Salutations.
You met Christine the intern a few weeks ago. I'm Anna, and I'm an intern, too. Jen has asked me to edit a new blog that will focus specifically on the quarterly Hey, Hot Shot! photography competition. We recently had an exhibition for the 10 Winter Hot Shot winners, and it received great press. The opening packed the gallery to the gills and was a wonderful success. Stuff about the competition and the artists will be posted regularly, but first I must introduce myself properly.
This may help:
February 22, 2006
Dear Jen Bekman and friends,When I saw your post on NYFA, I was so excited. I discovered your gallery a few years back and have always appreciated the art you exhibit. I received a Bachelor's degree in Art History from Davidson College in May, 2005, where I discovered a passion for Contemporary Art. As an undergraduate, I studied the works of established Contemporary artists. However, I have always been interested in learning about unknown and emerging talent; your gallery appears to be the perfect venue for this.
You're a young gallery doing so much! I am interested in learning about how you operate, from the curatorial and research aspects to your web blog and Hot Shot photography contest (I love that you have this contest!).I believe an internship at your gallery would give me the opportunity to understand how the scholarly world of art and that of commercial art are bridged. I am thrilled at the prospect of helping out with upcoming exhibitions. I also have strong research, writing, and computer skills and am able to do any and all curatorial and handy work around the gallery. Below you will find my resume with additional information including education, experiences, skills, and languages. I would love to meet with you and discuss the position in further detail. Jen Bekman is a fresh gallery where I hope to get my wings!
Thanks in advance for considering me as an intern at your gallery.Sincerely yours,
Anna Wolfgang
I guess you’ve caught on by now that this is the cover letter I sent to Jen a couple months ago asking her to hire me as an intern. What a lame-o. Nevertheless, I think you get an idea of what I’m into and why Jen asked me to edit the Hey, Hot Shot! blog . Exclamation point indeed. I hope the ice has been broken. Phew. With the introduction all wrapped up, I can move onto more interesting things for future posts.
Until very soon, then!
Anna
3 Comments
Hi Anna!
Congrats on your first post. It's a good one. I look forward to more.
Antony
This could potentially be very interesting. It will be nice to track the various hot shot photographers and what they are up to.
Thanks, Antony. We're past the first post, moving on to bigger and better things!
and
Photo Fan, we've heard back from several of the Hot Shots, and they're up to really interesting things. More about them soon!