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The º£½ÇÖ±²¥ College Museum of Art (BCMA) is proud to recognize the exceptional work of its Summer 2025 interns, whose research, creative projects, and public engagement enriched the Museum’s programs and deepened its connection to audiences from near and far. Over the course of the summer, student interns brought curiosity, dedication, and fresh perspectives to curatorial, educational, communications, and programming roles.

Mya Benally ’26 served as a curatorial intern working with Anne Collins Goodyear, Co-Director. Mya conducted research on works by Chuzo Tamotzu generously gifted to the Museum in 2021 by Helena Katz, the artist’s niece, in honor of Tamotzu and his wife, Louise. For this research, Mya engaged in multiple conversations with the artist’s relatives, studied archival materials, and began compiling documentation of his artistic career. She also conducted research into the history of Spindleworks, a Brunswick-based arts center with which the Museum will collaborate on an exhibition in the summer of 2026. Reflecting on her experience, Mya shared that the role expanded her skills in archival research—something she hopes to pursue further in possible graduate study.

Taylor Dunn, a first-year MFA student at Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, collaborated with Frank Goodyear, Co-Director, on an upcoming exhibition of modernist masters. Taylor researched works gifted to the Museum by Howard M. Haimes, drafted interpretive labels, and considered design elements for the exhibition. She noted that the internship offered valuable hands-on experience with curatorial practice and introduced her to artists with which she was previously unfamiliar, expanding her knowledge of the art world through this research.

Tolly Kaiser ’28 worked out on Monhegan Island as a curatorial intern with Barry Logan, Samuel S. Butcher Professor of Natural Sciences. Stationed at the Monhegan Museum of Art and History, Tolly developed and led daily Wildlands Walks along the Whitehead Trail, pairing discussion of the island’s ecological features with artworks from the exhibition Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of a Maine Island: The Monhegan Wildlands. With a flipbook of selected paintings, drawings, and photographs, Tolly helped visitors consider how artists document ecological change. His efforts this summer demonstrate how art and science can intersect to tell a fuller story of ecological history and the landscape today.

Edwin Kim ’27, Communications Intern and Shop Assistant, worked with Amanda Skinner, Assistant Director of Museum Communications, to produce engaging social media content, including a series of “Object Highlight” videos featuring his fellow interns. He also designed posters and flyers promoting Museum programs that went up around Brunswick and on campus. Edwin leaves the internship more skilled in Adobe Premiere Pro and InDesign, and with a broadened perspective on art. “Having little experience with the arts before this internship, I feel much more inclined and excited to pursue a career in a creative field,” he reflected.

Cam Meyer ’28, a curatorial intern, collaborated with Cassandra Braun, Curator, and Stephen Perkinson, professor of art history, to research artworks from the Wyvern Collection, an important private collection of medieval, Renaissance, and premodern works. A selection from this collection will be on loan to the BCMA and featured in the fall exhibition Medieval Art from the Wyvern Collection: Global Networks and Creative Connections. In preparation for this show, Cam compiled bibliographic resources for the incoming objects and identified pieces from the Bowdon collection that could be displayed in dialogue with the Wyvern works. She also explored connections between the Wyvern Collection and º£½ÇÖ±²¥’s curriculum, linking objects to relevant courses and faculty research.

Whitney Pellegrino ’27, Education Intern and Shop Assistant, worked with Emily Jacobs, Curatorial Assistant and Manager of Student Programs, to more deeply connect the public with Museum exhibitions and operations. She developed family guides full of engaging activities for younger audiences, ensuring they have rich experiences when visiting the Gordon Parks: Herklas Brown and Maine, 1944 and John McKee: As Maine Goes. Whitney also created Between the Lions, a six-episode podcast featuring interviews with BCMA security officers and gift shop staff. “I wanted to highlight their perspectives, as I feel like they are often overlooked, even though they interact with visitors most often,” she explained. Listen to the podcast here.

The BCMA is deeply grateful to Mya, Taylor, Tolly, Edwin, Cam, and Whitney for all their meaningful contributions this summer. Their creativity, scholarship, and commitment have left a lasting impact on the Museum, and we look forward to following their future achievements.