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Fall 2016 Inclusion and Community Engagement Youth Program Intern [Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN]

Fall 2016 Inclusion and Community Engagement Youth Program Intern [Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN]

Project Summary: This internship is designed to involve a student in several aspects of the department of Inclusion and Community Engagement (DICE) within the MNHS. The primary responsibility of this position will be to help facilitate the Somali youth program every week on Saturday mornings.  

Summer Internship to the Arts (Volunteer) [Unbound Visual Arts, Inc., Brighton, MA]

Summer Internship to the Arts (Volunteer) [Unbound Visual Arts, Inc., Brighton, MA]

Description: Unbound Visual Arts, a leader in educational curated exhibitions, is seeking energetic and committed a Volunteer Intern interested in nonprofit work and the arts to join the Unbound Visual Arts team. Administrative and program responsibilities may include: Providing administrative support to the organization Acknowledging 

Arts Administration Intern for Fall 2016 [Kaleidoscope Center for the Arts, Rehoboth, MA]

Arts Administration Intern for Fall 2016 [Kaleidoscope Center for the Arts, Rehoboth, MA]

Description:Come join the team at Kaleidoscope Center for the Arts! We are a new venture with an exciting opportunity to grow the range and depth of creative arts programming for kids and adults in the Rehoboth, MA region.

Part-time internship positions available for Fall of 2016 ranging from 12-24 hours a week with flexible virtual component.

Interns will be working in marketing and promotion, which includes launching community marketing campaigns and developing strategic emailing and mailing lists and more. Internship also provides excellent experience in launching and maintaining social media campaigns.

Some hours may be devoted for arts administration duties. Interns may also gain hands-on experience working with faculty members in their visual, dance and music classes.

Qualifications:
Students enrolled in a college program that requires an internship; graduate students and recent college graduates looking for hands-on experience in a small arts organization that may propel them to future work in the field. Interest in visual arts, music or dance will be helpful but not required.

How To Apply:
Please email the director and provide your CV and Cover Letter and any supporting materials you wish.

Apply by:
August 20, 2016

Salary:
Stipend

About this Organization:
Kaleidoscope Center for the Arts provides dance, art and music instruction.
Summer Internship at The Sargent House Museum [The Sargent House Museum, Gloucester, MA ]

Summer Internship at The Sargent House Museum [The Sargent House Museum, Gloucester, MA ]

Description: The Sargent House Museum in Gloucester is seeking interns for its 2016 Summer Intern Program. Gloucester and Cape Ann high school students and college students and are given first consideration, though others are also encouraged to apply. The internship begins immediately and runs through 

Fall 2016 Development and Membership Intern [Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN]

Fall 2016 Development and Membership Intern [Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN]

Project Summary: The intern will work with, and as part of, the development and membership staff to help improve the customer experience of the Society’s members and donors by aiding in the maintenance and accuracy of the Society’s development database.  In this role, the intern 

Fall 2016 World War I Daybook Research Assistant [Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN]

Fall 2016 World War I Daybook Research Assistant [Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN]

Project Summary: The Collections Department documents the history and culture of the state by building, preserving and making available the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society. The intern will work independently and with staff in the Collections Department toward developing a series of blog posts documenting Minnesota’s involvement in World War I (approximately April 6, 1917-November 11, 1918). At the culmination of the internship, the intern will have researched extensively across collecting types to build a comprehensive list of WWI resources available in the MNHS collection, assemble those materials into the blog database, and begin selecting and scanning materials to upload to the daily blog.  This blog will be based on the model provided by the “Civil War Daybook” (http://discussions.mnhs.org/collections/category/civilwardaybook/)

Student Responsibilities:

  • Use the Reference Library and databases to research MNHS collections
  • Review archives, newspapers, photographs, and posters for content applicable to the project
  • Maintain a spreadsheet with information pertinent to the daily blog
  • Write succinct contextual introductions to selected materials
  • Work physically with collections, including scanning archival material

 

Knowledge intern is expected to gain:

  • Experience working in a professional setting
  • Experience researching in special collections
  • Training in MNHS collections cataloging databases
  • Experience handling and scanning archival material

 

Ideal degrees:   History, museum studies, anthropology, library science or related fields.

                     

Student Qualifications:  Senior level undergraduate student or graduate level student with a passion for research.  Must possess the following:

  • Interest in history
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong research and writing skills
  • Strong computer skills
  • Ability to scan archival material
  • Requires minimal direct supervision

Additional Materials Required: Short writing sample (maximum 500 words) demonstrating student’s ability to concisely convey information distilled from research.

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Additional Salary Information: Unpaid Internship