Can I DM a curator on instagram for an opportunity?
I am currently a BA student going into a Masters this coming fall in History of Art. I noticed that this year India will have a Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. I have been to the Biennale, taken a class on it, where for this class I wrote an essay about the presence of Indian artists at the Biennale. So when I saw that India will have a pavilion this year I was very excited. I have been looking online to see if there are any internship opportunities with the pavilion but have yet to see anything thus far. I was thinking about reaching out to the curator directly but his email isn’t readily available online. I have been keeping track of all the websites and associations tied to India’s presence at Venice but none have listed anything about any job opportunities or internships. I think the most direct way to see if they offer internship would be to dm the curator on instagram since he is very active on there. I can also reach out the Serendipity foundation but I suspect I won’t hear back from them. I can also reach out to the curator on LinkedIn but he doesn’t seem like he’s very active on that platform. He is apparently Campaign Board Member at the school I will be starting my masters in, but I don’t want to wait until I begin my program to reach out to him. Would it be unprofessional and annoying to reach out to him directly on instagram? Should I try to reach out instead through one of the foundations associated with the Indian Pavillion? Or should I just give up on this.