Opportunities
Full-Time Opportunities
Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship
Digital Media
The Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern will work with the Fowler’s Head of Digital Media, Gene McHugh, on the final phase of a recent migration of digital information records on the Fowler’s 125,000- object collection to a new and improved platform that allows the collection to be accessible to the public via the Museum’s website. Over the course of 10 weeks, the intern will be tasked with a goal of preparing and uploading data on more than 2,000 art objects, beginning with the Fowler’s founding and highly distinguished African art collections; and then Andean ceramics and textiles collection; Lega figures from Africa; the objects on display in the Fowler’s permanent collection exhibition, Intersections: World Arts, Local Lives; as well as other objects as needed. First, the intern will create portals for the curatorial team to review object descriptions and ensure all data is up-to-date, providing additional details to the intern when needed. The intern will then re-enter the object descriptions into the new collections database web portal (Argus) on the Fowler’s website, which is set to launch to the public at the end of summer 2019.
- The intern must be of a group underrepresented in museums and visual arts organizations, including, but not limited to, individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent.
- Intern must be a currently enrolled undergraduate. Students must have complete at least one semester or two quarters of college by June 2019. Students graduating in May or June 2019 are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.) •
- Intern must reside or attend college in Los Angeles County; and be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
- Please note that students who have previously served as Getty Multicultural Undergraduate summer interns at the Fowler Museum are not eligible for consideration. Additionally, staff members and relatives of staff or board members are not eligible.
- Salary: The intern will receive a gross salary of $5,700 for their ten-week, full-time internship.
To apply: Send a resume and cover letter to Gene McHugh, Head of Digital Media, Fowler Museum at UCLA gmchugh@arts.ucla.edu.
Volunteering at the Fowler
The Fowler often has volunteer opportunities for people ages 18 and older who seek greater involvement at the Museum. From assisting with research and conservation to staffing membership tables at events, volunteers play an important role in maintaining the Museum’s tradition of excellence.
If you would like to volunteer, please complete the Volunteering Request Form.
Opportunities for UCLA Students
Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship
Digital Media
The Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern will work with the Fowler’s Head of Digital Media, Gene McHugh, on the final phase of a recent migration of digital information records on the Fowler’s 125,000- object collection to a new and improved platform that allows the collection to be accessible to the public via the Museum’s website. Over the course of 10 weeks, the intern will be tasked with a goal of preparing and uploading data on more than 2,000 art objects, beginning with the Fowler’s founding and highly distinguished African art collections; and then Andean ceramics and textiles collection; Lega figures from Africa; the objects on display in the Fowler’s permanent collection exhibition, Intersections: World Arts, Local Lives; as well as other objects as needed. First, the intern will create portals for the curatorial team to review object descriptions and ensure all data is up-to-date, providing additional details to the intern when needed. The intern will then re-enter the object descriptions into the new collections database web portal (Argus) on the Fowler’s website, which is set to launch to the public at the end of summer 2019.
- The intern must be of a group underrepresented in museums and visual arts organizations, including, but not limited to, individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent.
- Intern must be a currently enrolled undergraduate. Students must have complete at least one semester or two quarters of college by June 2019. Students graduating in May or June 2019 are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.) •
- Intern must reside or attend college in Los Angeles County; and be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
- Please note that students who have previously served as Getty Multicultural Undergraduate summer interns at the Fowler Museum are not eligible for consideration. Additionally, staff members and relatives of staff or board members are not eligible.
- Salary: The intern will receive a gross salary of $5,700 for their ten-week, full-time internship.
To apply: Send a resume and cover letter to Gene McHugh, Head of Digital Media, Fowler Museum at UCLA gmchugh@arts.ucla.edu.
Scholarships and Awards
The Arnold Rubin Award and the Ralph C. Altman Award are for Ph.D. students planning a career in a field related to non-Western art. Applicants should be a graduate student working in the areas of African, Pacific, Asian, or Native North and South American arts and material culture, or popular culture phenomena emphasizing the unconventional arts of living peoples, regardless of geographic area.
The recipient of the Rubin award will receive $3,000 and the recipient of the Altman award will receive $4,000. Applicants will be considered automatically for both awards. Any Ph.D. student registered at UCLA (or receiving a Ph.D. degree from UCLA) in the fields described above is eligible; students from a wide range of departments are encouraged to apply.
Recipients are expected to present their findings at a roundtable session with the staff of the Fowler Museum and to credit the awards in any resulting publication, a copy of which should be provided to the Museum.
The Sarah Elizabeth Gilfillan Award was established in 2007 by family, friends and colleagues in memory of Sarah Gilfillan. She was associate director of development for the Fowler Museum and did curatorial work on several important Latin American projects. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, Ms. Gilfillan had extensive experience researching and working in art museums and galleries in Brazil, Mexico and Spain. Her goal had been to enter a Ph.D. program in Latin American art history.
This award provides a travel stipend of $2500 to assist with field research or study abroad. Only Ph.D. students in the field of Latin American arts may apply.
Established in 2017 to honor the legacy of Dr. Charles E. Rozaire, the Rozaire Research Award focuses on his life’s work conducting archaeological fieldwork and researching museum collections across California, the US Southwest, and Mexico. The award supports costs associated with undergraduate or graduate student research analyzing existing material cultural collections and/or archives with priority given to students using Fowler Museum collections and / or following indigenous research protocols (see Section 3 of https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/research/igovprotocol.pdf for an example of the latter).
The recipient of the Rozaire Research Award will receive $2,500.
Application forms for the 2019 Rubin, Altman, and Gilfillan Awards are available here.
Application forms for the 2019 Rozaire Award are available here.
Application forms are also available at the Fowler Museum front lobby reception desk or by emailing our Executive Assistant, Sophia Livsey at slivsey@arts.ucla.edu.
