JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: FilAm ARTS Multicultural Undergraduate Summer Internships 2011
Through a generous grant from the Getty Foundation, the
Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts & Culture (FilAm
ARTS) is offering one paid internship for undergraduates this summer. The summer internship is a 10-week,
full-time paid position ($3,500 gross salary) and is a great opportunity for
undergraduates to gain experience in special event planning, public relations,
and community arts production.
In accordance with guidelines set by The Getty Foundation
Grant Program, candidates must be:
- Members of underrepresented groups, particularly
individuals of Asian, African American, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and
Pacific Islander descent.
- Currently enrolled as undergraduates, who will
have completed at least one semester of college by June 2010.
- A resident of or attend college in Los Angeles
County.
TO APPLY FOR THIS INTERNSHIP:
To apply, email the following: 1) a resumé, 2) a cover
letter explaining reason for interest and addressing how you meet the
eligibility guidelines for the internship set by the program, and, 3) 2
references.
EMAIL your application materials to: Ben Biscocho,
Administrative Director, at ben@filamarts.org by: April 29, 2011.
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JOB DESCRIPTION:
Visual Arts Curatorial Intern
An internship with FilAm ARTS is
an opportunity to develop leadership skills through culturally-sensitive
approaches to production and community organizing. Interns who work at FilAm
ARTS will understand how the arts are connected to the culture of communities
of color. Interns will develop key skills in project management, communication,
and networking while deepening their understanding of the work involved in
nonprofit arts administration, and will gain experience in the production of a
large-scale community arts event.
The Curatorial Intern's primary responsibility
will be to assist the curatorial process of the FilAm ARTS' Visual Arts 2011
season that include: 1) Pilipino Artists Network Art Exhibits, 2) the Pilipino
Artists Network Pavilion -- the onsite center of all visual arts programming at
the Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture; and 3) related visual arts
components for website and print.
The Curatorial Intern will be contributing to
conceptualizing exhibits; outreaching to artists; collecting and administering
artwork submissions for the exhibits, website, and print; coordinating the PAN
Pavilion programming and art sales; and, developing and implementing
promotional strategies to increase visibility of the visual arts in addition to
the overall Festival marketing efforts. The Curatorial Intern will coordinate a
point of engagement activity related to the PAN Pavilion, focusing on the
collaboration between artists and the community, aiming for the greater valuing
of visual arts in the community. The intern will also be asked to create the
best possible point-of-sale interaction between visual artists and the
art-buying festival audience. The intern will be responsible for contributing
to the overall production of the Festival, which includes artist contract
administration, reception, and follow-up post festival for all PAN Pavilion
participants.
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ABOUT FILAM ARTS & THE FESTIVAL OF PHILIPPINE ARTS &
CULTURE:
FilAm ARTS is a multi-disciplinary
community-based arts organization whose mission is the advance the
understanding of the arts and diverse cultural heritage of Filipinos in the
United States. Through four public programs namely: the City of Los Angeles'
20th Annaul Festival of Philippine Arts and Cutlrue, the CA-statewide Pilipino
Artists Network, Buy Pinoy and Eskuwela Kultura, FilAm ARTS' organizational
purpose is to engage diverse publics in cultural arts as a synergistic means to
empower and cultivate individual and community self determination. The Pilipino
Artists Network Internships are opportunities to gain experience in nonprofit
arts administration and utilizing the arts in creating dialogue as a powerful
tool in community-building.
The Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture (FPAC)
was initiated by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department in 1992 in
response to the growing multicultural constituency of the city. After 3 years,
FPAC was ceded to the community and today, is the largest presenter of
Philippine arts and culture in Southern California in collaboration with more
than 100 local organizations, involving over 300 traditional, contemporary,
literary, visual and performing artists, 200 volunteers and attracting over
20,000 participants from all over the nation.
The Pilipino Artists Network is a California-statewide
initiative that aims to: provide supportive connections between artists and
organization, strengthen artists’ understanding and use of production,
marketing and distribution strategies, and develop as many avenues that will
support artists of Filipino heritage.
For more info call 213-380-FPAC (3722)
