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+ Summer Internship Opportunity - Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild
Deadline: Rolling
2024 SUMMER ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Byrdcliffe is seeking talented individuals for its Summer Internship Program. Byrdcliffe Arts Colony Interns gain hands-on experience in the arts, working closely with Byrdcliffe’s staff on day-to-day operations of our historic arts colony and international artists-in-residence program. Interns receive an internship stipend, studio space, and live at Byrdcliffe’s 250-acre mountainside campus alongside an international cadre of artists, writers, and composers.
2024 Summer Internship Dates:
I. May 20 – July 26 (Communal Sessions 1 & 2) II. July 29 – October 4 (Communal Sessions 3 & 4)
Commitment: 20 hours per week. Compensation: Room, Studio Space, and $250/stipend.
Position Description: Program Assistants work closely with the Artists-in-Residence Operations Manager to manage the smooth flow of the artists-in-residence program and related arts colony events. PA’s help prepare rooms and studios for incoming artists, coordinate workshares, open studios and other AIR-related activities, and ensure that each artist has access to the resources needed for their individual projects. PA’s may help with marketing and AIR social media pages as well as assist in the preparation of related events, tours, talks, and more.
Hours: 4 days, 20 hours weekly. The weekly schedule may be adjusted to accommodate special events, such as Open Studios, Field Trips, etc.
Compensation: Program Assistants are considered ambassadors of Byrdcliffe, and are compensated with a private room, private studio, and a $225 stipend during their residency, paid upon arrival. PAs are also considered participants in the artist residency program and are invited to participate in all activities and programs of interest.
Qualifications: Current students and recent graduates of programs in art, design, music, literature, art history, arts management, curatorial studies, and other related fields are invited to apply. Successful applicants will show enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and the ability to thrive in a communal living environment.
To Apply: Please send a letter of interest, resume, and contact info for two references to air@woodstockguild.org. Please indicate which session you are applying for, or if interested in both sessions.
Deadline: Rolling
+ Summer Interns - Brunel Park
Deadline: Rolling
We offer many opportunities for our community to support our mission through volunteering and internships. If you're currently enrolled in a degree program (though it's not mandatory), we're delighted to assist you in obtaining college or work/study credit for your internship. We are looking for students to:
Use existing source materials to compile a digital Catalogue Raisonne of Emile Brunel’s photographic works Identify and document the photographers he taught and inspired as students at the NY Institute of Photography Archive digital images and create an online searchable database of Brunel’s photographs and photographs of the sculptures Create an annotated map with historical photographs documenting Brunel Park and Le Chalet Indien Assist with creating educational programming and develop content for a variety of tours Design original signage for the garden plants and sculptures Design a guide to the Indigenously significant plants at Brunel Park using source material Serve as greeters and docents on weekends Help us during special events Help produce content for our social media platforms and website Work with us in the garden, maintaining the planting beds and helping with the installation of new plantings Work with us to build an information kiosk
Deadline: Rolling
+ Call for Artists: $3,500 and $1,000 Grants - The Hopper Prize
Deadline: May 14
The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Spring 2024 artist grants.
We are offering grants in the amount of $3,500 (2 available) and $1,000 (4 available) to artists & photographers worldwide working in all media. In total, 6 artists will receive unrestricted cash grants totaling $11,000.
Submissions will be juried by — Lauren Rosati, Associate Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Maya Brooks, Assistant Curator, North Carolina Museum of Art
Our open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of these forward thinking exhibition makers. In addition to grants, 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal as well as our Instagram feed, currently reaching an audience over 115k.
Deadline: May 14
+ Remote Internships - Hudson Valley Film Commission
Deadline: Rolling
The Hudson Valley Film Commission, a non-profit agency has remote internships available. The Hudson Valley Film Commission mission to create economic development opportunities by attrcting, supporting and promoting regional Film & TV production, and related work. Since 2000, the Film Commission has worked with hundreds of productions, helping to create thousands of jobs and over $310 million in regional economic development. For more information www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org
Deadline: Rolling
+ Marketing Internship Opportunity - Arts Mid-Hudson
Deadline: Rolling
Job brief We are looking for an enthusiastic marketing intern to join our marketing department and provide creative ideas to help achieve our goals. You will have administrative duties in developing and implementing marketing strategies.
