HAGERSTOWN, MD – Washington County Museum of Fine Arts is now accepting applications for the Jean Cushwa College Internship.
The Jean Cushwa College Internship is offered to one qualified college student who is majoring in fine art, art history, art education, museum studies, or a similar field of study.
The intern will become familiar with the day-to-day operations of the museum and contribute to a variety of museum projects and functions, under the supervision of staff. The work of the intern will support the museum’s collections management and care, exhibition planning, and/or art education program activities.
All interns, regardless of prior experience, will receive an overview of the museum’s operations as well as specific museum training in collections, exhibitions or art education management, and museum best practices. Interns will benefit from an introduction to behind the scenes work of a professional art museum, and from the opportunity to develop professional skills. The intern must submit to a background check and drug test.
The intern will be chosen through an interview process involving museum curatorial and education staff. The internship is funded through the Jean Cushwa Art Internship Fund.
The intern will receive a stipend of up to $1,000 upon completion of about 74 hours.
To apply: Please submit the following required materials by Jan. 19, 2024:
· Résumé
· Current, official transcript
· Letter of interest (cover letter)
· One letter of recommendation from a professor or advisor
Send complete application* to educator@wcmfa.org. Zip file is not necessary. Maximum email size is 10 MB. *Official transcript may be sent by your school separate from your application packet.
Subject line must be Cushwa Internship Application.
If selected for an interview, you will be contacted by the museum no later than March 1, 2024.
For more information, go to https://wcmfa.org/internship-and-scholarship/
Questions may be directed to Kellie Mele at educator@wcmfa.org.
WHO WAS JEAN CUSHWA?
Regina “Jean” Cushwa was born in Philadelphia on June 2, 1922. She graduated from West Catholic Girls School in Philadelphia and attended the Philadelphia School of Design (now Moore College of Art and Design). In 1946, she married David K. Cushwa III and moved to Williamsport, Maryland., where she lived for the rest of her life. She was a housewife and mother of three children.
She also was a member of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Williamsport, for more than 65 years. Jean was very involved in her community and was a board member of Girls Inc., Washington County Museum of Fine Arts and The Historical Society of Washington County.
Over the years, she was a member of the Women’s Club, various gardening clubs of Hagerstown and she was very proud to have been one of the first volunteers for Hospice when the organization was first put together in Washington County. She mentored children at the local Williamsport schools and enjoyed that very much in her later years.
