AIB Internships & Competition

Volunteer with the Boston Public Schools Arts Department

The Boston Public Schools Arts Department seeks current undergraduate and graduate students, studying in the fields of dance, music, theatre, visual arts, arts education, arts administration, and community arts to assist at various BPS district-wide festivals.

Volunteers will be charged with supporting BPS Arts staff in managing festival operations. Duties may include tasks such as preparing materials for the festival day, escorting school groups throughout the day’s activities, supporting teachers and students, specific artistic assistance, when needed, and miscellaneous tasks, as needed.

Participation in these events is an opportunity to connect with BPS Arts teachers district-wide, which may result in future collaborations. While there is no financial compensation for these positions, volunteers may earn credit toward fieldwork, internship or service learning requirements. Furthermore, volunteers will obtain important arts administration knowledge and a better understanding of coordinating and managing district-wide arts festivals in a public school district setting.

For more details, please see the attached volunteer application. Interested students should complete the attached application and return by email no later than March 30, 2012 (Those applying to volunteer for the BPS String Festival and Youth Arts Month Exhibition should return a completed application immediately, but no later than Friday, March 16, 2012): Nicole Prefontaine, Arts Technician at bpsartswebsite@gmail.com

Download 2012 Festival Volunteers Description & Application form

Artist Opportunity via The Art Connection

The Art Connection is adapting the Swiss Institute’s model to encourage new and continuing art collectors by playing bingo for original fine artwork. Jurors will select 12 works of art to be included in an Art Bingo fundraising event. The night of the event, each bingo game will be played for a specific piece of artwork, and the winning collectors will take work home that night! Artwork donations support the work of The Art Connection… stimulating dialogue, creativity, learning, and healing by placing original artwork in social service agencies in the Greater Boston area.

About The Art Connection

The Art Connection enriches and empowers under-served communities by expanding access to original works of art. We facilitate the choice of art, from artists and other donors, for those who may not have the opportunity to experience the transformative possibilities of art in their lives.  In our 16 years of bringing art to life, we have celebrated the placement over 5,200 original works of art in over 300 agencies, by over 330 art donors.

Jurors
Michele Cohen, Ph.D., is a public art consultant, independent scholar, and curator, who has written on American art, women artists, contemporary art and public art. The founding Director of New York City's Public Art for Public Schools program (1989-2009), she recently authored the first history of New York City public school art and architecture, Public Art for Public Schools (The Monacelli Press, 2009). Before launching Michele Cohen Art, she was an Assistant Professor of Arts Administration and Director of the Trustman Gallery at Simmons College.

Steven Zevitas is the President and Publisher of the New American Paintings- a juried exhibition in print, which he founded in order to inform art collectors about emerging artists. Steven Zevitas Gallery was founded in 2003 in Boston’s South End. The gallery exhibits and represents artists from throughout the United States and has been participating in art fairs including Aqua Art Fair Miami in 2007 and 2008; the Next Art Fair Chicago in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and the Volta NY Art Fair in 2010 and 2011.

Submission Rules
We are accepting 2D portable art that is framed or ready to hang, not to exceed 36” in any direction. Please email jpegs (250 KB to 1 MB, at least 1000 pixels in the larger direction) to artbostonbingo@gmail.com .You may submit up to three works and please include the following
information by January 15, 2012.

Name:
Address:
E-mail:
Phone:
Website:

Title

Medium

Dimensions

#1
#2
#3

If your work has been selected, we will let you know by February 1, 2012.

Museum of Fine Arts Volunteer Opportunity

Gallery Instructors (GIs) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, work with elementary and secondary school groups from Boston, New England, and beyond. Each school year, GIs conduct tours for approximately 25,000 children in grades 2 to 12 in the many different collections and galleries of the MFA. Through interactive, object-based discussions, and hands-on learning activities in the galleries, GIs engage students in looking, thinking, and learning about art. We encourage applicants who reflect the diversity of Boston-area communities and the students we teach.

We will begin recruiting a new class of GITs (Gallery Instructors in Training) in January of 2012, and the selection process will take place in the spring of 2012. GITs will then have the opportunity to learn their way around the Museum, meet experienced GIs, follow tours, and become more familiar with the GI program. Initial training will begin in September of 2012, and new GIs will begin leading tours in early 2013.

Requirements:
• Mandatory attendance at initial weekly training sessions during fall of 2012
• Minimum two-year commitment as a Gallery Instructor, teaching one weekday morning per week after satisfactory
completion of initial training program
• Attendance at 2 GI Program meetings per year (fall and spring)
• Attendance strongly encouraged at collections training and professional development programs

Qualifications:
• Keen interest in working with children
• A love of teaching and learning
• A love of art
• Exceptional ability to observe and communicate with children of various ages
• Creativity
• Flexibility
• Motivation
• Sense of humor
• Attention to detail
• Reflecting and/or appreciating the diverse population of our museum visitors

We have scheduled three information sessions about the GI program. These sessions are scheduled for:

Monday, January 9, 2012, 1–3 pm
Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 10:30 am–12:30 pm
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 7–9 pm

Applications for the GI volunteer opportunity will be distributed at the information sessions. If you are interested in attending one of these sessions, (or if you have further questions about the program), please e-mail: galleryinstructors@mfa.org and include your preferred date, your full name, and your mailing address.