If you’re an ambitious individual who wants to build a career in social media and content marketing, then we want to work with you. As a marketing intern, you will collaborate with our team in all stages of marketing campaigns. Your insightful contribution will help develop, expand and maintain our marketing channels. This internship will help you acquire marketing skills and provide you with knowledge of various marketing strategies. Ultimately, you will gain broad experience in marketing and should be prepared to enter any fast paced work environment.
Responsibilities ● Collect quantitative and qualitative data from marketing campaigns ● Perform market analysis and research on competition ● Support the marketing team in daily administrative tasks ● Assist in marketing and advertising promotional activities ● Prepare promotional presentations ● Help distribute marketing materials ● Manage and update company database and customer relationship management systems ● Help organize marketing events
Requirements ● Strong desire to learn along with professional drive ● Excellent communication skills ● Solid understanding of different marketing techniques ● Excellent verbal and written communication skills ● Passion for the marketing industry and its best practices
To Apply Send Cover Letter & Resume to Melissa Dvozenja-Thomas, Director, Development & Marketing with Subject Line “AMH Marketing Internship” melissa@artsmidhudson.org
Deadline: Rolling
+ Development Internship Opportunity - Arts Mid-Hudson
Deadline: Rolling
Job Brief We are looking for an energetic development intern to join our team and provide support and insight to help achieve our goals. You will have administrative duties in developing and implementing strategies to enhance donor relations.
The Development Intern will assist with database clean up and management, assist with the creation of development materials, provide support for the launch of the membership campaigns, and help promote all Arts Mid-Hudson’s events, workshops, and community collaborations.
This internship will help you acquire development skills and provide you with knowledge of various fundraising and donor related strategies. Ultimately, you will gain broad experience in development and should be prepared to enter any fast paced work environment.
Responsibilities ● Assist with the donor acknowledgement process ● Assist with data entry into DonorPerfect ● Research corporate sponsorship opportunities for the major upcoming events ● Help prepare materials for the solicitation ● Assist with the mailing of the solicitations ● Research matching gift opportunities for existing donors. ● Draft donor communications ● Assist in planning and execution of major fundraising events and activities ● Assist with communication with individual and corporate donors ● Research grant prospects using foundation database ● Organize grant and donor files and documents
Requirements ● Strong written and oral communication skills ● Strong internet skills ● Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, experience with DonorPerfect and adobe creative suite a plus, but not required ● Ability to work independently and take initiative on projects
To Apply Send Cover Letter & Resume to Melissa Dvozenja-Thomas, Director, Development & Marketing with Subject Line “AMH Development Internship” melissa@artsmidhudson.org
Deadline: Rolling
+ Production Intern (show-by-show basis)- Mabou Mines
Deadline: Rolling
• Jack/Jill-of-all-trades persons interested in hands-on experience with shows encouraged to apply. • Tasks can run the gamut from supporting the tech director in setting up for a show to assisting the company manager in organizing front of house task and helping fulfill artist needs. • Someone okay with potential evening and weekend hours and a non-traditional schedule is a plus!
For more information: https://www.maboumines.org/about/workwithus
Deadline: Rolling
+ Administrative/Archival Intern - Mabou Mines
Deadline: Rolling
• Learn about and support the Operations Director with day-to-day tasks of running a theater. • In your down time, help with sorting, labelling, and categorizing images from our archives, digitally and physically. • An interest in Mabou Mines’ history as well as the workings of a collaborative downtown collective like ours is a plus!
For more information: https://www.maboumines.org/about/workwithus
Deadline: Rolling
+ Social Media/Marketing Intern - Mabou Mines
Deadline: Rolling
• Collaborate with our marketing team to monitor and support execution of marketing tasks and deadlines on Social Media and via our Newsletters. • Learn about and contribute to our marketing strategies for the upcoming season and beyond. • A facility with words as well as an eye for catchy images and graphics is a plus!
