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Intern's Perspective: FF intern Philippa Chan

This is Philippa Chan, an intern at Franklin Furnace. I have been interning at the Furnace since the end of July of this year. After the recent completion of my Bachelors of Art History and Theory, I decided it would be beneficial for me explore the art industry before going on to complete my honours and (finally) graduate. My life in New York is immensely different to my life back in Sydney. It has taken some time for this city to feel “like home” but I can now say with confidence that it definitely does. I came to New York from Sydney, Australia because I felt that this city could offer me the best in contemporary art and culture. I feel privileged to have stumbled across the Franklin Furnace internship programme because I believe it has been able to offer me an uncensored view of the art industry. Franklin Furnace has been extremely inclusive of me and all the other interns that I have worked with. I feel that we get real responsibilities and projects, rather than just the menial ta