Second Class of the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellows Announced by Five Major American Museums

(Los Angeles—December 9, 2015) The Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art are pleased to announce the second class of fellows designated for The Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program. The fellowship provides specialized training in the curatorial field to students across the United States who exemplify historically underrepresented groups in the curatorial field and support the goal of promoting pluralistic museums. The students begin their fellowships this fall.

Fellows will participate in The Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program during their undergraduate career, with the goal of continuing their education through graduate work. The two-year fellowship will provide students with hands-on experience inside a museum setting, assisting curators and staff on exhibitions, collections, and programs. Fellows will be matched with a museum curatorial mentor who will work to enrich the academic experience and to increase exposure to the museum context while broadening a fellow’s understanding of art and art history. Fellowships include engagement during the academic school year followed by summer internships at a partner museum.