We hope that everyone had a lovely first week of classes! All of our classes have been wonderful so far and everyone here is very excited for the rest of the quarter!
We have a few events in February (which seems to be approaching faster than it should be!) that I want to mention so that you can save the date!
The first event, taking place on Tuesday, February 5th at 5:30 is “The Fate of Art in Vienna during the Nazi Era”, a talk by Dr. Victoria Reed, who is the Monica S. Sadler Curator for Provenance at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This event is offered through the law school, but is co-sponsored by many departments, including our own! This should be a fascinating talk for anyone interested in provenance research or art law.
The very next night will be our annual History of Art and Architecture Career Night! This event will have both Dr. Joanna Gardner-Huggett, the chair of HAA, as well as Margaret McGee-Newton from the Career Center answering questions about careers options with a major or minor in art history, how the DePaul Career Center can help you as you explore those options, and other questions you may have. You’re more than welcome to attend, even if you aren’t sure if art history is the thing for you!
The final one is that Saturday, February 9th (talk about a busy week!). This one isn’t at DePaul, but is at one of our partner institutions, the Art Institute of Chicago. JAM or Jobs at Art Museums is open to students as well as faculty and staff of area universities It’s a full day of career-focused programming at AIC and will include a museum careers panel, breakout sessions with museum staff, and information on internships and job opportunities (as well as a reception!). You can find more information here. After learning about some awesome jobs at the HAA Career Night earlier in the week, you can get a more in-depth look at career opportunities at art museums as well as gain networking with other students, faculty, and staff from nearby institutions.
We can’t wait to see you at these amazing events!