Each year, we award a $3,000 stipend to an Arkansas woman student attending a university or college in Arkansas to collaborate with a mentor working in an Arkansas museum, gallery or cultural organization. This award is open to both under-graduate and graduate students.
The internship is designed to give the student an opportunity to learn about and make contributions to the cultural life of Arkansas while enriching her program of study related to the advancement of fine arts, art history or arts administration. Chosen by Committee members from numerous applicants, the internship has enabled recipients to pursue real-life work experiences in the arts.
2024 Internship Award Recipient: Emily Granderson
Granderson is in her third year at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway and is pursuing undergraduate degrees in Art History and Spanish. In collaboration with UCA's Jamie C. Brandon Center for Archaeological Research, Granderson will document, analyze and curate an exhibition of the Baum Gallery's Riddick Pre-Columbian collection in the fall semester of 2024.
From Emily
My work will benefit the institution by providing much-needed inventory reports and research on this important collection. The UCA Art Collection web page will be updated with current information so that community members can learn about the collection. This is especially important since there is a lack of resources on the topic of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican art and history. will also have the needed records and information to do future exhibits of the works to educate art history, anthropology, history and other students in related fields. Records of the work will also allow professors of future related courses to plan class activities with the pieces.
Past Recipients
2022
Avery Rudolph
University of Central Arkansas
2021
Marti Boren
Arkansas State University
2020
Laken Dickson
Arkansas Tech University
2019
Lillian Osier
Lyon College