Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Internship

LACE Archives Internship

The LACE Archives Intern will work closely with the LACE Archives Fellow to make LACE's archival holdings useful and available for research and integrate materials from LACE's archives into exhibition and publication initiatives. Through his or her involvement with the archives, the intern will also participate in the development of a major exhibition and publication project at LACE titled Los Angeles Goes Live: Exploring a Social History of Performance Art, 1970-1983.

LACE's archives are an invaluable site of cultural history for Los Angeles, as LACE has been a crucial participant in the city's artistic production for over three decades, often housing artwork that is experimental in nature. This LACE Archives Internship is an opportunity to work with LACE's unique collections, which include documentation of art exhibitions and performances held at LACE since 1978, extensive holdings of photographic and video material and records pertaining to the institution's history.
The LACE Archives Internship will provide an interested individual with the opportunity to gain training and experience working with archival collections. In addition to providing training in widely held standards and protocol of collections management, it also offers a unique introduction to working with collections related to experimental and variable media art. The Archives Intern will:
- Learn first-hand about collections-management issues and make use of an extensive database specifically designed by Franklin Furnace Archive to meet the needs of collections of conceptual and other variable media art;
- Learn about ways that archival collections are made publicly accessible and work with the LACE Archives Fellow to integrate the catalogue of LACE's holdings into searchable online databases;
- Process a variety of material from LACE's recent exhibitions and events (e.g. photographs, video, press clippings, correspondence), attending to preservation concerns and updating the archives database as needed;
- Respond to research inquiries about LACE's archive and facilitate the use of collections by LACE staff members and visiting scholars and artists;
- Digitize selected items from LACE's collections, including videos, slides and printed matter;
- Work with the LACE Archives Fellow to develop online resources that will provide broad access to, and contextualization of LACE's digitized collections, including project-specific and thematic websites;
- Think creatively about how to generate broad interest in LACE's archival collections; and
- Serve as a liaison with LACE's webmaster to facilitate the integration of documents from the archive into LACE's website.

TO APPLY
Send a resume, references, and a cover letter explaining the reasons for your interest in this position to:
Jennifer Flores Sternad at jennifer@welcometolace.org

LACE internships require a commitment of approx. 16 hours per week for a minimum of three months.
For further information, please contact Jennifer via e-mail or at (323) 957-1777 x 11. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

ABOUT LACE
LACE is a contemporary visual art space that encourages people and projects working across diverse creative forms to interrogate the boundaries of culture and artistic practice. LACE exhibitions, performances, screenings, dialogs and other public forums strive to inspire the public imagination and to expand interactions between art and audience. Located in the heart of Hollywood, LACE contributes to the activation of Los Angeles' urban landscape and champions art's ability to engage with the timely issues that shape local and global life. Become part of LACE's illustrious history today, while ensuring its vibrant future. For more information, please visit www.welcometolace.org.

Internship Opportunities at Red Hen Press

We are looking for those interested in being interns/volunteers for
approximately 6 months.
We ask that interns work at least 10 hours/week and come into the office
at least 2 times/week. We offer a gas stipend but the internship itself
is unpaid.

Internships currently offered:

Production: responsibilities include preparing manuscripts for design,
entering corrections, reviewing galleys, archiving, and managing
inventory.

Development: responsibilities include researching appropriate funding
organizations, assisting in copywriting and proofreading LOIs, and
updating our development databases.

To apply for an internship at Red Hen Press, please submit your resume,
a cover letter (optional), and contact information to Amy Harper at
kate.asst@gmail.com .
Also, feel free to call me at 818-470-3467 for general questions.

For more information on Red Hen Press please go to www.RedHen.org

125 Art Related Internships this Summer in LA County

25 Paid Summer Internships in the Arts Available through the Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program

Los Angeles County, through its Arts Commission, has given grants totaling $500,000 to 95 performing, literary, media and municipal arts organizations throughout Los Angeles County to support paid internships for college undergraduates in summer 2009.

Descriptions of and contacts for the 125 internship positions are posted on the Arts Commission's web site. Go to www.lacountyarts.org, click on Internships, then 2009 Internship Positions.

Eligibility requirements for the internships have been expanded in 2009. Graduating seniors who complete their undergraduate degrees by September 1, 2009 are eligible, as well as undergraduates. Applicants must have completed at least one semester of college by June 2009 and be currently enrolled (full-time) in a community college or a four-year university. Applicants must be a resident in and/or attending school in Los Angeles County.



Interns are paid $350 per week, for 40 hours a week, for 10 weeks and take part in educational and arts networking activities. Through the program, interns gain a deeper understanding of the work involved in nonprofit arts administration and the role of the arts in a community, and develop business skills that can be put to use in their future careers. Internship host organizations help mold and shape potential new workers in the arts field who may go on to arts leadership positions on staffs, boards or as volunteers.

Interested undergraduates should apply directly to the organization offering the internship, not the Arts Commission. General information on the internship program is also available at http://www.lacountyarts.org/internship.html.


Anji Gaspar-Milanoviæ
Internship and Technical Assistance Coordinator
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
1055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Direct Line: (213) 202-3981
Fax: (213) 580-0017
AMilanovic@arts.lacounty.gov

Visit us on the Web:
www.lacountyarts.org
www.FordTheatres.org

Photo Related Job Close to Campus

Attention Photography and Graphic Design Majors (or anyone with Adobe skills):

would you like the opportunity to work with a successful, local photography studio specializing in faces and people (Hollywood and headshot photography) that has been thriving for over 30 years?
Play del Rey-based studio wants to PAY a local student who has excellent working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Lightroom. Studio seeks assistance and training to better automate workflow via use of (Adobe commands) actions, batching, droplets, and other time-saving features. Studio is only five minutes from campus.
If interested, please contact Bill at bcstudios@hotmail.com or call 310.849.8281.