Public Art Student Assistant

Michigan State University seeks a highly motivated student to support the Public Art on Campus Committee (PAOCC) / Percent for Art Program within Infrastructure Planning & Facilities. This role supports the procurement, integration, stewardship, and documentation of public art across campus in coordination with major capital projects. Working closely with planning committees, capital project managers, campus art stakeholders, and museum professionals. A successful candidate will contribute to public art policy development, curatorial processes, artist selection, collections documentation, and campus art inventory efforts. The position blends curatorial practice, cultural policy development, collections management, and project coordination in a complex R1 university environment. The Student Assistant gains professional experience in:

• Public art commissioning within large institutions or higher educational institutions 

• Cultural policy development 

• Curatorial and artist selection processes 

• Art integration into capital projects 

• Collections documentation and inventory systems 

• Higher education governance and project approval processes This position provides portfolio-ready experience for careers in museums, public art agencies, cultural nonprofits, and higher education arts administration. 

Other related duties as assigned. This role reports to IPF leadership and VP of Arts and Collections and collaborates with university arts and collections stakeholders. This position will engage in high performing, leading edge practices, valuing people, partners and stewardship.