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Undergraduate Internships and Gallery Guides

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The IAS employs UC Santa Cruz students through paid internships and other work opportunities year-round. Student interns and gallery guides receive hands-on training in gallery operations, installation, exhibition research, art education, visitor experience, and more. Students across all disciplines are encouraged to apply.

All student internship and gallery guide applications are submitted online through Handshake, the UC Santa Cruz student employment system.

group of college aged students wearing Visualizing Abolition tshirts

Clare Wedding scholar Diego Macedonio Andres giving a tour

two student interns with a ladder in front of a wall with many postcard sized images — Clare Wedding scholar Diego Macedonio Andres giving a tour

Clare Wedding Student Enrichment Internship

Select students majoring in the History of Art and Visual Culture (HAVC) Department are eligible each year to receive the Clare Wedding Student Enrichment Internship with the IAS. This competitive internship supports students pursuing practical experiences in the curation and display of art and visual culture. During the year-long program, students work with IAS staff to develop special projects related to arts careers.