Adrienne DeArmas wrote:
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> In a message dated 98-06-19 17:02:13 EDT, [log in to unmask] writes:
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> > All this talk about interning and volunteering...so, I'd like to know who's
> > paying their rents? I just don't understand how anyone can financially
> > survive volunteering or interning exclusively in the "hopes" for a paid
> > position somewhere down the line? Its ridiculous!
> >
> Nancy and others,
There are plenty of smaller cities (especially in the Midwest) where the
cost of living is low and the pond is small enough that a good intern
will have no problem getting a job after the internship is over. Since
a commitment to the museum profession means that you'll move around a
lot anyway, it doesn't matter where you start, right?
Julia Moore
Indianapolis Art Center