Period: 

Fall 2012 (Training) through mid-2015-2014

Sub-Department: 

Education

Hours: 

3-5 hours per day twice per month upon completion of training

Schedule: 

As assigned (within M-F, 9a-4p) upon completion of training

Volunteer Opportunity: SIGGRAPH 2012

SIGGRAPH 2012 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS

DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 13, 22:00 UTC/GMT. APPLY NOW!

Click here to visit the online application!

At SIGGRAPH 2012, science and art will come together in one outstanding international conference to explore computer graphics and interactive techniques from both points of view, and you can be a part of it!

The SIGGRAPH 2012 Student Volunteer Program is a unique opportunity for students to meet people involved in all areas of the computer graphics industry while contributing to the overall success of the SIGGRAPH Conference. The industry's future leaders are encouraged to apply: students who demonstrate leadership, service, and a passion for computer graphics and interactive techniques.

As a Student Volunteer, students will go behind the scenes to help run an international event, which draws thousands of people who share a passion for advanced computer graphics technologies. The benefits of being a Student Volunteer extend beyond the free full admission conference pass to professional development and private Student Volunteer Special Sessions with top professionals who were once Student Volunteers themselves! 

All of this is available to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students who are enrolled full time for at least one semester during the 2011-2012 academic year and are at least 18 years of age. Students can apply to volunteer for either 18 or 30 hours (approximately) during the conference. Volunteers who are willing to commit for at least 30 hours are eligible to apply for Travel Assistance Awards, which offer financial help for travel to and from the conference. The conference will run Sunday, 5 August through Thursday, 9 August, 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

For more details on this wonderful opportunity, please check out: sv.siggraph.org

SIGGRAPH 2012 SV Presentation -This 2012 Student Volunteer slideshow presentation (linked below) outlines some of the highlights of the program: https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dgdwmtdv_89fv52hh3p

Elsewhere Collaborative Residency/Fellowship/Internship Opportunities -- Deadlines extended!

Elsewhere is now accepting residency, fellowship, and internship applications for its 2012 season. APPLICATION DEADLINES EXTENDED to December 15.

Elsewhere, a living museum set inside a former thrift store, invites creatives of all kinds to create site-specific projects that respond to our that respond to our collection, community, and concepts. Elsewheres 58-year collection of surplus and thrift, no longer for sale, now serves as resource for creative and critical projects across media. We are seeking individuals and groups who are responsive, experimental, inventive, holistic, adaptive, radical, inclusive, and process-oriented to join our vibrant community of other resident artists and scholars, staff, interns, volunteers, and members.

If you are excited to explore your ideas and practice collaboratively, publicly, and critically within an ever-changing world of material surplus, we encourage you to read our residency/fellowship information, and apply online at http://elsewhereelsewhere.org/residencies/

Volunteer at the Photographic Resource Center and get your foot in the door!

The Photographic Resource Center at Boston University is looking for volunteers who can assist with the Benefit Auction on Saturday, October 15, 2011.

Wonderful & fun opportunities for art students and people interested in getting involved with the photography community.

Help us by signing up for multiple shifts!   
If you are interested in multiple shifts, please let us know and we will accommodate that.     
  
Dress code: business casual.  PRC will provide T-shirts to wear at event for all volunteers except art handlers (cocktail attire).  Food & drinks will be provided for all volunteers.

All Live Auction volunteers must arrive by 4:30pm.
All Silent Auction volunteers must arrive 30-45 minutes prior to shift.
While a shift may not begin until a later time, we require that volunteers arrive early to familiarize themselves with the art works and space.

ONE person - Auctioneer's assistant
Shift: 4:30-8:30 / Live Auction 7:00-8:00
Must have meticulous attention to detail and an interest in art auctions.

THREE people - Live Auction Check-in Registration
Shift: 5:30-8:00
Must have outgoing personality and be comfortable in fast-paced working environments; meticulous attention to detail.

TWO people - Live Auction Check-In Floaters
(Answer questions, direct line, hand out clip boards, etc.)
Shift: 5:30-8:00
Art handling experience a plus.
Preference given to people who have volunteered at past PRC events.

TWO people - Event Photographer
Shift: 5:30-8:00 / Shift: 8:00-10:30
Must have prior event photography experience.  Please send samples of work.

