The Costume Society of America, Western Region* announces the Jack Handford Internship for Summer 2018, appropriate for students from majors such as costume studies, material culture, or museum studies. The internship is designed to provide students with an opportunity to learn about collections care and long term preservation goals specific to costumes and textiles. The intern will gain experience in handling artworks, preparing archival materials for storage, conducting inventories, and exploring the museum database. Student applicants must be an undergraduate about to commence their senior year in fall 2018, or a graduate student. The winning student will receive a $2000 stipend and will select a specific internship from proposals submitted by several museums in the region. Student applicants must be current CSA Western Region members to apply. Student application deadline is December 15, 2017. Applications and membership information are available through the CSA Western Region Website: http://costumesocietyamerica.com/regions/we_home/scholarships/ For questions or more information contact Joann Driggers, CSA-WR Student Awards and Internship Chair, swc9...@sbcglobal.net
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