Interested in a career in museums? Apply for a 2025-26 StAP Curatorial Assistant position with the Ross Art Museum! Students in any major are welcome to apply! For the 2025-26 school year, our curatorial focus is centered on climate change and environmental issues in the Anthropocene Era. We’ll be actively exploring intersections between art and science!
The successful candidate should be comfortable with research methods and will be tasked to provide written documentation for individual artists and artworks on view and in the Permanent Teaching Collection. The Curatorial Assistant will gain a working knowledge of collection management software, loan procedures, and museum registrarial best practices.
Upon completion of the academic year, our hope is to encourage the successful candidate to become a member of and participate in a national museum conference such as AAMG or AAM.
The Ross Curatorial Intern will:
- Work closely with Director and Collection Curator to research exhibitions and develop programming for the Ross Art Museum,
- Engage with the 2025/2026 curatorial focus centered on climate change and environmental issues in the Anthropocene era,
- Help write text panels and wall labels for visitors,
- Research and provide written documentation for individual artists and artworks in the Permanent Teaching Collection,
- Mount “Collection Focus” exhibitions in our future Collection Study Room,
- Develop media statements and press releases,
- Gain a working knowledge of collection management software and museum registrarial best practices,
- Compile information about alumni artists in spreadsheet in preparation for alumni exhibitions,
- Assist with loan requests and condition reports from other institutions and artwork in the Permanent Teaching Collection, and
- Assist exhibiting artists and/or scholars.
OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Ross Art Museum
Contact: Christopher Yates at cayates@owu.edu