Cant agree with you on this one Laura.  You've got to get your foot in the
door somewhere, and prior museum experience/volunteerism doesnt need to be
a pre-requisite for a first time internship -- and frankly, volunteers
need just as much supervision and mentoring as an intern does.

Gregory Scheib

Columbus Center
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Baltimore, Maryland 21202
410.576.5753

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The George Washington University
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On Thu, 6 Mar 1997, Laura Mahoney wrote:

> I am following this discussion with interest, but have refrained from
> responding since I honestly haven't been sure how to.  (I'm an Anglo
> female who personally feels at a disadvantage since I am never, and
> probably never will be, part of a target population for hiring initiatives in
> museums).  I do take exception to this one comment, however.  While I
> agree that internships should be offered to people other than students,
> etc. I do think that they should at least be qualified -- perhaps with some
> prior volunteer experience if not education.  Most all museums that I
> know will take volunteers of any background (hey, who can turn down
> free and willing labor!), but an internship typically involves a great deal of
> time on the part of a supervisor and I do not think it is too much for a
> supervisor to require some prior experience.
>
> Just my opinion...
>
> Laura Mahone
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>
> >>> Aloud_zine Art News El Paso <[log in to unmask]> 03/06/97
> 10:17am >>>
> Another would be to offer internships not only to qualified people but
> also to teenage mothers, people transitioning out of welfare, displaced
> homemakers, what are termed "at risk" youth...
>