Employment Opportunities
Undergraduate Internships
Students play a vital role at WCMA and one of those ways is through paid work positions and internships. Students work closely with a staff person to gain hands-on experience and learn about what working in a museum looks like.
There are no current openings.
Intern Krysten Ortega ’22 leads a family program in the Mary Ann Unger exhibition in Summer 2022. Photo: Bradley Wakoff
Graduate Internships
Graduate internships are immersive and responsive, and are offered in a range of departments at the museum. Students in the Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art work directly with a museum staff member throughout the academic year for eight hours a week. Interns are invited to all meetings including all-staff, curatorial brainstorming, and acquisitions; behind-the-scenes opportunities in art storage and installations; professional development workshops; and special moments with visiting artists, scholars, and museum professionals.
Graduate Internships are paid positions. Contact Elizabeth Gallerani for more information.
Graduate intern Amber Orosco, MA ’22, works with a chemistry class in Object Lab in the spring of 2022.
Williams Summer Arts & Museums Immersion Program
Williams Summer Arts & Museums Immersion Program is a full-time, paid, eight-week internship for students currently enrolled at Williams College. This summer living and learning program, run by the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA), will provide students the opportunity to explore what it looks like to work in the arts while engaging with a cohort of fellow students.
During the eight-week program, each student will work 24 hours a week at an arts institution in the Berkshires (WCMA, the Clark Art Institute, MASS MoCA, or the Artist Book Foundation). Students will be assigned a department and supervisor who will help guide and train the student on their work.
Beyond the 24-hour work week, the cohort of students will gather on Mondays for professional development workshops, networking opportunities, and chances to visit arts organizations around the Berkshires. Beyond these Mondays, the group will travel to Boston for three days to meet and learn from professionals in the arts.
All positions for Summer 2025 have been filled.
Williams Summer Arts & Museums Immersion Program 2025 cohort.