Subject: Internship at Chicago Conservation Center
Painting Conservation Internship The Chicago Conservation Center The Chicago Conservation Center is expanding our education efforts through the promotion of our internship programs for students within our Painting Conservation Department. The candidate will be responsible for project-based treatment of paintings from the 15th through the 21st Century for private, public, and institutional collections under the direct supervision of The Center's Senior Painting Conservator. The internship is unpaid. Candidates must be fluent in English and demonstrate positive communication skills. Applicants should be currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a recognized conservation program and demonstrate a career interest in Painting Conservation. The Chicago Conservation Center was established twenty-four years ago to serve the conservation needs of both private collectors and public institutions. The Center's 17 conservators work in six departments: Paintings, Works of Art on Paper, Textiles, Murals, Frames and Gilded Surfaces, Fine and Antique Furniture and Custom Framing. The Center has recently expanded its community arts education efforts with a national and international art conservation internship program. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, two letters of academic recommendation, transcripts of graduate work and detailed descriptions of major projects undertaken to: Heather Becker Fax: 312-944-0595 heather.b [at] chicagoconservation__com For more information, please see <URL:http://chicagoconservation.com/> The Chicago Conservation Center is a member of the AIC, IIC, CACG,WAAC and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Karrin Burns The Chicago Conservation Center 730 North Franklin Street Suite 701 Chicago, Illinois 60610 312-944-5401 *** Conservation DistList Instance 21:34 Distributed: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Message Id: cdl-21-34-025 ***Received on Wednesday, 5 December, 2007