Welcoming Summer Interns to the Museum of Art!
By Bowdoin College Museum of Art
We are enjoying a summer full of new exhibitions and public programs here at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art (BCMA), and we are also very excited to welcome a new cohort of interns to our team for the summer 2026 season. The five students joining us have already made contributions to our curatorial projects, educational initiatives, communications work, and museum outreach.
Camille Baratier ’28, an art history major and Hispanic Studies minor from New York City, is serving as a curatorial and engagement intern this summer. Working with Emily Jacobs, curatorial assistant and manager of student programs, Camille will be focusing on both research for an upcoming exhibition of contemporary artist Samira Abbassy as well as developing public programs and other museum activities. She has already complied detailed research on collections objects connected with the themes in the Abbassy show and produced a summer exhibition activity guide for younger audiences. Camille is excited to explore the Midcoast this summer and learn yo-yo tricks.
Will Davis ’29, a prospective history major from Long Island, New York, is working with Anne Cross, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, as the summer’s education intern. Will is focusing on building up collections research to support class visits to the Museum as well as reaching out to faculty to make connections between the exhibitions on view and the Bowdoin curriculum. He has already done key outreach regarding this coming fall’s exhibitions and will continue to support lesson plan development. Will is most looking forward to experiencing the outdoors during a Maine summer as well as leading tours of the Museum galleries.
Laila Nickelson ’25, a visual arts major and cinema studies minor from Bethesda, Maryland, is also working with Anne Cross. Laila is serving as a curatorial intern this summer, focusing primarily on research for an upcoming exhibition about the Atlantic world and how contemporary artists can respond to the histories of land dispossession, enslavement, and colonialism. She has already begun researching and compiling biographies for artists of Caribbean descent who will be featured in the exhibition. This summer, Laila is also looking forward to the Music at the Museum events with the Bowdoin Oas well as watching World Cup soccer matches.
Claire Stone ’28, a Government and Legal Studies major and English minor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is working with Amanda Skinner, assistant director for Museum communications, as this year’s communications intern. She has already created publicity materials for multiple public programs, is using her photography skills to capture these events, and will also be supporting the Museum’s digital presence on social media. Claire is most looking forward to the Museum’s summer exhibition opening events at the end of June as well as exploring more of the Maine coast.
Juan Carlos Villa-Diaz ’27, a mathematics and Hispanic Studies double major and theater and dance minor from Dallas, Texas, is also working as a curatorial intern also with Cassandra Braun. He is focusing on research for an upcoming exhibition about David Driskell, an artist, scholar, and curator who was critical in establishing African American art as a distinct discipline—Juan has already begun compiling an annotated bibliography for the project. This summer, Juan is excited to practice cartwheeling on the quad and working with Cassandra to see curatorial decision-making happen in real time.
Emily Jacobs ’23Curatorial Assistant and Manager of Student Programs