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Posted December 11, 2018

Call for Applications: Graduate student gallery talks

Deadline: apply now through December 28, 2018

The Smart Museum of Art seeks six UChicago graduate students to deliver short gallery talks about works of art during programs on January 28 and February 11. Talks will introduce works of art in the special exhibitions Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection and Smart to the Core: Embodying the Self to an audience of well-informed non-specialists from the University and broader community.

Speakers will be paid $300

The Program

The Smart Museum of Art seeks six UChicago graduate students to deliver very short gallery talks about one work of art (each) during a series of programs in Winter quarter. The gallery talks will introduce works of art in the special exhibitions Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection and Smart to the Core: Embodying the Self to an audience of well-informed non-specialists from the University and broader community.

Talks will be performed in “speed rounds” by six speakers stationed throughout the exhibition spaces of Solidary & Solitary and Embodying the Self. Speakers will receive coaching in public speaking about works of art in a gallery space. Each speaker’s final presentation will last 2–3 minutes. Talks will be pitched, composed, memorized, and practiced.

Eligibility

UChicago MA or PhD candidates from any discipline.

Dates and Commitment

Applicants must be available for the two performance dates and at least three preparatory meetings (students who cannot commit to both performance dates should not apply):

Planning meetings and rehearsal will be scheduled around students’ availability.

Stipend

$300 payment upon completion of series

Application

Apply with a one-page pitch (200 word max) about one work of art from the attached checklists for the exhibitions (PDF). State briefly how you would propose to engage an audience with your chosen work through visual description/analysis and contextual information. Attach CV and provide name and contact information for one UChicago academic reference.

Deadline

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Please submit no later than 5 pm on December 28, 2018.

Questions?

E-mail Issa Lampe, Deputy Director for Academic and Curatorial Affairs and Director of the Feitler Center for Academic Inquiry at the Smart Museum of Art.