Sacha Reid
Programming at the Center and Curatorial Records
Howard University undergraduate interns visit The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century at the Baltimore Museum of Art, July 2023
As we transitioned into our project placements for year two, I was excited to further develop my skills in academic programming, so I took a placement with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts during summer 2023. To contribute to the Center’s mission, I worked with the internship coordinator to evaluate and redesign the first-year curriculum for the next cohort of Howard University undergraduate interns. I considered the curriculum goals to program intern-centered experiences and seminars that would introduce students to art history and research methodologies while gaining insights into museum work. I expanded my programming skills, practiced human-centered design, and gained experience in building and leveraging professional networks and budgeting.
During the academic year, I worked in curatorial records and files, learning the intricacies of archival work and independent research. I strengthened my skills by conducting research on new acquisitions, finding and evaluating texts to add to bibliographies, and entering resources into the records of artworks in the National Gallery’s collections.
Interdisciplinary Humanities major with a concentration in Art History and Painting minor, Howard University
Howard University Undergraduate Intern, 2022–2024