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Danielle Drummond standing with arms crossed in a gallery with a big smile.

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Beyond the Gallery Walls: The Inaugural Vibrant Leader Intern

Meet Danielle Drummond, a talented and driven junior at the College of Charleston. She is pursuing a major in Studio Art with a concentration in painting and drawing, complemented by a minor in Arts Management. Danielle’s passion for art and commitment to her studies distinguish her as a star student, ready to make her mark […]

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Camper and intern Kate hanging dyed cloth to dry

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Intern Insights: Kate McPherson

Ever since I moved to Charleston three years ago, I have always been fascinated by what the Gibbes has to offer. From passing the museum on the street to following new exhibitions, the Gibbes has been an integral part of my growing love for Charleston. I will be starting my senior year as an arts […]

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Intern Insights: Skylar Eubanks

This summer I was given the opportunity to intern at the Gibbes, where I was able to assist as an Art Summer Camp instructor. This fall I will be a senior art education major at the University of South Carolina – Columbia; After graduation, I plan to move back home to Summerville, where I will […]

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Hailey and Maggie in collection storage

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Intern Insights: Hailey Robbins

If you had asked me a year ago where I would be interning this summer, I most certainly would not have told you it would be an art museum in Charleston, South Carolina. As a lifelong New Englander who moved to Virginia for college, Charleston wasn’t on my radar beyond knowing that a few of […]

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Intern Insights: Heyward Bost

This summer, I was lucky enough to intern at the Gibbes Museum of Art; my experience truly exceeded my expectations. The Gibbes is a beautiful museum, and the staff behind it are some of the most intelligent, passionate, and kind people that I have met. I am currently a rising sophomore at Sewanee: The University […]

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Intern Insights: Daisy Perez

I had an amazing opportunity this summer to intern for the Gibbes Summer Art Camp program. I am currently a rising junior at the University of South Carolina, where I have been studying Art Studio with a concentration in drawing. I have always loved creating my own artwork and feel as if the main reason […]

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Summer 2022 intern Connor Smith holding a framed photograph in collection storage.

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Intern Insights: Connor Smith

Interning at the Gibbes this summer has definitely been the most exciting experience I’ve had as a rising third year Art History student at the University of Virginia. This museum and its wonderful staff have offered me many opportunities to learn hands-on through a variety of exciting projects, including curating my own small-scale exhibition for […]

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Alfred Hutty, Flower Vendors at Charleston Market, 1948, dry point on paper. (Gibbes Museum of Art)

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Digitally Mapping the Charleston Renaissance: Recent Grad Inspired by the Gibbes Collection

Naomi Edmondson, a former Gibbes intern and employee, recently received her master’s in art history and museum studies from Virginia Commonwealth University. A research project on digital mapping was inspired by Charleston Renaissance works in the permanent collection and she was excited to share this new perspective with her Gibbes family. She is currently living […]

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Intern Insights: Charlie Flynn

Over the summer, the Curatorial and Collections department was fortunate to have Charlie Flynn, a rising junior at the University of Virginia as an intern for the department. Charlie assisted staff with everything from permanent collection rotations and processing new acquisitions, to writing content for the Museum’s mobile app and updating information in the collections […]

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Intern Insights with Alle Permenter

This week on the blog, Education Intern Alle Permenter shares her experience working with summer camp this year at the Gibbes! I am a rising senior at the College of Charleston, majoring in early-childhood education with a minor in studio art and I just finished my Educational Internship at the Gibbes Museum of Art. My […]

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