The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) has selected Taylor Burton to receive the organization’s 2025 Internship Award.

“The Internship Award, with its generous stipend, provides an Arkansas woman enrolled at an Arkansas university or college the opportunity to work closely with a mentor at an Arkansas arts institution on a meaningful project,” said Dr. Gayle Seymour, chair of the ACNMWA Internship Committee. “We are thrilled to offer this dynamic program, which fosters learning beyond the classroom and makes a significant impact on both academic and professional development.”  

Burton is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Art, Animation and Simulation Design at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark. In collaboration with Magnolia Arts, Burton will create four animated three-dimensional backgrounds for use in the organization’s theatrical productions.

“These backgrounds will be shown via projection onto the back of the stage and swapped out according to the setting, to amplify the stage design. My goal for the future is to create captivating environments that elevate any scene taking place in them,” Burton stated in her application. “Magnolia Arts would, in turn, gain a small library of backgrounds to use for all of their theater productions going forward, elevating their plays to a new level.”

Learn more about the ACNMWA Internship at acnmwa.org/programs/college-internship.

Founded in 1989, ACNMWA is a nonprofit volunteer organization that highlights the accomplishments of Arkansas women artists and shares the groundbreaking work of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C., with a statewide audience. For more information, visit acnmwa.org. For more information on NMWA, visit nmwa.org.