Lindsay Chubak ’25: Can you tell me a little bit about what you did this summer?

Orly Gallo ’25: Okay, so this summer, I had an internship working for artist Carole Feurman. I did anything she needed me to do. I did it for three days a week. I would get on the train at nine, I got off the train at six. I was in the office from about 10 to five. It was at a studio in Bushwick. I did it for four weeks

LC: What are some of the things she would have you do?

OG: It was a range. I made shipping labels to send out because she had just published a book by the author, Rizzoli. It’s a big thing in the art world. So we packed those up in boxes, and we sent them out to people who bought them and to schools and museums so they’ll know her and so she’s a known artist in history. And then some days I went into the studio where, like, everyone did everything. I tried a bunch of different things. I did chasing, and that’s basically sanding, because these sculptures are made out of resin, so they have these little air bubbles and seams and stuff. So you have to sand everything down, because this resin is really smooth. And I also did some taping, so that way when they go get airbrushed they don’t get paint on the areas that shouldn’t be painted. I didn’t get to airbrush the actual paintings but they taught me how to airbrush. I just doodled with an airbrush for like, an hour and a half. But, you know, it was still really fun. One day, I got to place crystals on the swimming cap of one of her big sculptures that was being sent out. So that was super cool and a little bit scary, because someone paid a lot of money for that, and it was like, I was like, it was crazy.Yeah, that was basically most of what I did.

LC: How were the people you worked with, the other artists in the studio?

OG: They were great, they taught me so much. They taught me how to put like leaf on stuff, like gold leaf or silver leaf, or whatever it is. They taught me how to airbrush. I would just chat with them, talk about my life and their life. They advised me never to pursue a career in art. Three separate people who all work in different things. They all told me “don’t go into art” and to go to college and get a good degree.

LC: What was your favorite thing from your internship?

OG: Definitely not the 5:30 trains. I never recommend taking those. They’re rush hour trains, which are the worst. Especially at Union Square Station, which I think the pits of hell were based on. Super fun. But no, I think my favorite was just talking to everybody there, because everybody was so different. There was this one girl who I ended up sitting with a lot. She and her family came from Columbia when she was 17, so it was interesting to hear her story and just hear about their lives.