Georgia O'Keeffe

Through a partnership with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, the Kappa Delta Foundation is proud to fund two paid summer intern positions at the museum’s Art and Leadership Program for Girls in Sante Fe, New Mexico.

This gender based program offers an exciting opportunity to work in a creative, energetic and fun environment. The O'Keeffe Art and Leadership Program for Girls, founded in 1998, provides adolescent girls, 11-13 years, with opportunities for independent thinking, skill-building, problem solving and the development of their artistic talents. Areas of concentration include topics on identity, creativity and self-esteem. This interactive program seeks to create a support system for girls, utilizing art-making and women artist role models, particularly Georgia O'Keeffe, to promote girls' creative abilities.

The summer program takes place from the first week in June to mid-August. The internship dates are June 7 – Aug 17, 2010. The application deadline is March 1, 2010. Click here and scroll to the middle of the page to learn more about this great opportunity and applying for the Kappa Delta internships.

For more information about this internship, contact Shannon Bay, Gamma Omicron – Wayne State, Art and Leadership Program Coordinator, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, at shannonbay@okeeffemuseum.org.

The Kappa Deltas chosen to participate in the Art and Leadership Program as interns for the summer of 2009 were:

  • Kimberly Weaver from the Upsilon chapter at Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., theater and dance major
  • Chelsea Vaughan from the Sigma Pi chapter at Albion College in Albion, Mich., psychology and communications major and art minor

    • As the affiliation grows, plans include O'Keeffe Art and Leadership seminars for college women on the campuses of participating interns. As part of this new and developing partnership, the O'Keeffe Museum is offering a special Kappa Delta membership to students and alumnae of Kappa Delta. For more information about this membership, click here.

    For more information about the Georgia O'Keeffe/Kappa Delta partnership, contact Nancy Church at foundation@kappadelta.org.

    Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 30 1/8 in.
    Extended loan, private collection.
    © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum