Internship Program

The List Gallery Internship Program introduces selected juniors and seniors to varied curatorial skills, principles, and practices. Interns become familiar with diverse aspects of gallery management through visiting artists' studios, planning exhibitions, writing grant proposals and press releases, and assisting with the installation of exhibitions. Interns also help document exhibitions, develop educational outreach, and organize public events.

Each semester, interns are responsible for designing and implementing at least one independent or collaborative project that makes gallery exhibitions more accessible to new audiences. List Gallery Director Andrea Packard and Exhibitions Manager and Assistant Curator Tess Wei mentor interns’ collaborative and individual projects. Past internship projects include creating an interactive exhibition website, writing and designing catalogs, leading gallery talks, giving art workshops, and producing interpretive videos.

Explore publications made by past List Gallery Interns and Associates:

Cover of Working in the List Gallery catalog

Working in the List Gallery: Alumni Reflections [PDF]: Written and designed by List Gallery Intern Amanda Roessler '24, this publication highlights alumni who participated in the List Gallery's internship program throughout the years.

"Sedrick Huckaby: Hidden in Plain Sight"

Sedrick Huckaby: Hidden in Plain Sight [PDF]: Written and designed by List Gallery Intern Nicole Vanchieri '13 and List Gallery Associate Sarah Vogelman '13. This catalog was published on the occasion of the List Gallery exhibition, Sedrick Huckaby: Hidden in Plain Sight, January 22 – February 24, 2013.

Patterned quilt draped on house

Gee's Bend: Oral Histories [PDF]: The Gee’s Bend Oral History project studies and honors the lives of the quilters and other residents of Gee's Bend, Alabama, which is located on a remote peninsula in the Alabama River. The oral histories were collected and transcribed by Yixuan Maisie Luo '19 and Catherine Williams '19, and the catalog was designed by Yixuan Maisie Luo. This book was published on the occasion of the concurrent exhibitions, Piece Together: The Quilts of Mary Lee Bendolph and Responses to Gee’s Bend, September 6—October 28, 2018, in the List Gallery and McCabe Library, Swarthmore College.

"List Gallery: 25 Years" in white text on gray background

List Gallery: 25 Years [PDF]: Written and designed by List Gallery Intern Tess Wei '17, this publication was created on the occasion of the List Gallery's 25th anniversary. The catalog highlights artists who exhibited in the gallery from 1991–2016.

"Anthony Goicolea: Figure/Ground" in black text on white background

Anthony Goicolea: Figure/Ground [PDF]: Written and designed by List Gallery Intern Blake Oetting '18. This catalog includes Blake's essay "Alone, together: Anthony Goicolea at the List Gallery," which was written on the occasion of the exhibition, Anthony Goicolea: Figure/Ground, January 22 — February 22, 2018.

Mobile sculpture underneath blue sky

Swarthmore College Selected Artworks on View [PDF]: Written by List Gallery Intern Deborah Krieger '16 and designed by List Gallery Associate Nyantee Asherman '15, this catalog highlights the artworks on Swarthmore's campus.

The Inn At Swarthmore: Art Collection catalog cover

The Inn At Swarthmore: Art Collection [PDF]: Introduction and artist profiles writen by List Gallery Intern Zoë Wray '16. This publication highlights some of the artworks by students and alumni on view at the Inn at Swarthmore.

Working in the List Gallery: Alumni Reflections [PDF]: Written and designed by List Gallery Intern Amanda Roessler '24, this publication highlights alumni who participated in the List Gallery's internship program throughout the years.

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