Student Opportunities
Offering Hands-On Experience
We ensure our students get the hands-on experience they need to build skills and confidence as artists and art experts. Working with galleries, community partners and other resources, we offer opportunities for learning, employment and professional development.
These opportunities, combined with the University's career services, allow us to provide support throughout students' time with us and transition to post-graduation careers. It's never too early to begin mapping your path. Let us help you get started.
Gain Conference Experience & Share Your Research
Annual Student Symposium
DU undergraduate and graduate students have an opportunity to gain professional conference experience and share their research with the community at the Annual DU Art History Student Symposium.
Each April, students present on topics related to the history of art and visual culture. All students, staff, faculty, family and friends are welcome to attend this School of Art and Art History sponsored event. At the event, one undergraduate and one graduate student are selected to represent the department at the annual Front Range Art History Symposium.
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Submitting a Proposal
All DU undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit a one-page proposal to give a 20-minute talk on a topic within the history of art and visual culture. Students should propose topics derived from completed class research papers or presentations. This is a professional conference and accepted papers may be included in your resumé. The call for papers is sent each Winter Quarter and the Symposium takes place in early April.
Contact Bilha Moor for additional information.
Other Conference Opportunities
Galleries
Employment and Exhibition Opportunities
Along with providing opportunities to exhibit student work, our galleries allow students to acquire hands-on experience and employment through internships, museum publications, collections management and research. While most students who work in the galleries are pursuing art or art history degrees, our galleries also work with students from anthropology, library science and other disciplines.
Thanks to our range of gallery opportunities, by the time they graduate students can have a robust portfolio of exhibited work as well as job-relevant experiences to help jump-start their careers.
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Vicki Myhren Gallery
The Vicki Myhren Gallery is our main exhibition gallery. It features work from students as well as regionally, nationally and internationally renowned artists. Students can take advantage of the gallery's current exhibitions, panels, lectures and informal meetings with artists and scholars.
Davis Gallery
The Davis Gallery, located on the main floor of the Shwayder Art Building, brings new prominence to student art. It also provides a dedicated space for community art ventures through the gallery and the associated Davis Community Art Lab (DCAL). Learn more about how to get involved with the Gallery and other opportunities in the Shwayder Art Building.
Shwayder Lobby Gallery
Located on the main floor of the Shwayder Art Building, the Shwayder Lobby Gallery showcases School of Art & Art History student artists, informal faculty exhibitions and other short-term shows.
Museum of Anthropology
A teaching museum and laboratory for experiential learning, the Museum of Anthropology Gallery hosts exhibits curated by DU faculty, graduate students and community curators and organizations.
Collections
Employment and Training Opportunities
Our collections allow students to acquire hands-on experience through workshops and employment as work studies, graduate teaching assistants, and hourly positions. Many of our students who work in the collections are pursuing art or art history degrees with concentrations in conservation or museums studies, but we also work with students from anthropology, library science, and other disciplines.
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Hampden Art Study Center
Located off campus, the Hampden Art Study Center (HASC) is DU’s first facility designed for the storage, examination and preparation of artworks in an educational setting. It provides a secure climate-controlled space for access to and care of the University Art Collections. Collections management staff, including graduate students of the School of Art and Art History, now have a dedicated and secure workspace in which to research, handle, catalog, photograph and manage DU art holdings.
Visit the Career Center to learn more about student opportunities.
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