Author: Jessica Wong Camhi

Volunteer Concierge Staff [The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA]

Volunteer Concierge Staff [The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA]

Volunteer Concierge Staff The House of the Seven Gables Salem, MA To fulfill the Museum’s mission and goals, the Concierge volunteer staff member will assist primarily with greeting visitors and office-related projects, but also may help with other Museum programs and projects. As a key 

Event Planning Intern [Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA]

Event Planning Intern [Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA]

Event Planning Intern Description: The Fuller Craft Museum offers a unique venue for special events such as weddings, showers, fundraising and corporate retreats. We are looking for an Event Planning Intern to assist the Rentals Coordinator with planning of a bridal fair as well as 

Tufts Art Gallery: Fall Exhibitions

Tufts Art Gallery: Fall Exhibitions

As of Thursday, September 10th, the fall exhibitions at the Tufts University Art Gallery are open to the public! The public reception is Thursday, September 17th from 5:00-7:30 in Remis Sculpture Court.

 

parallax

Installation view of Shahzia Sikander’s Parallax. Photo by the Tufts University Art Gallery.

The upstairs Tisch Gallery again features a multi-media installation, this time by internationally-recognized artist Shahzia Sikander (b. 1969, Pakistan). Her immersive animation Parallax, with music and sound by composer Du Yun, was conceived in the United Arab Emirates and first appearing at the Sharjah Biennale in 2013. Related paintings, drawings, and photographs are also included in the Tufts exhibition.

 

last folio
Installation view of Last Folio. Photo by the Tufts University Art Gallery.

Downstairs, the Koppelman Family Gallery features Last Folio, a part of international commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with previous displays at the United Nations in New York, the National Library of Germany in Berlin, the Mark Rothko Museum in Latvia, and the New Museum of Tolerance in Moscow. Canadian-Slovakian photographer Yuri Dojc teamed with British media producer Katya Krausova and a documentary film team to document their travels to abandoned Jewish spaces in present-day Slovakia. Last Folio features photographs on paper and large sheets that create a contemplative environment.

 

Detail of Sophia Ainslie (MFA 2001). Ainslie's seven-panel mural, In Person—574. Photo by the Tufts University Art Gallery.
Detail of Sophia Ainslie’s seven-panel mural, In Person—574. Photo by the Tufts University Art Gallery.

The exhibition in Remis Sculpture Court explores the creation and installation of a monumental site-specific art commission for the new Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex at 574 Boston Avenue on Tufts’ main Medford campus by Boston-based artist and Tufts alum Sophia Ainslie (MFA 2001). The displays feature original paintings, materials, and photographs from the creation of her seven-panel mural, In Person—574.

 

Development Internship [MASS MoCA]

Development Internship [MASS MoCA]

Development Internship Description: Intern will be working directly with the Manager of Foundations and Corporate Grants and the Membership Coordinator on all aspects of MASS MoCA’s fundraising activities, including research, grant-writing, direct mail, special events and database management. Intern will also assist in the preparation 

Development Internship [MASS MoCA]

Development Internship [MASS MoCA]

Development Internship Description: Intern will be working directly with the Manager of Foundations and Corporate Grants and the Membership Coordinator on all aspects of MASS MoCA’s fundraising activities, including research, grant-writing, direct mail, special events and database management. Intern will also assist in the preparation 

NINE-MONTH INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION (MetTeens) [Metropolitan Museum of Art]

NINE-MONTH INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION (MetTeens) [Metropolitan Museum of Art]

NINE-MONTH INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION (MetTeens)

Organization

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Website

http://www.metmuseum.org

Country

United States

Location

New York, New York

Sector

Museums/Hist. Societies

Position Level

Entry Level

Education

4-Year Degree

Position Type

Internship Paid

Salary

$17550.00

Application Deadline

09/18/2015

Description

The Education Department offers one nine-month internship for an individual interested in museum education, particularly for the teen audience. The intern supports an array of programs and events that engage teens with original works of art, museum careers, and creative projects during out-of-school time. These include the High School Internship Program, our Teens Take the Met initiative to offer teen nights two times a year, Career Labs or workshops for teens led by museum professionals, drop-in and more intensive art-making opportunities for teens, and our gallery-based Art Explore programs for teens 11-14. The intern will learn about and contribute to the planning, running, and evaluation of these programs.

Projects and Responsibilities:

  • Assist with planning and running of 2 FY16 Teens Take the Met events
  • Assist with planning and running of Teen Programs such as Saturday Sketching, Art Explore, and Teen Studios
  • Assist with planning and running of the Career Labs to be led by museum professionals
  • Assist with running of School Year 2015-16 High School Internship Program. This includes: assisting with planning and facilitation of group portions of the program led by Assistant Museum Educator, assisting the interns in projects, especially the Interactive Gallery Project and Intern-led Career Lab, and depending on skills and experience, assisting with art-making components of the program
  • Assist with planning and running of Summer 2016 High School Internship Program. This includes: assisting with preparations for and facilitation of trainings led by Assistant Museum Educator, and assisting the interns in projects, especially the Interactive Gallery Project and Intern-led Career Lab
  • Assist with planning and running of Teen Blog
  • Assist with spreading word about Teen Programs and High School Internships via social media

Commitment

October 15, 2015 to July 15, 2016

Full Time: five days a week, 35 hours per week

Eligibility

Open to recent college graduates, and master’s-level graduate students. Individuals must have completed their undergraduate or graduate degrees no more than one year prior to the application deadline.

Compensation

Approximately $17,550 ($13.74/hour, less applicable taxes and deductions) and eligible to receive benefits currently offered to Non-Exempt Full-Time Employees of the Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status, and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Application Instructions / Public Contact Information

Fill out the online application here: https://metmuseum.wufoo.com/forms/zbix3xf1ej1t4p/