I was lucky enough to sit down with Sarah Wilson, a junior here at Moore, and discuss her major; curatorial studies. Curatorial studies is a major with a pretty broad definition, often including studies in art history, but Sarah pretty accurately defined her studies as preparation for "working in a museum or gallery." She first became interested in the field on a trip to the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh where the multiple boxes of work left by Warhol and held in the archives of the museum piqued her interest. A docent at the museum gave Sarah a few brochures on the profession of museum curating and that instigated a long road to Moore.
Working at the gallery here not only looks on good on future résumés, but is also proving to be a fun experience for Sarah, who is nearing the end of her first day on the job. Though new, she does know that she is most excited to see the bright orange vinyl sticker on the windows of the entrance of Moore by Gunilla Klingberg going up. That was what we talked about a couple of days ago...now she's actually working on a vinyl work herself as an assistant helping to "weed" the final sections of vinyl for Regina Silveira's installation.
Above: Sarah Wilson with fellow student Monika Kuder
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