Linda
East May,2014
Because I completed
my official internship time frame at Frisco Arts Friday, May 9, I will speak
about the past, but will attempt to offer what I thought about as I began the
venture. The first response when I was told I was selected was gratefulness and
joy. It seemed that this small arts council with its in-house Art Gallery would
offer an opportunity to learn more about administrative procedures in managing
artistic spaces. When I discussed the responsibilities with Paige Prater, my
supervisor, I realized that her primary concern was the development of an art
education program. My hope was that while I was writing lesson plans and cost
analyses (duties I had fulfilled regularly in my 21 years as a high school and
middle school visual arts teacher in public schools), I would also see, hear,
and absorb information that I could take with me to a museum career. Through
hearing the experiences of former interns in other positions, I knew that tasks
could include everything from the mundane to the exhilarating, so I was
prepared for both. I was also looking forward to meeting new people.
Every
experience in life makes us better in one way or another, so I knew that day to
day surprises and challenges would serve that purpose as I began to fulfill the
criteria for the Museum Certification. I hoped that there would be challenges
in aspects of discovering and exhibiting art in the gallery as well. The agreed upon schedule was Mondays and Fridays with extra events as needed. My next post will relate how there have been unexpected bonuses to this intern position!
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