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Internships in galleries, art museums, and architecture offices are a great possibility to gather experience of working in fields where art historians and architectural historians can find employment.  The Department of the History of Art and Architecture offers three possibilities to earn units for an internship: Arthi 141B, Arthi 141C, and Arthi 141E.  Each course can be taken for 1 – 4 units, but you can only take a maximum 12 units in all three courses throughout your studies at UCSB.  All internships are typically unpaid.  Internships are self-organized which means that you must take the initiative with regard to the following steps:

  • Contact the undergraduate staff advisor to obtain the relevant internship application form and to discuss which professor might be suitable as your faculty internship supervisor.

  • Find a suitable institution and/or firm/office for your internship.  Consult with the undergraduate staff advisor if you are in doubt if a particular gallery or museum is acceptable for an internship for course credit.  Discuss the specifics of the internship like, for example, working hours, duties, etc., and have the internship place sign the departmental internship application form.

  • Ask your faculty internship supervisor to sign the departmental internship application form.

  • Hand the form back to the departmental undergraduate staff advisor to have it signed by the department’s chair.  After that signature is obtained, you will be handed an add code.

 Application forms must be filed in advance of the internship, latest when you start working as an intern. Internships cannot be arranged after you started working or in retrospect.

Arthi 141B Internship

This course number covers internships in art and architecture museums, art and architecture galleries, and also architecture offices.  Besides finding a suitable internship place, you will have to find a faculty internship supervisor.  The internship requires that you keep a journal of your work experience, discuss the details with your faculty internship supervisor.  There is only one grading option (pass/non-pass).

 

Arthi 141C Visual Technology Internship

An internship in the Visual Resource Collection of the Department of the History of Art and Architecture to aid in developing skills in the visual technologies relevant to art history and architectural history teaching and research.  You will have to find a faculty internship supervisor and there is only one grading option (pass/non-pass).

 

Arthi 141E University Art Museum Internship

This internship is organized and administered by the University Art Museum (UAM) including the requirements for both the internship and the  student work.  By default, the Undergraduate Faculty Advisor of our department will be the faculty internship supervisor for every student who wishes to obtain course credit for a UAM internship.  Apply directly to the UAM.  Once you are accepted, you will have to fill out a departmental internship application form for Arthi 141E.  This internship offers optional grading (letter grade or pass/non-pass). This course number applies only to internships organized by the Curator of Education, UAM. Students who intern with the Registrar of the UAM must use course # ARTHI 141B.

 

Internship Possibilities at the University of California, Santa Barbara

ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN COLLECTION (ARTHI 141E)

Contact: Kathryn Kanjo

Tel: 805-893-4564

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www.uam.ucsb.edu

Internships are archival.

 

UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM (ARTHI 141E)

Contact: Elyse Gonzales

Tel: 805-893-5299

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www.uam.ucsb.edu

Internships vary.

 

VISUAL RESOURCE COLLECTION (ARTHI 141C)

Contact: Jackie Spafford

Tel: 805-893-2509

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www.arthistory.ucsb.edu   go to Resources -> Visual Resources Collection

 

WOMEN’S CENTER GALLERY       (ARTHI 141B)

Contact: Jess O'Keefe

Tel: 805- 893-3305

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http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/women'scenter

 

 

Internship Possibilities in the Santa Barbara Area

(This is a selective list, there exist many more galleries and museums in the Santa Barbara area.)

 

ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA (ARTHI 141B)

Contact: Nancy Clare Caponi, Executive Director

Tel: 805-965-6307

229 E. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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www.afsb.org

 

CONTEMPORARY ARTS FORUM (ARTHI 141B)

Contact: Margie Yahyavi

Tel: 805-966-5373 ext. 102

653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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FINE ART CONSERVATION LAB (ARTHI 141B)

Contact: CK Gardner

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Tel: 805-564-3438

P.O. Box 23557, Santa Barbara, CA 93121

www.fineartconservationlab.com

 

SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART (ARTHI 141B)

Contact: Margot Dement

Tel: 805-884-6440

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www.sbmuseart.org

Internships vary, most require office or computer skills

 

THE ARTS FUND (ARTHI 141B)

Contact: Dana Loughlin, a UCSB Art History graduate

Gallery Manager

205C Santa Barbara Street

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Tel: 805-965-7321 Fax: 805-965-1715

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www.artsfundsb.org

 

The Arts Fund, a Santa Barbara based nonprofit committed to supporting artists and arts programming in our community, announces the availability of a limited number of internships.  This is an opportunity for interested students (undergraduate or graduate) to learn about arts management while making a valuable contribution to the community.

- Voluntary, unpaid internship

- Quarter commitment requested 

- Flexible schedule

- Interns will gain experience in arts administration, gallery management, exhibit design and installation, fundraising and nonprofit administration.  

 

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (ARTHI 141B)

Contact; Elenor Burciaga (Education Coordinator)

Tel: 805-962-8404 ext. 109

113 Harbor Way. Suite 190, Santa Barbara, CA 93109

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SULLIVAN GOSS– AN AMERICAN GALLERY  (ARTHI 141B)

Contact: Danielle Peltakian, a UCSB Art History graduate, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

7 E. Anapamu St.

Santa Barbara, CA  93101

Tel: 805-730-1460

WHAT:  Gain experience in a gallery setting. Learn about American Art.

Take part in researching and writing about American artists.

Publish and author artist biographies on the Sullivan Goss website.

WHEN:  8 hours/week, flexible hours.

BENEFITS: Each intern will be paid a modest amount – to cover all costs.

www.sullivangoss.com