Internships at the Owens
The Owens’ role as a teaching museum is extended through numerous work-integrated experiential learning and internship opportunities in all facets of museum of work for current students and recent graduates. The Owens has a long-standing commitment to the mentorship of emerging museum professionals.
Current Opportunities
Information Desk Student Assistant
Application deadline: Monday 18 May, 2026
The Owens Art Gallery is seeking part-time Student Assistants to work at the Gallery’s front desk through the summer and into the 2026 Fall term.
Student Assistants are the first point of contact for all visitors to the Owens and represent the Gallery with warmth, enthusiasm, and genuine interest in connecting people with art. This position requires a welcoming approach, flexibility, and attention to detail. Ideally, the applicant will be a returning student who has experience working with the public.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing visitors with a warm welcome, orientation to the Gallery, and information about exhibitions, programs, and visitor resources
- Answering visitor questions about the Gallery’s exhibitions, collections, or events
- Answering the phone, fielding inquiries, and transferring phone calls
- Opening and closing the gallery, including using the security panel
- Operating audio-visual technologies included in exhibitions
- Monitoring the artworks on display and the gallery security cameras
This is a paid position. Salary: 15.90/hr, approximately 8-12 hours per week.
For Summer 2026 we are specifically looking for returning Mount Allison University students who are available to work Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays.
The successful applicant will be available to begin mid-May and continue throughout the summer. We welcome applications from students studying in any department.
To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected] by Monday 18 May, 2026.
Questions can be directed to Rachel Thornton, Curator of Digital Engagement, [email protected]
Mount Allison University is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from members of racialized communities, Indigenous people, disabled people, and members of all sexual and gender identities. We seek candidates with qualifications and knowledge to contribute specifically to the further diversification of our campus community. While the Owens Art Gallery is partially accessible, Colville House is not accessible.
We would like to acknowledge that Mount Allison University is located within the traditional territory of Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq. Our relationship and our privilege to live on this territory was agreed upon in the Peace and Friendship Treaties of 1725 to 1752. Because of this treaty relationship, it is to be acknowledged that we are all Treaty People and have a responsibility to respect this territory.
Information Desk Student Assistants
Student Assistants are the first point of contact for all visitors to the Owens and represent the Gallery with warmth, enthusiasm, and genuine interest in connecting people with art. This position requires a welcoming approach, flexibility, and attention to detail. Ideally, the applicant will be a returning student who has experience working with the public.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing visitors with a warm welcome, orientation to the Gallery, and information about exhibitions, programs, and visitor resources
- Answering visitor questions about the Gallery’s exhibitions, collections, or events
- Answering the phone, fielding inquiries, and transferring phone calls
- Opening and closing the gallery, including using the security panel
- Operating audio-visual technologies included in exhibitions
- Monitoring the artworks on display and the gallery security cameras
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