Intern for the Wassaic Project in NYC!
The Wassaic Project seeks:
3 Interns to work in NYC:
- An Education Intern
- A Development Intern
- A Programming Intern
Application deadline: December 1, 2013
Start date: January 2013
End date: May 2013
ABOUT
Work with a group of young, passionate artists and curators at the Wassaic Project, a vibrant multidisciplinary arts organization based in Wassaic, NY, with an office in Brooklyn. Learn about aspects of running an arts organization from curating, press, marketing, event planning, exhibition hanging, gallery management and more. Because the Wassaic Project is a small, young organization, interns have a unique opportunity to contribute to the long-term identity of the organization and take on substantial responsibility. Interns’ responsibilities will be primarily in one of three categories: Education, Development or Programming.
Education Internship
Education Interns will have the unique opportunity of contributing to the development of the Wassaic Project’s expanding education programming, which connects the artists and dynamic creative resources at the Project to the greater Dutchess County and Northwest Connecticut community.
Tasks will include:
-Working with Teaching Artists and Education Director to develop lesson plans for Summer 2012 Kids’ Workshops based on works and themes in the Wassaic Project’s Summer Exhibition.
-Devising strategies for promoting the Summer Workshops within the greater Wassaic community.
-Assisting in the planning and coordination of the Wassaic Project’s pilot school-year partnership program, in which Artist-in-Residence Education Fellows facilitate creative projects in local public high schools.
-Researching and visiting museum and alternative art education programs.
Education Interns should have a background or specific interest in museum/art education.
Development Internship
Development interns will be involved in three of our major fundraisers: our annual appeal, our Winter Benefit in New York City and the sale of our benefit print. This position is ideal for someone looking to gain valuable skills applicable at all non-profits and arts organizations as well as artists interested in learning about the inner workings of special events and art sales.
Tasks will include:
- Event planning for our Winter Benefit in NYC, including coordinating with participating artists
- Creating targeted mailing lists and reaching out to potential donors
- Researching and drafting grants and proposals that highlight our unique programming
Programming Internship
Programming Interns will see the process of our artist-in-residence application review and our exhibition open call first hand. Interns will lay the groundwork for all of our summer programming including our Summer Exhibition, Open Studios and Summer Festival.
Tasks will include:
- Helping to coordinate the Summer Exhibition open call and be involved in the review of hundreds of emerging artists
- Helping to plan summer programming for our exhibition and our residency program in Wassaic
- Working with our Residency Director on our residency application process and logistics
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL APPLICANTS:
- Must be responsible, have excellent interpersonal skills, be detail oriented, able to learn quickly, and be passionate about the Wassaic Project's mission and contemporary art
- Must be familiar with Microsoft office suite, particularly Word and Excel, basic blogging, Facebook
- Must be available to work 2 weekdays per week in Brooklyn between January and June 2013
TO APPLY:
Send a single PDF file named: first_last_INTERNSHIP2013 (ex: Henri_Matisse_INTERNSHIP2013.pdf) to: shannon@wassaicproject.org
subject: INTERNSHIP APPLICATION 2013
Please include in the following order:
- Name, email, phone number, skype id, website (if applicable)
- Please indicate whether your interest is primarily in the Education, Development or Programming Internship
- Your availability: What days will you be able to work? When will you be available to start? When is the last date you can work?
- Contact information for 2 references (professional and/or professors)
- A BRIEF cover letter stating your interest in working with the Wassaic Project and something about yourself you think is interesting. What is your interest in the arts?
- Your resume
MORE ABOUT THE WASSAIC PROJECT:
The Wassaic Project exists to provide a genuine and intimate context for art making and strengthening local community by increasing social and cultural capital through inspiration, promotion and creation of contemporary visual and performing art.
The Wassaic Project is an artist-run, multidisciplinary arts organization based in Wassaic, NY. We facilitate artists, performers, and participants to exhibit, perform, discuss, and connect with art, music, each other, our unique site, and the surrounding community. Artists-in-residence are encouraged to experiment with new ways of working that we share and celebrate during our public programs. Visitors to the Wassaic Project are inspired to see art in a new way in this unique and welcoming setting.
The Wassaic Project's activities include a year-round artist and musician residency, an annual summer festival, and a series of public programs throughout the year including open studios. We also offer studio visits/critiques for artists involved with the organization by guest curators and visiting artists, and artist workshops with community members.
In the five years the Wassaic Project has been operating, we have grown our annual summer festival attendance from 500 to 4,000; developed the exhibitions program which includes 3 or more exhibitions per year in over 8,000 square feet of gallery space; launched the guest curator program which has worked with 21 curators in 4 years; developed the education program and started collaborating with local school systems for the 2012-2013 school year; and seamlessly integrated the Wassaic Project into the community and architecture of Wassaic, NY. The Wassaic Project has created collaborative programming with MASS MoCA, Recession Arts, the Invisible Dog, Galapagos Art Space, New Amsterdam Records, The Aldrich Museum, Allegra Laviola Gallery, Columbia University, the New School, and CUNY Hostos.
The Wassaic Project values community engagement, experimentation, and having fun.
