Current Openings:

Curatorial Internship

The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture (encompassing the Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art) in Hanford, California, is accepting applications for its curatorial intern program. The internship will begin on an agreed date between June and August 2008 and will last for one year.

The program offers a tremendous opportunity for training and hands-on experience in multiple aspects of museum management, including art registration, handling and storage, record keeping and research, acquisitions and loans, installation and presentation to the public, maintaining a reference library. The program will culminate with the intern's production of an exhibition on a theme of his or her choosing.

The internship is a 12 month position, and offers on-site housing with utilities included, a car for local use, an $18,000 stipend and a $3,000 travel grant.

The ideal candidate would be an advanced graduate student in Japanese art history with a working knowledge of Japanese who wishes to pursue museum work as a future career. Previous Clark Center interns have received appointments at such prestigious institutions as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Korean National Museum of Art, the Peabody-Essex Museum, and the Museum of East Asian Art in Berlin.

To apply, candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and two letters of recommendation to: Andreas Marks, Director and Chief Curator, The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, 15770 Tenth Avenue, Hanford, CA 93230. Applications are also accepted via email (pdf preferred) at info@ccjac.org, though we may subsequently request follow-up materials in hard copy. Please note: applications must be received by March 31, 2008. Please feel free to address any questions to Andreas Marks at amarks@ccjac.org.