Summer Arts Program Internships
Deadline: March 15, 2014
Artspace seeks two interns for summer 2014 to assist with its Summer Arts Program. These internships are designed to help Visual Art, Art Education Majors or Art Administration Majors or MFA candidates develop skills in Education Programming and Management.
Entering its 25th successful year, the Artspace Summer Arts Program offers eight sessions of week-long classes. Classes are project-oriented and taught by professional artists working in many different fields. The program encourages the highest quality of work from both teachers and students and fosters the discovery of exciting and new learning techniques for its students.
Internship 1
Internship 1 begins Tuesday, June 3rd. Intern will not work the week of June 30th –July 4th. Intern is required to work through August 15th minimum; preferred through August 22nd. Intern is expected to work Monday through Friday from 11:30am-5:30pm. Arrangements for school credit are encouraged.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- supervising check in and out of students
- scheduling/overseeing volunteers
- gathering supplies for classes each week
- purchasing supplies
- acting as the liaison between staff and teachers
- ongoing evaluation of classes
- teaching After Hours program (arts and crafts activities for youths that need to stay until 5:30pm).
Internship 2
Internship 2 begins Monday, June 9th. Intern will not work the week of June 30th –July 4th. Intern is required to work through August 18th. Intern is expected to work Monday through Friday from 8am – 12noon. Arrangements for school credit are encouraged.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- overseeing students and volunteers between 8:30am-9am (prior to start of classes)
- assisting with supplies as needed
- acting as the liaison between staff and teachers
- ordering lunches for students each week and distributing lunches each day
- and working on all aspects of youth exhibition including collecting artwork, typing labels, and installing exhibition on Monday, August 18th (with assistance of Director of Programs & Exhibitions and Program Assistant).
To Apply for Internship 1 or 2
Applicants should specify which internship they are applying for, or both if they are open to either. Please mail or email letter of interest, resume, and two references with contact information/relationship to:
Shana Dumont Garr, Director of Programs & Exhibitions
Artspace
201 E. Davie Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
sgarr@artspacenc.org
For further inquiries, call 919.821.2787, or email Director of Programs & Exhibitions, Shana Dumont Garr at sgarr@artspacenc.org.
