{"id":3255,"date":"2019-10-28T09:35:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T13:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2019-10-29T15:42:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T19:42:56","slug":"mass-moca-internships-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/?p=3255","title":{"rendered":"MASS MOCA INTERNSHIPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

MASS MoCA Winter\/Spring 2020 Internships <\/b>Internship Application Deadline<\/b>: Monday, November 4th, at 6pm <\/span>Internship Dates<\/b>: Monday, January 27th – Sunday, May 10th\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Compensation<\/b>: Housing & $150\/week stipend\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All applicants must be US citizens, over the age of 18. Most interns MUST have a valid US driver\u2019s license unless specified.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stage Tech \/ Performing Arts Production\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interns work with the Production Coordinator, Master Carpenter, Master Electrician, House Sound Engineer, and house crew on all aspects of technical theatre, music, and films. This includes hands-on in all of the following areas \u2013 carpentry, lighting, sound, audio\/visual, and running crew. You are not required to have a driver\u2019s license.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Visual Arts – Curatorial\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Intern assists in the day-to-day operations of a busy curatorial department and helps with the preparations for upcoming programs, as well as the maintenance of current exhibitions. Responsibilities consist of research, writing, administrative duties, assistance in the procuring of exhibition materials, installation of artworks as necessary, and any number of unexpected errands or jobs required to help maintain an ambitious exhibition program of contemporary art. Intern also works with the Education Department, receiving training to lead tours of exhibitions, interact with museum visitors, and develop focused \u201cspotlight\u201d talks on topics of special interest. This is a crucial part of the internship experience. The successful candidate should be self-sufficient and have an eye for detail, strong writing and research skills, and a positive attitude about performing many kinds of tasks on a demanding schedule. Must have driver\u2019s license and be willing to do a fair amount of driving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Performing Arts Administration\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Intern works directly with the Managing Director of Performing Arts in the coordination of current and future season planning, general office work, and maintaining and updating all performing arts files, databases, and calendars. The intern will alternate between the Project Coordinator and Artist Services Director with drafting event programs, researching upcoming artists, assisting with front of house operations as well as with artist services to arrange transportation and housing logistics of visiting artists, staff, and fellow interns. You are required to have a valid US driver\u2019s license.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Graphic Design\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Intern assists in day-to-day tasks of the museum\u2019s in-house design studio, working directly with the senior and junior graphic designers. Projects include production and installation of vinyl exhibition graphics and wayfinding signage; design and production of seasonal marketing collateral (posters, ads, social media graphics); vendor contact; upkeep of website components; and general studio tasks. The intern should demonstrate enthusiasm, stamina, good attention to detail, and willingness to work with a team. Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) required. Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, r\u00e9sum\u00e9, and portfolio link in order to be considered for this internship. A driver\u2019s license might be helpful, but is not required.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Development\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interns in the development department will work to help ensure the success of MASS MoCA\u2019s fundraising activities, which supports $3.3m in annual income. Work will vary between specifics projects, for which the intern will have the opportunity to see the project from start to finish, and individual tasks on larger projects directed by department staff. The intern will gain experience in prospect research, grant-writing, direct mail solicitations, special events, membership programs, and database management. In an average week, you will spend approximately 40% of your time working on prospect research and proposal preparation, 40% on membership and individual giving, with the remaining 20% alternating as the workload requires. You are not required to have a driver\u2019s license.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Communications\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The intern works on all aspects of marketing and public relations to support MASS MoCA\u2019s visual and performing arts programs. There is a strong emphasis on groundwork: street-level marketing throughout western Massachusetts, northwest Connecticut, eastern-central New York, and southern Vermont. The marketing intern logs lots of miles spreading news about MASS MoCA events across our beautiful region. Days in the office include written contributions to social media, eblasts, websites, press releases, and other promotional material. The interns are responsible for preparing press kits and for keeping MASS MoCA\u2019s event listings current on regional event calendars. The interns help with bulk mailings, occasionally staff an off-site information booth interacting with tourists, and sometimes join an ambassador team to attend concerts, comedy shows, and music festivals around the northeast to promote our extensive program of live events. Interns are expected to attend internal and interdepartmental marketing meetings, museum tours, and work a weekly shift at the museum\u2019s busy Info Desk. If that sounds like a lot \u2014 it\u2019s because it is \u2014 and we promise tons of fun along the way. A driver\u2019s license and sense of humor are required.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Education\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A fall education intern will focus on PreK-12 student and teacher engagement. This experiential internship is a great opportunity for a recently graduated college student who wants to gain experience working with school audiences in a contemporary art museum setting. The intern will be trained in the museum\u2019s 3-pronged educational pedagogy ArtInSight, which incorporates conversational-style tours, mindfulness-based insight exercises, and hands-on art-making workshops, and then will implement these strategies as a lead tour guide. The intern will further support education programming by: assisting with teaching artist residency programs; supporting evaluation efforts; maintaining and monitoring art supplies; and conducting research for spring programming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Successful candidates should be self-sufficient, have an eye for detail, strong oral, writing, and research skills, an enthusiasm for public speaking, and strong customer service skills. They should be able to learn quickly and be confident in their abilities to take on \u201ctrial by fire\u201d challenges. Preference is given to candidates with museum \/ art education experience. Weekend hours required.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To apply to the MASS MoCA Internship Program<\/b>: Send <\/span>application form<\/b>, cover letter, r\u00e9sum\u00e9, and two letters of references via email: internapplications@massmoca.org or fax to MASS MoCA c\/o Meghan Labbee, Artist Services + Internship Program Director at 413.664.4519.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please visit <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/massmoca.org\/event\/internships\/ <\/span><\/i><\/a>to download the <\/span><\/i>application form<\/i><\/b>. All applications are due no later than Sunday, July 15, at 6pm EST.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MASS MoCA Winter\/Spring 2020 Internships Internship Application Deadline: Monday, November 4th, at 6pm Internship Dates: Monday, January 27th – Sunday, May 10th\u00a0 Compensation: Housing & $150\/week stipend\u00a0 All applicants must be US citizens, over the age of 18. Most interns MUST have a valid US driver\u2019s license unless specified.\u00a0 Stage Tech \/ Performing Arts Production\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes-from-the-chair"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3259,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255\/revisions\/3259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/arthistory\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}