Position Description:
Interns will assist classroom instructors in weekend, afterschool and Spring Break Camps beginning in December.

Position Requirements:
Potential candidates will be able to effectively manage a classroom of up to 20 students, work as a team member, be reliable, and have excellent communication and customer service skills. Interns may also be needed to assist the Children's Program Manager with administrative duties for managing day?to?day operations. Experience working with children and/or with non?profit organizations is recommended. Students pursuing a degree in education, studio art or art history are encouraged to apply.

Act 33/34 clearances required.

Application Instructions:
To apply for this position send cover letter, resume and three images of your personal work to:
Jena Robbins Schieb
Children’s Program Manager & Camp Supervisor
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
jrobbins[a]pittsburgharts.org

Position Description:
Assistants will support the classroom instructors in weeklong studio arts camps for students ranging in age from 4 to 18. Camps begin on June 11 and continue until August 31. Weekend hours are also available. This is an unpaid internship with a possibility of college credit.

Position Requirements:
Potential candidates will be able to effectively manage a classroom of up to 20 students, work as a team member, be reliable, and have excellent communication and customer service skills. Assistants are required to work at least one week (Monday-Friday) but have the opportunity to work up to 12 weeks. Experience working with children is required and experience with non-profit organizations or studio arts is recommended. Students pursuing a degree in education, studio art or art history are encouraged to apply.

Act 33/34 clearances required.

Application Instructions:
To apply for this position send cover letter and resume to:
Jena Robbins Schieb
Children’s Program Manager & Camp Supervisor
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
jrobbins[a]pittsburgharts.org

Production Services interns work on set as part of a small production team. Duties include wrangling talent, assisting camera, sound, and lighting as grip. Off-set opportunities are defined by project but may include pre-production shadowing as well as post-production assistance, from ingesting content for editing, to output of content for delivery. Once monthly, available interns are offered paid positions producing web shorts for PFPCA content and news. Availability is intermittent, depending on seasonal schedule, for a total of 126 hours. For more information, contact Gretchen Neidert, Senior Producer, at gretchen [@] pghfilmmakers.org

(dependent on exhibition schedule) Interns will be asked to assist in preparation of galleries. This includes a variety of artistic and manual labor involved in installation. We ask that the interns indicate whether they have had prior experience, and make sure they have interest and comfort to assist in the following: painting, spackling, assisting artists in carrying work, checking in work as it is delivered, labeling work in the galleries. Depending on the intern’s range of experience, install staff may request further assistance with construction and hanging. Artist Assistant (dependent on exhibition schedule) Interns will directly assist artists as they arrive to the Center. This includes manual labor and careful handling of work with installations at the Center, as well as receiving, tracking, and packing work for traveling exhibitions. Contact Rachael Cooper at rcooper[a]@pittsburgharts.org.

(in the galleries) Interns may assist patrons as they tour the facility. Interns will be required to learn about the artists. PCA will share the artist websites, documents, images and materials with the interns so that they can become familiar with the artists and the work. Interns should take initiative to learn about such exhibitions and be in touch with other art venues in Pittsburgh. Interns should be eager to apply their knowledge of the history of art and the contemporary art dialog. rcooper[a]@pittsburgharts.org.

Interns will develop thoughtful documentation of our exhibitions and related special events. This would involve photographing the work as it is in the galleries, as well as photographing openings and artist talks. We would like to feature these photos on our website. Interns may access PCA cameras and tripods (on PCA campus grounds). Some photography experience and background is required, but above all, a strong interest and eagerness to learn is most necessary. rcooper[a]@pittsburgharts.org.

Interns will be asked to document the numerous Artist Talks, which occur to coincide with current exhibitions at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Documentation would ideally take the form of a one-paragraph write-up summarizing each artist talk and each opening. This person would work with the photo-documenter to select and image from the event to be featured with the write-up on our website. rcooper[a]@pittsburgharts.org.

Intern(s) will document the many Artist Residency Projects taking place in school and community settings each year as well as creating support materials for these projects. This exciting program connects local artists to school and community settings in the region, allowing intern(s) to gain exposure to and knowledge of materials they may otherwise have never experienced working with. Intern will also be requested to participate in special external art activities in which PCA brings an art activity to engage in the community during fairs and festivals. Intern will also use this time to distribute PCA literature to promote classes and exhibitions. (Reliable transportation is best for participation in this internship.) rcooper[a]@pittsburgharts.org.

Intern will develop PCA literature suitable for children to learn about the works in the galleries. PCA staff will share artist images and information to be used to develop such documents for engaging this age group. rcooper[a]@pittsburgharts.org.

Intern(s) will be challenged to design, prepare, and assist in art activities with children based around the current exhibition. Distribution Interns will work with exhibitions and PR staff and are encouraged to find creative ways to get the word out about PF/PCA exhibitions. Interns may be asked to distribute cards and possibly to design posters and flyers for exhibitions and artist talks. Distribution may include biking around Pittsburgh to deliver flyers or hang posters. There is also a possibility of using the print studio to create original flyers for distribution. rcooper[a]@pittsburgharts.org.

A tradition at the Center has been the PCA annual Holiday Shop. Each year, PCA shop expands to fill two galleries on the first floor. Patrons come to purchase unique art pieces to gift to friends and family during this busy season. Interns will be asked to assist in set-up and display as the shop expands into such a large space, Interns are expected to familiarize themselves with individual shop artist’s medium, style, and approach to their creating in an effort to best inform interested patrons.

Please call Tiffany at 412.361.0873 x 303

Interns will assist in connecting schools with this national program, which builds on the momentum of a recent resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the immense popularity of the slam poetry movement and hip-hop music. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation have partnered with State Arts Agencies of the United States such as Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts to support the expansion of Poetry Out Loud, which encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance in their own English class. This exciting program helps interns master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. rcooper[a]@pittsburgharts.org.

Intern will be asked to assist in daily operations such as greeting and directing museum visitors and guests during daily hours as well as special events and programs, and assisting visitors with admissions and general exhibition inquiries. This person will work directly with administrative staff at the Center on special projects such as letter correspondence, file maintenance and facilities management. Intern will also be asked to help develop labels and pricelists. rcooper[a]@pittsburgharts.org.

Interns will assist in the general maintenance of Pittsburgh Center for the Arts school and gallery building. Tasks include painting, moving equipment and furniture, and general building maintenance work. rcooper[a]@pittsburgharts.org.