Arrangements can be made for school credit through your educational institution. If you are interested in interning with us, please email admin@maboumines.org, include a brief cover letter, resume and availability.
For more information: https://www.maboumines.org/about/workwithus
Deadline: Rolling
+ Internships - Katonah Art Museum
Deadline: Rolling
Our internship program was created with the intention of continuing to evaluate ways in which we can enhance the visibility of the Museum’s programs to attract a diverse audience – the overarching goal being to to build a program that serves students’ educational and professional development needs. Our aim is to nurture up‐and‐coming public relations professionals by offering a unique opportunity to work with a team that develops innovative programs that support the Museum’s growth.
The KMA provides supervised Museum internships designed collaboratively to meet the requirements for school credit. Students also have the opportunity to volunteer for community service credit. The KMA is a registered 501(c)(3) not for profit organization and an equal opportunity employer.
Marketing & Communications Internship The Marketing & Communications Intern will gain meaningful, real‐world experience in key areas such as research, planning, implementation and evaluation.
For more information:https://www.katonahmuseum.org/about_us/jobs-and-internships.php
Education Internship The Katonah Museum of Art seeks a Museum Education Intern for September 2018 – June 2019 to be part of the KMA Education team to assist with, learn from, develop, and facilitate programing geared toward family and youth bilingual audiences. The internship provides a valuable opportunity to partner with experienced educators on curriculum design and facilitation of early childhood and family programs, as well as the implementation of engagement efforts for immigrant and Latino audiences.
For more information: https://www.katonahmuseum.org/about_us/jobs-and-internships.php
Deadline: Rolling
+ Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant
Deadline: Rolling
Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote the work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who: Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding or incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates.
Who: U.S. artists
Field: Visual and performing arts
Amount: Grants range in amount from $500 to $2,500, and the average grant is now $1,600
Fine Print: Each month FCA receives an average of 95 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-15 grants. Artists should review all eligibility guidelines and FAQs before applying. Learn more
**For more information: **www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants/
Deadline: Rolling
+ BIMA Artist’s Book Residency Grant for Indigenous Artists - Women's Studio Workshop
Deadline: Rolling
The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Artist’s Book Residency Grant for Indigenous Artists is a ten week residency for North American Indigenous artists to produce a limited edition book work. Working intensively in our studios, artists print and bind their own books, and are encouraged to create an edition size no larger than 100 and no smaller than 50.
The grant includes a stipend of $350/week, up to $1000 for materials, full travel reimbursement, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access. WSW provides technical advice; training on new equipment, techniques, and materials; and production assistance. The contract stipulates that 20% of the edition goes to WSW’s archive, exhibition, and display copies; 20% of the edition goes to the artist; and 60% of the edition goes to general sales. WSW has developed a series of archive and exhibition opportunities for our artists’ books, and artists can collaborate with WSW on marketing for a 50% commission fee.
Deadline: Rolling
+ 2024 Residency Program - ArtPort Kingston
Deadline: Rolling
ARTPORT KINGSTON OFFERS TWO TYPES OF RESIDENCIES: (1) RESIDENTIAL MICRO-RESIDENCIES FOR NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MID-CAREER AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WORKING IN ALL DISCIPLINES. (2) NON-RESIDENTIAL GALLERY RESIDENCIES FOR LOCAL ARTISTS LIVING IN THE GREATER HUDSON VALLEY REGION. ALL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE RECEIVE: 24/7 access to designated studio space in ArtPort Kingston’s 5,000 sqft gallery level for private studio practice.
Optional open studio sessions during gallery open hours.
Studio visit and critique by local curator and/or art critic during the stay.
Opportunity to feature work at ArtPort Kingston and join the gallery’s artist roster.
Exclusive, early-access to ArtPort Kingston residency program in Berlin (announced 2024).
RESIDENTIAL ARTISTS-IN RESIDENTS RECIEVE: On-site or local lodging in 1BR-1BTH apartment with central heat, full kitchen, bathroom, and private outdoor space.
Deadline: Rolling