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.
Funding Opportunities
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
Looking for Conference Funding?
The Graduate Students of the Four Faculties at DU helps graduate students in the departments of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Math, and Engineering and Computer Science fund their conference endeavors! The funding that is partially reimbursed to graduate students each quarter helps ease the financial expenses that most conferences create due to airfare, hotel, and numerous conference fees.
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Galleries
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.
Collections
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.
Get Involved with University Art Collections
Whether you're an undergraduate or graduate student at DU, you can submit an entry to the Collection Spotlight Blog on any recent acquisitions, objects on display across campus, or something interesting from the Hampden Center.
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Art Careers & Internships
We are committed to helping our students translate their creativity, critical thinking, and visual literacy into meaningful careers.
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DU Career Center
Visit DU's Career Center to learn more about student work opportunities.
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