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	"Dissection" by Bartholomew Powers, one of the Maine Arts Commission's two fall interns.

Would you like to learn about grant writing, communicating the importance of art for Maine communities or arts in education? Would you like to help the Maine Arts Commission in its work to build Maine communities through the arts? An internship with the Maine Arts Commission is a great way to learn more about specific agency programs and arts administration in general.

As an intern, you would be immersed in the work of the Maine Arts Commission. You may take on administrative work or tailor a project to your area of interest. For instance, students wishing to receive credit for coursework may work on specific projects with Maine Arts Commission associates.

The Maine Arts Commission will host two interns during the fall and winter months.

Dallas Kathryn Hunt holds her bachelor's degree in art history from the University of North Texas and is finishing a master's degree at the same institution with a focus on new genre public art.

Hunt's thesis is a contextual analysis of the Burning Man event, an annual gathering of artists held in Nevada's Balck Rock Desert. Hunt is analyzing the event to determine if it exemplifies a new and better way for arts administrators to approach and engage a modern art audience.


	Dallas Kathryn Hunt will use this photo of Plastic Chapel by Finley Fryer in her thesis work Photo by Dallas Kathryn Hunt

During her internship with the Maine Arts Commission, Hunt will work with contemporary arts & public art associate Donna McNeil.

Bartholemew Powers is also interning at the Maine Arts Commission this fall and winter. Powers is a studio art major at the University of Maine at Augusta. Powers works mostly in digital manipulation of multi-media: images, sound and video. He will be working with technology & Web site associate, Lisa Veilleux on digital image archiving.

For internship opportunities or to discuss possible projects, please contact Kathy Ann Shaw, grants & arts development associate at 207/287-2750 direct, 207/287-2360 TTY or kathy.shaw@maine.gov.