Education

Job Opportunities: San Diego State University

San Diego State University has several positions open in their Arts Department. All positions start Fall 2015

Contemporary Art History / Visual Studies

Furniture

Temporary / Part-time Positions:

Interior Design (temporary)

Art History

Wood-shop Tech

Summer 2015 Multicultural Curatorial and Education Internship

FUNDED BY THE GETTY FOUNDATION AT THE LONG BEACH MUSEUM OF ART

Internship Description: The Getty Summer Curatorial Intern will be involved in the ongoing work of the department—all aspects of collection care, exhibition development, and registrar’s tasks. The intern works full-time five 8-hour days a week and divides the time and tasks between working with Registrar Candice Reichardt and Director of Collections and Exhibitions Sue Ann Robinson. In addition, the intern will have the opportunity to see and assist with the work of exhibition installation when it is scheduled by the Preparator with a crew of art handlers. The intern will learn the care and handling of art and the system of safe storage and recording locations. This summer the intern will work on processing new acquisitions with the Registrar including a gift of 45 contemporary artworks as well as researching new acquisitions’ artworks in print, painting, and sculpture and artists new to the collection with Robinson. The intern will measure, condition report, pack and update the database in the accessioning process. The intern will help compile and update checklists for upcoming special exhibitions as well as help generate loan agreements associated with those exhibitions. Working with the Director of Collections, the intern will have the opportunity of organizing two small selected exhibitions from the permanent collection for installation in the Historic Anderson House to be installed at the end of the internship.   Research for an exhibition of contemporary ceramics will also be an ongoing project for an exhibition scheduled later in the year under the direction of Robinson. This will involve photographing the artwork, creating a checklist with complete identification information as well as researching and writing brief biographies of the ceramists and the ceramic methods involved.

Eligibility Requirements: The internship is intended for members of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent. Intern must also be a currently enrolled undergraduate and have completed at least one semester of college by June 2015. The intern must be a resident of or attend college in Los Angeles County. The internship must take place during a consecutive ten-week period beginning no sooner than June 8, 2015 and ending no later than August 21, 2015. Finally, the individual will receive a stipend for their ten-week internship.

TO APPLY: Please download and complete the Internship Application (PDF) and all other supporting documents. A completed application is: Resume, course transcripts, statement of interest, letters of recommendation and application form. Only complete applications will be reviewed for an interview. All applications are due by Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Interviews will be scheduled May 6, 7, 12 or 13.

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Internship Description: The Getty Summer Education Intern will be involved in the ongoing work of the department—all aspects of education, and visitor services. The intern works full-time, five 8-hour days a week and divides the time and tasks between working with the Director of Education and Visitor Services, Lisa Marsh and the Associate Director of Education and Visitor Services, Bianca Moreno. In addition, the intern will have the opportunity to see and assist with museum programming and the After Dark event. This summer the intern will prepare and conduct several Family Artmaking Workshops that occur every Sunday. The intern will be part of the team that develops gallery learning experiences and implement them in the galleries. Part of the job includes preparing curriculum for Pre Visits to the schools for use with the KidsVisions Program, including Art Workshops and post lesson plans for the upcoming school year. The intern will study the Common Core and VAPA standards when preparing lessons and apply them to the curriculum.

Eligibility Requirements: The internship is intended for members of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent. Intern must also be a currently enrolled undergraduate and have completed at least one semester of college by June 2015. The intern must be a resident of or attend college in Los Angeles County. The internship must take place during a consecutive ten-week period beginning no sooner than June 8, 2015 and ending no later than August 21, 2015. Finally, the individual will receive a stipend for their ten-week internship.

TO APPLY: Please download and complete the Internship Application (PDF) and all other supporting documents. A completed application is: Resume, course transcripts, statement of interest, letters of recommendation and application form. Only complete applications will be reviewed for an interview. All applications are due by Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Interviews will be scheduled May 5, 6, or 7.