| Internship Program
at MOCA and LACMA
2002 - 2003
[ articles | press release ]
Synopsis :
The Museum of Contemporary Art
in Los Angeles offers AVPA art students unique opportunities
in The MOCA Apprenticeship Program. Two students,
Melissa and Antonia, have been specially selected
to participate in the internship program for the
entire school year.
For more information about MOCA, visit the
official website.
Sarah, Resa, and Marisa are the
students selected for The Los Angeles County Museum
of Art Internship Program for the school year 2002-03.
This year, the LACMA Interns toured 60 students,
teachers, school district administration, and parents
in a tour designed by each student. For more information
about LACMA, visit the
official website.
Quotes from the Students :
"As an apprentice
at the Museum of Contemporary Art in downtown
Los Angeles, I was able to take advantage of
a wide range of art related opportunities. Whether
simply working in the library, or at art talks
to gain behind the scenes museum work experience
or exploring exhibitions with the artists themselves.
These experiences have been invaluable to raising
my interest, understanding and appreciation
for all forms of art as well as giving me a
clearer idea of what kind of art related careers
are available."
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Melissa (pictured to the right, on the right
side) |
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"LACMA is an amazing
experience. I had the opportunity to work
with students from other high schools and
also with artists and educators who were dedicated
to our learning and working experiences. We
toured elementary through high school students
and talked to people in different museum departments.
I loved it!"
--
Marisa (pictured to the left, on the right
side)
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"Working
at LACMA was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Our main responsibility included touring students
from grades 3-12. As we prepared for the tour,
I learned so many valuable skills. I learned
how to relate to children and make the artwork
appeal to them more. I learned how to speak
in front of a group of people and helped them
to interact as well. I not only prepared student
tours, but learned more about the operations
of the museum, too. I met staff members from
various departments from LACMA. To help broaden
our perspectives on art, we also met artists
and went on field trips to different museums."
--Sarah
(above, on the left), 2nd Year LACMA Intern
" The LACMA Internship Program is fantastic.
The program allows high school students to
become familiar with the way a major art museum
runs and operates. Exploring the galleries
as well as the unseen departments of the museum,
interns get a sense of what it's like to work
at LACMA. Meetings first consist of gallery
activities and projects relating to the topic
of the exhibition that will be toured by the
interns. We are trained for the tours by the
education department, becoming familiar with
the material and artwork of the exhibition.
We practice speaking in front of groups to
prepare for the tours that will be given in
the Spring. Second semester, we are creating
art projects and working with professional
artists, learning new techniques and skills.
We also visit other museums in the area. The
LACMA internship not only familiarizes students
with the museum world, it also sparks personal
growth."
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Resa (above, in the middle) |
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