Wesley Paine Internship
Summer 2024
The Wesley Paine Internship is a paid internship that will recruit, develop and educate museum professionals from all backgrounds with an emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and representation. Paid internships create a pipeline for emerging professionals and ensures that future museum leadership reflects the rich demographics of our community.
The Wesley Paine Internship is up to 40 hours per week and will be working across Curatorial, Education, and Collections Management departments. The internship period is generally 8 weeks, with work hours designed to accommodate the intern’s schedule as needed. The recipient of the Wesley Paine Internship will be paid $15 per hour on a bi-weekly basis.
Candidates for this internship must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher. Preference is given to juniors and seniors majoring in art history, classics, education, fine arts, museum studies, public history, and/or related areas, and recent graduates with degrees in these fields.
Read about past recipients here.
Wesley Paine, Parthenon Director Emerita
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit the following to Director of Education Helen Sanders at helen.sanders@nashville.gov before March 1, 2024:
Completed Summer Internship Application form here (or below)
Personal diversity statement (approximately 200 words or less)
Cover letter including your background experience, skills, or interests
Resume
Recommendation letter
The letter of recommendation must be emailed from your reference to Director of Education Helen Sanders at helen.sanders@nashville.gov by the application deadline with your name in the email subject line.
Deadline for Wesley Paine Internship Applications
Summer 2024 Internship: March 1, 2024
A museum internship committee will review all application materials after March 1, 2024, and interview candidates to select one intern. All selected interns will undergo a background check.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR wesley paine internship recipients
The Parthenon is proud to announce the recipients of the Wesley Paine Internship. Among a field of very strong candidates, these young professionals stand out in the museum field as representatives of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. Learn about our Wesley Paine Interns and hear about their accomplishments at the Parthenon.
2023 wesley paine intern
Shelby Crawford
Shelby Crawford is working towards her Bachelor of Art in History and minors in Art History and Museum Studies at the University of California, Davis. She helped resurrect her university’s Art History Club after the COVID lockdown, and is now the club’s Vice President. Shelby has helped organized pop-up exhibitions on campus raising awareness of students’ mental health through their academic career. She enjoys reaching out into the community and fostering a new love for art.
2022 wesley paine interns
Hannah Einhorn
Hannah Einhorn is earning her BFA in Studio Art at Belmont University. Originally from Alabama, Hannah enjoys absorbing the Parthenon's wealth of knowledge involving Southern history and culture both past and present. She has immersed herself in the growing Nashville art scene by working with the Red Arrow Gallery and the Parthenon as well as exhibiting her artwork across the city.
Parris Robertson
Parris Robertson earned her BA in History from Lipscomb University. Originally from California, where she earned an AA in Art History, Parris is passionate about working with museums to engage the public in conversations about Nashville’s rich history. She was especially excited to work in one of her favorite museums in Nashville to study the TN Centennial Exposition and Greek art history, applying her learning to education and curatorial projects.