this was my first project at anthropologie as visual display intern. when i signed up for the internship, i was informed that i would be doing a lot of tedious & monotonous work.
flashback: unpaid labor for doing arts & craft that was going to be on display and then tore down. this sounds familiar... a lot like pledgeship during homecoming. minus the hazing & alcohol. however, this unpaid labor was for school credit and not for some greek society.
i thought, okay, that sounds fine to me. i would be learning lots of new crafts & skills, and maybe even bring some of my own handiwork to the table. did i know i was going to be doing basket-weaving? did i know how to do that before? no. the only thing i knew about basket-weaving and baskets was that my mother, a midwestern middle-class suburban stay-at-home mom, loved longaberger baskets.
as i got the hang of making this basket-woven tepee-like structures, i became more comfortable with trying out different ways to maneuver the reeds. i had to use my iphone to snag this shot.
so, why not intersect this two.these displays for the summer are now gone. i tore them down with tears that i never shed in undergraduate upon my first art project, because after all, this was my first art project for school credit.
Oh wow, that's amazing! I've actually always loved Anthro's displays, and it's great to see the behind-the-scenes of it!
ReplyDeleteI actually just randomly came by your post/blog because I was Google-ing the Display Intern position for Anthro. Now that you've had this experience, what did you think? I would love to get involved in something like this, but want to see if I'm up for it first.
Thanks!
Vivian
thank you so much!
ReplyDeletei truly had a blast working with the display coordinator, visual manager, and staff at anthropologie. each store is unique and each store has the option to pursue the "theme" with their own touch & vision.
i did it for school credit as an internship and a special readings course. and as far as i know, they only take interns that are for school credit.
it's a lot of work, lots of tedious and monotonous work at times, but other times it's challenging, fun and exciting. i would for sure do it if you love creating things and bringing LOTS of fresh ideas to the table. i wasn't even an art major by any means and i loved it.
That's fantastic! Did you actually get a say on what the displays would look like? As in, did you get to decide on making the woven-teepees, how they would look/be arranged? It would be amazing to work on a creative team like that.
ReplyDeleteHow did you find the hours - as in, how many hours per week? Were they flexible on when you could come in?
Sorry, I'm asking so many questions. But this is just so cool! I really hope my school lets me do this.
just sent you an email with all the details. :)
ReplyDeleteCould you let me know what your hours were for the internship! I have an interview in a week and I was just wondering! (alliopo@yahoo.com)
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