Blogs
How to Research Art Like an Archival Scholar
As a recipient of Pitt’s Archival Scholars Research Award (ASRA), I had the opportunity to spend the semester working with the Frick Fine Arts Library Artist Book Collection in the University Library System. I curated the mini-exhibition, Artists, Photographs, and Ed Ruscha the Artist/Photographer, which explores the artist books of Ed Ruscha and a 1970 collaborative art project called Artists and Photographs.
Reflections on dance in and outside of the gallery
Dust and Dinosaurs: Agents of Deterioration in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
“Your job is really cool but you're like really dusty,” a child says to me. They are right, working on the open dioramas for “Dinosaurs in Their Time” at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History allows me to get into the dinosaur enclosure and weave between gigantic prehistoric dinosaurs. There, I am diligently dusting every leaf, stem, and rock with soft bristle brushes. Of course, by the end of the day, my socks and pants are admittedly very dusty.
Clapp, Coal, and the Caribbean
Jon Krippe, Museum Studies intern at the University Art Gallery, Fall 2023
What do an influential Caribbean novel, a Renaissance sketch torn from a massive book, and a landscape of Pittsburgh industry have in common? I encountered this question during my time as an intern at the Pitt University Art Gallery, where I worked on three different projects that utilized the Gallery’s space and resources in their own unique ways.
Work(s) From Home: My Experience Interning with a Private Collector
Intern at the O’Brien Foundation for American Art - Fall 2023
Exploring the Aura of the African Heritage Room
This fall I did my internship through the Nationality Rooms, located in the Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus. The thirty-one rooms celebrate the diverse
Keeping Art Alive at AAP
Interning with the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (AAP) this semester has allowed me to learn more about local artists and their work, as well as contribute to AAP's mission of supporting this visual arts community. I began my internship with a focus on programming and education but ultimately was able to learn about and engage with nearly every aspect of the organization's work.
Crafting Narratives: My Semester as an Editorial Intern at Bunker Review
Museum Studies (Editorial) Intern at Bunker Review - Fall 2023
On the Other Side of the Library: Fall in the Archives
Museum Studies Intern at Hillman Archives and Special Collections – Fall 2023