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Impact Report
Los Angeles is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, yet staff at its museums and visual arts organizations does not reflect this racial and ethnic diversity. To address this situation, the Getty Foundation created a large-scale internship program in 1993 that continues to this day. This impact report reveals how Getty Marrow internships are changing the field, influencing professionals from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in museums and visual arts organizations and inspiring a lasting interest in the arts.
Getty partnered with Engage R+D to compile an impact report of this effort. We analyzed data from alumni surveys gathered over the last ten years, participant demographics collected in grant applications, and qualitative interviews with 20 alumni from across the nearly 30-year history of the program. Because this report was already underway when the COVID-19 pandemic began, a short survey was completed in summer 2020 to understand the early impact of the health and economic crises on the careers of alumni working in the field.
