The Wassaic Project seeks Education Interns to work in Wassaic, NY!

Application deadline: March 5th, 2015

Start date: May 2015

End date: September 2015

Wassaic is about 90 miles North of NYC and is accessible by car and by Metro North (train goes directly to

Wassaic).

Education Interns will have the unique opportunity of working on many aspects of the Wassaic Project’s

education programming, which connects the artists and dynamic creative resources of the Project to the

greater Dutchess County and Northwest Connecticut community. Interns will engage with contemporary art

educators and teaching strategies while participating in and contributing to a growing education department.

Tasks will include:

­Working in and helping to manage Art Nest, the Wassaic Project’s free, drop­in open studio space.

­Assisting with summer education programs for K­6th graders and printmaking workshops for teens and

adults.

­Serving as a tour guide for visiting camp and school groups.

­Working with a team of high school education interns.

­Promoting the education programs within the greater Wassaic community.

­Researching alternative education programs and strategies.

REQUIREMENTS

­All Interns must be passionate about the Wassaic Project’s mission, have an interest in contemporary art,

be detail­oriented, and communicate well.

­Applicants must have experience working with K­6th graders.

­Must be responsible, have excellent interpersonal skills, be detail oriented and able to

learn quickly, love art, and enjoy getting to know new people.

­ Must be available to live onsite 5 days per week in Wassaic, NY, including weekends (days off will

be weekdays). Housing will be provided.

BENEFITS

­ housing and a shared studio space is provided

­ work directly with our Co­Directors, Exhibitions and Festival Director, Education Director and Residency

Director

­ meet and work closely with over 40 artist residents

­ meet and work closely with over 100 Summer Exhibition and Festival artists

­ modest gas and travel stipend

­ access to the wood shop and silk screen studio

TO APPLY

Send a single PDF file named: first_last_INTERNSHIP2015 (ex: Henri_Matisse_INTERNSHIP2015.pdf) to:

opportunities@wassaicproject.org

subject: SUMMER EDUCATION INTERNSHIP APPLICATION 2015

Please include in the following order:

­ Name, email, phone number, skype id, website (if applicable)

­ Your availability: When will you be available to start working? 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.

­ 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 artist­run, 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. Artists­in­residence 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 year­round 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 six 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; 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.