prospective funding sources, organizing and executing solicitation and stewardship mailings, helping to update the donor database, working at special events and exhibition previews (may require evening/outside of museum hours), and other administrative projects as needed. Interest in understanding the role and process of fundraising in a fast-paced environment and learning about Chicago’s philanthropic and artistic community is preferred. Candidates should be reliable and highly motivated. The Development intern will support the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of MCA donors. Applicants for the Neisser Family Curatorial Internship must identify as a person of color. Candidates must have excellent research and writing skills as well as strong organizational, computer, and administrative skills. Applicants should have a background and interest in modern and contemporary art. Applicants must include a one- to two-page writing sample from an academic paper (preferably on art history, contemporary art, museum studies, or a related topic) with their application. Interns work on research and writing projects related to MCA exhibitions, artists, and artworks, and assist with general administrative support for the curatorial department, such as preparing correspondence, filing and organizing, and responding to general inquiries from scholars and the public.
Throughout the curatorial internship, interns gain an understanding of the organization behind major and small exhibitions while learning about the various responsibilities of the curatorial team. The Neisser Family Curatorial Internship will serve as an opportunity for college and graduate level students of color to learn and work in a leading, globally focused museum that is vested in their growth and progression. The MCA Chicago is excited to collaborate with Kate Neisser and the Neisser Family Foundation to launch this internship. Candidates must have strong writing, organizational, and computer skills and be familiar with all major social media platforms. The intern participates in a variety of activities, such as: program-related research, responding to inquiries, maintaining the news clip system, managing listings distributions, writing media releases, assisting film crews and photographers, interacting with artists and media, participation in grassroots marketing efforts, conducting research on prospective audience markets, analysis of demographic information, data collection and analysis, email database management, producing eNewsletters, and monitoring and moderating social media interaction. The Strategic Communications intern assists in Marketing, Media Relations, and Social Media, creating visibility for the museum, exhibitions, and programs. Candidates must have excellent computer and general administrative skills and be detail-oriented. Interns assist with daily operations involving collections management, exhibition organization, research, contracts, art loan paperwork, data entry, use of collections management software, research, preparing correspondence, and updating MCA Collection documentation. Please continue to check our website for future updates! Departments Collections and ExhibitionsĬollections and Exhibitions interns gain practical experience working directly with MCA registrars and preparators. At this time, we will not be offering Summer 2022 internships. We expect to post those opportunities in late spring or early summer.
We are currently focused on relaunching our internship program in Fall of 2022. On occasion, they even join the MCA staff. Many of our former interns go on to careers in museums and other cultural organizations. MCA internships provide valuable opportunities to learn how nonprofits operate in the company of like-minded young professionals. Interns welcome the press for a preview of Diana Thater: The Sympathetic Imagination Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago
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