TEN people - Live Auction Art Handlers
(Be part of the action! Showcase live auction pieces by walking them across the room and standing on stage.)
Shift: 6:45-8:00
Male and females must be comfortable lifting up to 30lbs.
Most pieces are NOT heavy, but if needed, two people can carry/hold one art piece.
Please wear comfortable shoes (ladies - low heels).
Dress code - cocktail attire (if volunteering for another task, we will provide T-shirt).

FOUR people - Check Out
Shift: 7:30-10:30 (two people) / Shift: 9:00-10:30 (two people)
Must have outgoing personality and be comfortable in fast-paced working environments; meticulous attention to detail.

TWELVE people - Packing
(Packing and wrapping artwork)
Shift: 7:00-10:30
Art handling experience a plus; must be able to lift 30lbs (most pieces NOT heavy)

THREE people - Silent Auction Check-In Registration
Shift: 7:45-9:45
Must have outgoing personality and be comfortable in fast-paced working environments; meticulous attention to detail.

THREE-FIVE people - Silent Auction Check-In Floaters
(Answer questions, direct line, hand out clip boards, etc.)
Shift: 7:45-9:30 (two people)

ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS ALSO NEEDED BEFORE/AFTER THE AUCTION EVENT.

ONE person - Bringing work from storage area in 808 down tot gallery on October 4.
TWO people - Flower bouquet arranging. During the day (1:00-4:00) on October 15.
TWO people - Assisting with de-installation at 808 gallery on October 17.
ONE person - CREATE A PLAYLIST for auction. Easy listening but innovative music. 4 hours of playtime.

Fore more info: http://www.bu.edu/prc/auction2011.htm

Volunteer at the Photographic Resource Center and get your foot in the door!

The Photographic Resource Center at Boston University is looking for volunteers who can assist with the Benefit Auction on Saturday, October 15, 2011.

Wonderful & fun opportunities for art students and people interested in getting involved with the photography community.

Help us by signing up for multiple shifts!   
If you are interested in multiple shifts, please let us know and we will accomodate that.     
  
Dress code: business casual.  PRC will provide T-shirts to wear at event for all volunteers except art handlers (cocktail attire).  Food & drinks will be provided for all volunteers.

All Live Auction volunteers must arrive by 4:30pm.
All Silent Auction volunteers must arrive 30-45 mintues prior to shift.
While a shift may not begin until a later time, we require that volunteers arrive early to familiarize themselves with teh art works and space.

ONE person - Auctioneer's assistant
                    Shift: 4:30-8:30 / Live Auction 7:00-8:00
                    Must have meticulous attention to detail and an interest in art auctions.

THREE people - Live Auction Check-in Registration
                    Shift: 5:30-8:00
                    Must have outgoing personality and be comfortable in fast-paced working environments;                     meticulous attention to detail.

TWO people - Live Auction Check-In Floaters
                    (Answer questions, direct line, hand out clip boards, etc.)
                    Shift: 5:30-8:00
                    Art handling experience a plus.
                    Preference given to peopel who have volunteered at past PRC events.

TWO people - Event Photographer
                    Shift: 5:30-8:00 / Shift: 8:00-10:30
                    Must have prior event photography experience.  Please send samples of work.

TEN people - Live Auction Art Handlers
                    (Be part of the action! Showcase live auction pieces by walking them across the room and                     standing on stage.)
                    Shift: 6:45-8:00
                    Male and females must be comfortable lifting up to 30lbs.
                    Most pieces are NOT heavy, but if needed, two people can carry/hold one art piece.
                    Please wear comfrotable shoes (ladies - low heels).
                    Dress code - cocktail attire (if volunteering for another tast, we will provide T-shirt).

FOUR people - Check Out
                    Shift: 7:30-10:30 (two people) / Shift: 9:00-10:30 (two people)
                    Must have outgoing personality and be comfortable in fast-paced working environments;                     meticulous attention to detail.

TWELVE people - Packing
                    (Packing and wrapping artwork)
                    Shift: 7:00-10:30
                    Art handling experience a plus; must be able to lift 30lbs (most pieces NOT heavy)

THREE people - Silent Auction Check-In Registration
                    Shift: 7:45-9:45
                    Must have outgoing personality and be comfortable in fast-paced working environments;                     meticulous attention to detail.

THREE-FIVE people - Silent Acution Check-In Floaters
                    (Answer questions, direct line, hand out clip boards, etc.)
                    Shift: 7:45-9:30 (two people)

ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS ALSO NEEDED BEFORE/AFTER THE AUCTION EVENT.

ONE person - Bringing work from storage area in 808 down tot gallery on Octboer 4.
TWO people - Flower bouquet arranging. During the day (1:00-4:00) on Octboer 15.
TWO people - Assisting with de-installation at 808 galleyr on October 17.
ONE person - CREATE A PLAYLIST for auction. Easy listening but innovative music. 4 hours of playtime.

Fore more info: http://www.bu.edu/prc/auction2011.htm