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Volunteer [Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA]

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Volunteer Description: Volunteers strive to establish a welcoming atmosphere and provide each visitor with a memorable, personalized experience. Volunteers are trained by Education Department staff to greet and welcome visitors, answer a variety of questions ranging from wayfinding, to Museum history …

by Jessica Wong Camhi

Tours and Visitor Learning Internship – Winter/Spring 2016 [Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA]

Tours and Visitor Learning Internship – Winter/Spring 2016

Description:
Title: Tours and Visitor Learning Intern – Winter/Spring 2016
Department: Education
Reports To: Manager of Tours and Visitor Learning Programs
Type of Internship: Unpaid internship; part-time; 15-24 hours per week. Must be able to work Fridays; other day is flexible (but not Tuesdays).

Summary of Internship
The Visitor Learning Division of the Education Department is responsible for ensuring a positive learning experience for all museum visitors, including school and adult tour groups, and the general public. The Gardner Museum offers opportunities for visitors to engage in discussions about works of art, learn about the history of the museum, and to better understand the ways that Isabella Gardner’s legacy continues in the museum’s programmatic efforts today. The intern plays an important role assisting education staff in planning for and implementing these learning opportunities by working with volunteers, groups in the galleries, providing administrative support, and assisting with audience research.

Responsibilities
• Administrative assistance managing the Museum Volunteer corps of 150+; coordination of daily pre-shift volunteer meetings
• Greeting and coordinating arrival of self-guided groups
• Completing final steps of the group registration process (filing group registration forms, sending confirmation letters)
• In-gallery work with visitors on a regular basis
• Overseeing the organization of materials in Living Room and Volunteer Lounge
• Undertaking of substantial project that explores an issue in museum education that supports the work of the Visitor Learning division; projects are tailored to an intern’s skills and interests
• Other administrative duties as assigned

Qualifications:
Requirements
• Ideal candidate has an interest in a visitor-centered approach in museum education
• Strong interest in working with a variety of people from student visitors to museum volunteers
• Preferably pursuing a degree in Education, Art Education, or Museum Education and knowledge of Art History; Must be at least a rising college junior; Graduate students are also encouraged to apply
• Self-motivation and a desire to learn about museum education practice are essential qualities for a successful candidate
• Must be able to attend some trainings and other education events some evenings/weekends
• Must be able to work independently, be proactive in problem-solving, be a flexible and creative thinker, and possess strong organizational skills
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

How To Apply:
To Apply
Join our dedicated, talented team of employees, interns and volunteers, who are passionate about the work they do to support the Museum’s mission. To apply for this position, please use the Museum’s online application system, this is our preferred application method: https://isgmintern.applicantpro.com/jobs/293997.html. Both a cover letter and resume are required.

The Gardner Museum is committed to affording equal opportunities to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disabilities, marital status or sexual orientation. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. The Museum is proud to embrace the goals of Commonwealth Compact (http://www.umb.edu/commonwealth_compact/about) and pledges to measure its progress toward those goals over time, using the Commonwealth Compact benchmarks.

We receive many resumes and kindly request that you do not call to inquire about the status of your application. Those candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted.

Apply by:
November 23, 2015

by Jessica Wong Camhi

Marketing/Public Relations Intern – Winter/Spring 2016 [ Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA]

Marketing/Public Relations Intern – Winter/Spring 2016 Description: Title: Marketing/Public Relations Internship Department: Marketing/Public Relations Reports To: Media Relations Manager Type of Internship: Part- to Full-time internship; flexible schedule The Marketing/Public Relations intern will work with the Museum’s Marketing and Membership staff in support of the department’s projects and needs. …

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Creative Services/Graphic Design Intern – Winter/Spring 2016 [ Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA]

Creative Services/Graphic Design Intern – Winter/Spring 2016 Description: Title: Creative Services/Graphic Design Intern Department: Marketing Reports To: Creative Services Manager Type of Internship: Part- to Full-time internship; flexible schedule The Creative Services/Graphic Design intern will work with the museum’s Marketing staff in support of the department’s creative projects and …

by Jessica Wong Camhi

October 28, 2015

Event at the List Center, MIT: Public Art and the Commons

Lawrence Weiner's temporary mural on Greenway Wall, entitled A TRANSLATION FROM ONE LANGUAGE TO ANOTHER. Photo and mural from the partnership between The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and the MIT List Visual Arts Center. — Lawrence Weiner’s temporary mural on Greenway Wall, entitled A TRANSLATION FROM ONE LANGUAGE TO ANOTHER. Photo and mural from the partnership between The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and the MIT List Visual Arts Center.

As a 30th anniversary celebration, the List Center at MIT is presenting their annual Wasserman Forum: Public Art and the Commons. Public art has emerged as a crucial issue over the past decade. In response to conditions of intensifying economic and political precarity, artists have renewed a dialogue on those social and cultural resources held in common, including media, education, language, the environment, and housing. The 2015 Wasserman Forum will examine this development with a keynote address and three panels of practitioners from the visual arts, critical theory, and political activism. Speakers will consider contemporary public art from multiple perspectives: its role in recent revolutionary contexts, including Turkey and Egypt; its intersection with digital culture; and its purpose in an era of privatization.

The Forum will take place at the List Center, Bartos Theatre, Lower Level. Free and open to the general public – however registration for this event is required. To register click here.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015

12-1 PM – Tour
Lawrence Weiner’s A TRANSLATION FROM ONE LANGUAGE TO ANOTHER (2015)
Location: Dewey Square Park, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston

Keynote Address
Location: List Center, Bartos Theater

5 PM – Welcome
Paul C. Ha (Director, List Center)
Julie Burros (Chief of Arts and Culture, City of Boston)

5:30-7 PM – Keynote
Thomas Hirschhorn (Artist, Paris) on the Gramsci Monument (2013)
Includes a discussion with Erik Farmer (President, Forest Houses Residents Association, New York) and Yasmil Raymond (Associate Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA). Moderated by Jordan Troeller (Wasserman Fellow, List Center).

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2015

9:30-10:30 PM – Tour
Public Art Collection at MIT
Group meets in the List Center’s atrium-level lobby

Panel Sessions
Location: List Center, Bartos Theater

11-12:30 PM – The Square
Jasmina Metwaly (Artist and Filmmaker, Cairo)
Philip Rizk (Filmmaker and Writer, Cairo)
Hakan Topal (Artist, New York and Ankara; Assistant Professor, Purchase College, SUNY)
Moderated by Henriette Huldisch (Curator, List Center)

2-3:30 PM – The Network
Jodi Dean (Professor, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY)
Daniel van der Velden (Designer and Co-founder, Metahaven, Amsterdam)
Moderated by Gediminas Urbonas (Associate Professor and Director, MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology)

4-5:30 PM – The Institution
Bill Arning (Director, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston)
Lina Viste Grønli (Artist, Cambridge, MA, and Oslo)
Lawrence Weiner (Artist, New York and Amsterdam)
Moderated by Alise Upitis (Assistant Curator, Public Art and Exhibitions, List Center)

Events

by Jessica Wong Camhi