Pre-Program Intern (Open to work study and non-work study)

The University of Texas at Austin•Austin, UT

2d•$17•Onsite

About The Position

For the 2025-2026 academic year, the College of Fine Arts is looking for two detail-oriented, enthusiastic, and self-motivated student employees to provide support for Landmarks, the public art program of UT Austin. As the university’s public art program, Landmarks enriches the lives of students and visitors by presenting art that is broadly accessible and free to all. Some fifty works of modern and contemporary art are throughout the 433-acre campus and viewed by thousands of people every day. The Pre-Program Intern will assist with preventive care/collections management, examination/documentation, research, treatment, and outreach within Landmarks’ collections department.

Requirements

Must be a University of Texas at Austin student, enrolled for at least 6 credit hours.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Must aim to apply to conservation graduate school in the future.
Work-Study award for the semester.

Nice To Haves

Active member of Landmarks Preservation Guild
Undergraduate student planning to apply to a graduate program for conservation.

Responsibilities

Bimonthly condition checks and reports
Biannual inventory of conservation supplies and preparation of conservation materials
Bimonthly SharePoint Updating and Review
Document and attend LPG Workshops
Project and treatment research as needed
Bimonthly basic cleaning per piece
Conservator supervised monthly treatments (rotating)
Train off-cycle LPG recruits
Manage LPG tracking spreadsheet, answer LPG questions and resupply materials
Write 1x blog per semester
Attend LPG Workshops and AIC Conference Virtually
Additional administrative tasks as needed.