Interns’ Blog
Interns often contribute to the museum’s ongoing work from behind the scenes. The Interns’ Blog helps shine the spotlight on their important work by letting them share their personal perspective.
- Collection Highlight: Stephen Schaefer by Alice Neel
I first saw this portrait of Stephen Schafer by Alice Neel at the Bates Museum of Art when my class Portraiture as a Medium was choosing pieces from the collection for a gallery talk in… - Collection Highlight: Isabella Kirkland’s Back
When I first looked at Back by Isabella Kirkland, I was intrigued by the busyness in the painting. Contrasted with the black background, the work displays an explosion of plants and animals out of the… - Collection Highlights: Contest by William Pope.L
I was thinking about the way people use bigoted language. It’s almost a physical act. It’s like you are throwing something at someone. I began doing these experiments where I would just write something and… - Maura Ferrigno, Fall 2022
For the past month and a half, I have been working as Exhibitions Intern for the Bates Museum of Art. My work has consisted of researching the artists that the museum will feature in upcoming… - Isabelle Job, October 2022
My internship at the Bates Museum of Art has been educational and informative and has opened my eyes to the ways in which museums operate. It has exceeded my expectations in regard to museum work,…