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Through the UTAC Internship undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Toronto may participate in a significant way in the day-to-day workings of a professionally run, public art gallery, and gain academic credit for the work they do. The tasks interns perform are integral to the workings of UTAC. The tasks generally have an academic component, but are weighted towards practical responsibilities. The Internship is normally offered during the summer terms.
The internship is currently offered through the Department of Art, course number FAH 481H.
Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses; permission of instructor (Niamh O'Laoghaire)
Exclusion: FAH454H1/455H1
The application form is available below.
Summer 2012
For the Summer 2012 semesters UTAC has the following positions:
Researchers: up to three students to research and create docent packages for the following fall 2012 exhibitions:
Robert Wilson Video Portraits
Splice: At the Intersection of Art and Medicine
Committed to Paper: Three University Collections.
These students would also develop content for Social Media (Facebook, Twitter) based on their research.
Collections Assistants: up to two students (one each term) to work with the UTAC Collections Manager, Heather Pigat.
The Collections Assistant tasks will involve:
1. Inputting and updating data from hard copy records and an Access system into a new TMS database.
2. Assisting with audit of artworks on display throughout the St. George campus as part of the UTAC Art on Campus program.
The Collections Assistant positions would be ideal for students interested in gaining direct experience with Collections Management in a Museum environment.
HOW TO APPLY
Copy and paste the form below into a Word document. Fill it out (once in Word format the boxes will expand as you add text). Return the completed form, and a sample of your writing to Niamh O'Laoghaire, Director of the University of Toronto Art Centre by Friday, April 27, 2012
For the writing sample students usually select a couple of pages from an academic essay, but it may be something else. You may return the form and sample of writing in the following ways:
• by email to:
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• by mail to: the University of Toronto Art Centre, 15 King's College Circle, Toronto ON M5S 3H7
If you are accepted, UTAC will notify you and the Department of Art, which will then permit you to enrol on ROSI.
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Application Form for FAH 481H UTAC Internship
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1. Name:
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2. Student Number:
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3. Tel. Home:
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4. Cell phone:
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5. UofT email address:
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6. Year of study:
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7. Graduating Year:
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8. Academic specialization, major or minor:
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9. For which of the intern positions outlined above are you applying?:
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10. For which term?:
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11. What do you see as your particular strengths? Please check the list below:
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Writing:
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Team Work:
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Research:
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Design:
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Organization:
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Other:
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12. With which of the following computer programs are you familiar? Please check the list below:
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Access:
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Adobe Photoshop:
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Microsoft Office:
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Excel:
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Other:
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13. Are you comfortable working with PCs (versus macs):
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14. List the art and art history courses taken and grades awarded. Please list the courses by title, e.g. “Greek and Roman art,” not by number:
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15. What area/period of art interests you most?:
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16. Please provide the name and contacts of one Referee (e.g., a professor who knows your work well)
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Referee name:
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Referee title:
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Referee telephone:
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Referee email:
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17. Please add any other information you may think relevant (Experience? Qualifications? Why you want to enroll?):
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