Research

The deadline for applying for internships has now passed. Though we can no longer accept applications this year, we will be running another internship programme in 2012.

This year we invited applications for four funded internships from students across Masters programmes at UK universities.

Our internships are aimed at students who have an interest in sculpture, and are intended to provide practical experience of working in a museum environment on projects relating to our collections, exhibitions and research programme.  The collections at the Henry Moore Institute and at Leeds Art Gallery comprise sculpture, a library of books, catalogues and cuttings, an audiovisual library, and an archive of sculptors' papers.

Our internships involve students working with some of these resources and their respective curators. It is hoped this work might feed into or even become the topic of MA dissertations.  The timing of the internship can be arranged according to applicant and staff availability.  Travel and, if necessary, accommodation will be provided.

An award of £250 will be given to each intern at the end of the two-week internship

This year's internship topics are:

'1913'
This project will involve research for a forthcoming winter 2012 exhibition and associated events programme. '1913' focuses on the role of sculpture in this important year, considering sculpture in relation to other media.  Working in the Institute library, both object and issue-based research will be conducted. 

Awarded to: Sophie Barnes, currently at Machester University: MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies.


'Environments of Polychromy'
One of the Institute's current research strands is the history of the exhibition of sculpture.  In 2012 we will be organising a conference and exhibition on the theme of 'Environments of Polychromy'.  Using the Institute's library, archive and collections this project will involve compiling a bibliography, sourcing images/artists and developing ideas alongside research staff. 

Awarded to: Ellen Feiss, currently at Goldsmiths College: MA Visual Cultures.


Michael Dean
British artist Michael Dean has exhibited widely nationally and internationally.  He was a Henry Moore Institute Research Fellow in 2009 and the Institute will be hosting his first solo exhibition in a UK public gallery in April 2012.  Working closely with curatorial staff and the artist you will be involved in the technical realisation of a major single-artist exhibition as Dean constructs artwork on site. 

Awarded to: Nicola Celia Wright, currently at Goldsmiths College: MFA Curating.


The Helen Chadwick Archive - preservation and documentation
This project will focus on preserving and making accessible an extensive collection of colour slides, around 500 in total, in the Helen Chadwick Archive. The slides are part of this detailed record of the development of Chadwick's practice that also includes letters, photographs, film, costume and sketchbooks. The internship will require research to gain an understanding of Chadwick's oeuvre to enable the identification of the works shown in the slides.

Awarded to: Stefanie Woodford, currently Leeds University: MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies.