The Phillips Museum of Art team includes approximately twelve F&M student employees. Students work as attendants in the galleries and as behind-the-scenes aides, who accomplish tasks such as prepping objects for class visits and cataloging new acquisitions. The museum occasionally offers internships for specialized work, such as developing social media posts. Open opportunities are advertised through Handshake.
Student Resources
Students and the Museum
The museum and its collections serve as a laboratory for students to engage in hands-on learning, original undergraduate research, and new artistic work culminating in research papers, exhibitions, digital projects, and public programs. These experiences are important opportunities for students to engage in intellectual inquiry and develop professional skills. Learn more about the annual F&M Student Art and Film Exhibitions, previous undergraduate research, and opportunities for students to work or intern at the museum below.

Undergraduate Research
Mary Wade, '25

Mary Wade '25, an art history and classics double major, pursued an independent study inspired by
photographs taken by Mike Disfarmer in rural Arkansas in the early 1900s. The photos are part of a collection donated to the Phillips Museum by Dr. Stephen Nicholas P’20 and his wife, Eileen P'20.
She researched how portraiture evolved, which enabled her to examine the Disfarmer photographs more critically.
Roxy Caldwell, '24

Roxy Caldwell '24 completed the first summer cooperative internship between the Phillips Museum and the College Library/Archives & Special Collections in 2022. At the Phillips Museum, Roxy cataloged objects from the photography collection donated to the Phillips Museum by Dr. Stephen Nicholas P’20 and his wife, Eileen P'20.
La Identidad: El espejo de la cultura | Identity: the Mirror of Culture

Online exhibition project by the students of Spanish 301, 2025.
View the Online Exhibition
Student Employees & Interns
The Phillips Museum of Art team includes approximately twelve F&M student employees. Students work as attendants in the galleries and as behind-the-scenes aides, who accomplish tasks such as prepping objects for class visits and cataloging new acquisitions. The museum occasionally offers internships for specialized work, such as developing social media posts. Open opportunities are advertised through Handshake.