Let the Deathmatches Begin!
A few months ago, before our Getty and County interns joined our staff for the summer, Dana and I were talking about ways to make the summer a fun time at Angels Gate, to get us out of our offices a bit and create some not-so-serious activities for the staff. Our attempt at summer fun got backburnered, until interns Nadia Caldarella and Tristan Sedillo got involved in an impromptu competition while they were laying out snacks for a board event. And so the Intern Deathmatch was born with Tristan’s Jolly Rancher Mandala beating out Nadia’s sugar packet rainbow and inspiring Dana and I to kick off a summer of “lightly competitive, work-related” matches for the interns.
Above, you can see the result of their first, unofficial Deathmatch, Diabetes. Inspired, Dana and I decided that all Deathmatches should expose them to artists or opportunities involving our programs that they might not otherwise have during the summer, and we’ve already contacted an excellent group of artists and teachers to create a series of short challenges to test their mettle. After Dana and I shopped the idea to the interns, they loved it, and we invited them to suit up as their superhero selves for the subsequent, official Deathmatches (note: no interns will actually die during the course of this project - I don’t think our insurance covers that, and I don’t think that’s a precedent either the Getty or the County wants us to set). You can see them at the top of the post, with Tristan having gone full cowboy and Nadia taking the jumpsuit route.
First “Official Deathmatch” is Thursday at 4PM. Which intern will reign supreme? Watch this space for the results and root for your favorite intern!
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