Saturday, March 12, 2011

Internships available in USA

Multiple Interns Needed at Non-profit Gallery

SOHO20 Chelsea is an artist run non-profit gallery dedicated to promoting women in the arts. We are located in the heart of the Chelsea art community where we facilitate various programs including the SOHO20 Artist Studio Residency, the Fellowship Program and our Annual International Exhibition.

SOHO20 seeks intelligent, responsible, and hardworking interns to assist with facilitating a large-scale exhibition project in conjunction with the gallery’s upcoming 40th Anniversary. Duties will range from researching info on participating artists, compiling historical information related to SOHO20 and help with fundraising and grant applications. Extensive online research and offsite work will be required. Interns will work directly with gallery director and co-coordinator of the exhibition.

Candidates must be willing to work a minimum of 2 days per week (6 hours shifts) between 12-6pm. To apply, please email a brief cover letter and resume with the subject “40th Anniversary Project”.

In addition, we are also looking for an intern to assist with the daily operations of this fast-paced and prominent gallery Spring/Summer 2011. Duties may range from reception, to assistance with art handling, help with outreach, special events at the gallery, and various administrative tasks such as database entry and press mailings. This is a wonderful opportunity for highly motivated and detail-oriented candidate interested in contemporary art and in the inner-workings of a New York City art gallery.

Previous gallery experience is recommended and an interest in the visual arts must be demonstrated. The intern will be expected to multi-task and take on whatever duties may arise in addition to planned-out assignments and projects. Candidates must possess strong interpersonal skills including but not limited to pleasant phone manners and ability to engage with the public. Experience with Mac computers and applications is strongly preferred; background using Word, Filemaker Pro, and Photoshop is a plus. Hours of work will be twice weekly, Tuesday – Saturday 12-6pm.


How to apply:
Those interested in applying should submit a resume and a brief cover letter to gallery director, Jenn Dierdorf. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday 12pm-6pm.

For more information about the gallery, please visit us at http://www.soho20gallery.com

Looking forward to hear from you asap.

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