Internship Profile: Enaya at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

Student: Enaya Ogletree

Internship Title: Gallery Interpreter

Arts and Culture Organization: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

Term: Summer 2025

Internship Summary and Reflection: 

I began the summer working at the Clark Art Institute, under the education department as a Gallery Interpreter. Which is a fancy way of saying I conduct tours of the Permanent Collection and seasonal/ yearly contemporary art and special exhibitions. On a day-to-day basis I lead and or assist with 1-3 tours, which started up after an intensive 3-week training period. During my training period, I got familiar with the museum's campus and pedagogy, the faculty-- including curators of the exhibitions and collections I am currently touring. And in my downtime, I studied up on different artworks, conducting research and attending related lectures and events.

After training I was able to put my skills to the test and I began unraveling a newfound love

for talking about art. The challenge was learning how to share my finding while remaining

accessible and engaging. By week two it felt like second nature.

More about Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute: https://www.clarkart.edu/

More about internships at MCLA: https://mcla.edu/student-services/career-services/internships/