As a Multicultural Undergraduate Intern this summer at the Getty Villa, I've been evaluating the ArtQuest! program, teaching Spotlight Talks in the galleries, helping out with the Villa Summer Institute, and developing an Art Odyssey tour. I'm a senior at Cal State Long Beach, majoring in art history with a focus on modern and contemporary art. My goal is to become an educator, whether in a museum or in a college teaching art history—so my next step will be to attend graduate school. A highlight of my time at college so far has been teaching in an elementary school classroom and leading students on a tour of CSULB's art museum.
Website: http://www.getty.edu/education
Leading Spotlight Talks was one of my many tasks as a Multicultural Undergraduate Intern in the Education Department at the Getty Villa this summer. These talks are interactive discussions between an educator and visitors about one object at the Museum. Every month, a different artwork is highlighted, and during the month of August, the monumental [...]
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