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Internships can prove to be a good way ‘into’ an organisation, as Andrew Bryant is discovering, even if it means planning well ahead financially and preparing well beforehand.
Andrew is undertaking an internship with Tate Media, based at Tate Britain. Tate Media produces Tate Etc Magazine, TateShots, and the Tate website. During his internship Andrew’s specific role is to assist the Online Exhibitions Editor, Kirstie Beavan. His job is mainly to work on content for the Turner Prize microsite, and to develop a specific section of it called Debate. He is also developing content for the Ben Nicholson microsite to coincide with the up-coming show at Tate St. Ives. Andrew is 2 months into the 3 month long internship, and is due to end in December. What’s it for? Taking on the internship for me was all about gaining experience of working with a large organisation such as Tate, and making contacts within it. I had specifically decided to take some time out from my full time teaching work, and applied for this internship. Best bits? A trip to St Ives to meet one of the curators. We’re making an interactive guide of Tate St. Ives for the website and we went to St. Ives to look at locations. We also found the grave of Alfred Wallis. I’ve also made lots of contacts, and can add the internship to my CV – internships at Tate are...
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