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The Office of Curatorial Affairs (OCA), including the Centers, facilitates the intellectual work of the Museum by collecting artifacts, ensuring collection preservation and stewardship, conducting research and scholarship, and sharing the rich history and culture of African Americans and all people of African descent with a diverse public in accessible, multifaceted ways including exhibition, digitization, and publication.
The Culture division of OCA documents, collects and preserves information and materials related to the cultural heritage of African Americans and other select groups, whose actions have influenced and/or contributed to the African American experience, including those associated with the African Diaspora. Specific areas of focus include: sports, music, the performing arts, oral history, literary arts, dress and textiles, decorative arts, foodways and folklife in their many diverse forms.
One of its foundational pillars is to help all Americans see how their stories, their histories, and their cultures are shaped and informed by global influences. One sphere of global influence is the long-established and deeply rooted artistic and cultural intersections between Black Americans and Haitians. The museum has an interest in developing a program or symposium that explores these connections and is offering an internship in association with the planning of this initiative. Rooted in the models set by the cultural exchanges and artistic productions that emerged out of the Harlem Renaissance period in the United States and the indigenism period in Haiti, this initiative will consider where these connections exist today and the synergies that historically and contemporaneously allow them to flourish and be sustained. The initiative will draw from a wide cross-section of artistic genres including music, literature, fashion, art, foodways, museum curation, and more.
The Haitian and African American Connections Curatorial intern will work directly with the Supervisory Museum Curator of the African Diaspora with the goal of deepening their knowledge of this topic, and developing and refining content research skills. They will be given the opportunity to practice program/event development at its conceptual stages. By the end of the internship, they will have gained an understanding of curatorial research processes and museum-specific program development practices. They will also have advanced and contributed core critical thinking skills as it applies to audience-centered projects. Candidates currently enrolled or completion of a Masters in African American, African Diaspora, Caribbean or Haitian studies encouraged to apply.
Duties Include (but are not limited to):
· Research the history of African American and Haitian cultural intersections.
· Research contemporary influencers of Haitian descent across multi-disciplinary arts.
· Develop and refine a list of scholarly and community advisors.
· Assist in the execution of an advisory committee meeting.
· Assist with the development of a conceptual framework for the program.
Apply at:
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/internships-fellowships
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