Internships and practicums, which ground the concepts of art and design in experience, are an important part of the educational experience in the visual arts program, and are required of all majors. Below is a list of recent internships. Berkshire Hills Program, MCLA North Adams, Mass. Kerrilee Knights '10 Campbell Plaster & Iron Rutland, Vt. Toby Kobayashi '10 The Brick Box Gallery and the Chaffee Arts Center Rutland, Vt. Jessica Kaminski '10, gallery assistant, exhibition installation inventory and publicity Rising Meadow Pottery Middletown Springs, Vt. Shea Hansen '09, studio assistant to Nick Seidner and Diane Rosenmiller, ceramic studio assistant and teaching assistant LMW Design, Inc. Rutland, Vt. Maxx Steinmetz '09, studio assistant to Laurie Musick Wright The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center West Rutland, Vt. Gill Whiting '09, studio technician and teaching assistant working with stone, metal and mixed media sculpture Skidmore College Saratoga, N.Y. Pat Girard '08, studio assistant to Regis Brodie, professor of ceramics, and ceramics studio assistant – clay and glaze chemistry, throwing large forms, gallery installation Blue Moon Pottery Greenwich, Vt. Lindsey McFarland '07, ceramics studio assistant Awesome Graphics Rutland, Vt. Julie Kratz '06, graphic design intern Les Jorgensen Manchester, Vt. Jacquie Milligan '06, photographer's assistant, new techniques in Polaroid transfers, using studies from emulsion to alter surface imaging. Self-directed internship Paolo Vitiello '06, touring in Italy throughout the summer, using the landscape as subject matter for painting. Telescope Casual Furniture Adam Vanderminden '04, design intern, design and layout, graphic and furniture.
