The Millennium Gate Museum’s (The Gate) mission is to preserve and interpret Georgia history, art, culture and philanthropic heritage as well as highlight Georgia’s historical and aesthetic relevance to the United States and to the world. The Gate is a classically styled monumental arch located in Atlanta, historically called “The Gate City.” It is designed in the tradition of classical Roman triumphal arches that have been built around the world over the past 2,500 years, and houses a 12,000 square foot museum that narrates Georgia’s history through sophisticated interactive technology, film, period rooms, and exhibitions. The museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit and the winner of the Palladio Award for design of a public space.
From July 31 – October 18 the museum is hosting an exhibition of Chinese sum-e paintings from the world renown artist I-Hsiung Ju.
“I think of myself as an educator, not an established artist. My mother once told me that, if you are a taker, you eat very well; but if you are a giver, you sleep very well. I sleep very well — like a baby.”
— I-Hsiung Ju
I-Hsiung Ju was born in 1923 in Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China. He is considered one of a few artists able to blend two worlds of style, technique, and idiom to produce a unique form of painting that is both modern and traditionally Oriental. Ju is famous for saying “a Chinese artist is not only a painter, but also a poet and a philosopher.” He is an author of several painting textbooks and numerous papers on Chinese art. During his life, he did what he loved, creating and teaching painting. A poet and philosopher, his paintings are lessons in living a fulfilled life and appreciation of the majesty of nature. Ju is revered in Taiwan and the Philippines and his works hang in their national museums. I-Hsiung died on March 17, 2012.
The works of I-Hsiung Ju show the refinements and delicate strokes of Chinese calligraphy. The brush strokes demand complete mastery since the artist’s ideas are portrayed immediately with a few strokes. Ju’s brush has a fascinating disciplined freedom; one can see its sure and firm movements accomplishing silk thread-thin lines to luxuriant swaths of ink, creating infinite variation of shapes, and producing different shades and tints in a single stroke.
Ju completed two epic paintings, the 72 foot Ten Thousand Li of the Yangtze and the 45 foot Misty Clouds of Huangshan, both of which will be featured in this exhibition. Additionally, Ju’s individual works of art, calligraphy, flora and fauna from the Philippines, Morocco, and the United States will be on display.
Learn more at: http://thegateatlanta.com
Position Details
Title: Intern
Hours: Part-time, 10-20 hours per week
Compensation: Unpaid
Responsibilities: Research, museum management, tours, some administrative responsibilities
Required skills/abilities:
• Creative and logical thinking
• Work effectively as a member of a team
• Understand and the ability to describe WWI and WWII historic events
• Marketing and public relations duties
Desired skills/abilities:
• In-depth knowledge of international affairs and specifically the WWI and WWII era
• Ability to formulate original ideas and solutions
• Basic Microsoft office skills
• Basic accounting skills
• Ability to work as a member of a team
Eligibility: Undergraduate, Graduate, Alumni
Apply: Send resume to careers@thegateatlanta.com
