Contact

Please direct all general inquires and requested materials below to info@obrienartfoundation.org.

To submit a loan request or inquire about out lending program, please include the following materials in your email:

Name, title, borrowing institution/university or other venue; a brief summary of the purpose of your request and timeline; and working exhibition description (no more than 500 words). Kindly note in subject line: “OBAF Loan Request.”

For inquires about funding opportunities for new scholarship and publications, please include the following in your email:

Name, title, borrowing institution/university or other venue; a copy of your CV; brief summary of the purpose of your request and timeline; anticipated budget; and completed copy of the grant request application. Kindly note in subject line: “OBAF Funding Request.”

Periodically, we will announce an open call for specific grants.

For access to research materials available by the Foundation or collection viewing, please include the following in your email:

Name, title, borrowing institution/university or other venue; a copy of your CV; brief summary of your research scope; tentative list of artist(s) and work(s) you intend to study; and the title and publisher for any publications (if applicable). Kindly note in subject line: “OBAF Research Request.”

Our internship program is geared toward professional development of the next generation of art historians and curators. Candidates are reviewed on a rolling basis. Specific internship positions may also be advertised. In order to reply, please include in your email:

Your name and university; a copy of your CV; description of ability to work remotely versus on-site; description of interest to receive academic credit hours or hourly compensation. Kindly note in subject line: “OBAF Internship.”

Hybrid (On-site & Remote) Internship:

This position consists of work and opportunities that would involve both being on-site and remote. The Intern would meet with staff on-site at the Foundation’s location in Sewickley either once (1) every week or every other week. Outside of this in-person shift, the Intern would continue their work remotely.
This position would consist of support with object files and location inventory. Key tasks would involve:

Scanning object files, collection database research, exhibition and publication history found in the files on the database, inventorying flat file print and works on paper storage and creating checklists.

A special opportunity would be available for this Intern to curate and install a print
exhibition of their choosing pulled from the collection.

Fully Remote Internship:

This position consists of fully remote work and opportunities. The Foundation staff would be available to meet on occasion in-person, but the intern would not be required to go out to the Foundation’s main location in Sewickley. This position would consist of support with the collection database and artist research. Key tasks would involve:

Researching artist biographies, researching past exhibition history for artists and objects, researching past publication history for artists and objects, press research, database research.

A special opportunity would be available for this intern to identify one object for which they would write a “Featured Artwork” post that would be published on the Foundation’s website.