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.
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