Internships

Through fostering diversity and embracing cross-cultural understanding, Mexic-Arte has created a space by and for Mexican Americans in central Texas. Interns will gain an international, national, and local perspective of traditional and contemporary Mexican and Latinx/a/o/e art through researching artists, helping with exhibition proposals, assisting with exhibition archives, writing for exhibition didactics, writing for various exhibitions and programs, and general departmental support. The position may require travel with the curator for artist’s visits, gallery and museum visits, art discussion panels, etc. Students will need to work in person.

Working collaboratively with the department’s Registrar, the Collections intern will assist in enhancing and increasing the accessibility of the Mexic-Arte’s Permanent Collection. The intern will gain hands-on experience in cataloging, data entry, photographing artworks, and researching the Permanent Collection. Specifically, the Collections intern will work on standardizing existing records and digitizing new artworks and cultural materials, helping to make the collection accessible to the general public. They will gain experience in the accessioning process, preservation, and the Mexic-Arte’s collections management system, PastPerfect. In addition, the intern will assist in the preparation for upcoming exhibitions.

The Digital Media intern will assist in organizing assets to archive past exhibitions and events. Working closely with the Collections team, interns will learn how to photograph, categorize, and archive high-quality images and put them into Mexic-Arte’s Past Perfect database and the Culture Connect platform. Other tasks include strategizing with the Digital Media Associate to update the website, add past content and build new event pages, improve its accessibility, and create and utilize SEO/marketing trends and management practices.

The Education Intern will assist with in-house activities which include: leading tours, hands-on activities during tours, preparing for and facilitating creative projects, family days, workshops, as well as exhibition/art history related planning/execution and activities. Will assist with educational activities and outreach during large-scale events and scheduled programming. Will learn how to manage and connect with partnered schools to run programs efficiently. Other opportunities include: touring youth groups through exhibitions, developing curriculum, assisting with education outreach, shadowing teaching artists or MAM staff, and helping with program evaluation. 

The Graphic Design intern will assist in designing signage, editorial, illustration, social media graphics, programs, photography, exhibition design, merch for the store and invitations for the Museum’s educational programs, events, and more. Learning to implement graphic projects, and procedures at Mexic-Arte, interns will work under the Museum’s Visual Communicator to develop all designs and text-oriented content.

Museum Preparator works closely with the Curatorial staff in the planning and installation of Exhibitions. Preparator is also responsible for logistics and production during special events, routine gallery maintenance, and assisting the Museum Registrar with collections management and preservation. Desired applicants should have an interest in both the technical (gallery prep, installation, lighting, etc.) as well as creative (visual design, logistics, etc.) aspects of exhibition preparation.

*We will not be accepting applications for the position of the Preparator Intern for the Fall 2024 internship period.

The Special Events & Marketing intern will assist in managing the Museum’s external communications and executing special events. This includes opportunities to help produce advertisements, press releases, newsletters, brochures, email marketing, and social media content. The intern will earn hands-on experience in coordinating the logistics of large scale events. The Viva la Vida Parade & Festival, opening reception for the fall exhibition, and other events will be coordinated simultaneously and require intern support to execute.

The Development Intern will be responsible for helping with data organization, event coordination, and identifying sponsorship opportunities. Viva La Vida, a large-scale Day of the Dead Festival serving tens of thousands take place in the month of October and requires intern support to put on. The Development Intern will work closely with the Development Coordinator and Special Events Coordinator to ensure these events go smoothly. When not working on these events, the intern will work on ensuring contacts are found for potential sponsors and logged in Bloomerang. No previous experience required.