Curatorial Intern

The Curatorial Internship Program is designed to provide advanced students (seniors and graduate students) in the arts, the humanities, and cultural studies the opportunity to explore editorial and curatorial work in contemporary arts.

The Curatorial Intern will have the opportunity to become acquainted with several aspects of curatorial practice—research, exhibition design and production, public engagement and editorial projects—through a 6–9 month internship at Bemis Center.

The Curatorial Intern will assist the Exhibitions team in development and execution of the summer 2025 exhibition From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains: The Visible Currents of Climate Change. Examining the interrelationship between past, present and future landscapes that derive the Great Lakes and Great Plains regions, artists in this exhibition focus specifically on how water is the central point for all climate change conversations moving forward. Bringing together two distinct yet connected regions, the exhibition invites artists originally from, currently living or having lived in the areas to showcase works that overlap with a worldwide crisis related to climate change. From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains: The Visible Currents of Climate Change will showcase artistic voices from across the country while engaging local organizations that work with these issues daily.