Graphic Design and Publications Fellowship—Socrates Sculpture Park
Requirements: Socrates Sculpture Park is seeking a graduate or undergraduate student in Graphic Design with a strong interest in contemporary art. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of In Design, printing methods, strong organizational skills, and an interest in contemporary art, and ideally past experience working in a gallery or non-for-profit.
Responsibilities: Interns gain experience in contemporary art design and publishing. The intern will primarily be responsible for the design of the park’s digital and print publications for two of its major exhibitions; the annual Emerging Artist Fellowship Program, and the Spring/Summer exhibition, opening May 2017. In addition to design, this includes facilitating file exchange with printers and uploads to the website, collecting and sorting images, captioning, and securing reproductions rights. Other responsibilities may include design edits of existing e-publications, interpretive materials and way-finding design, special event and programming design, and occasional PDF website content design.
Skills: InDesign, Photoshop Starting and ending dates: December 1, 2015–June 30, 2015 (flexibility allowed depending on fellow’s schedule)
Work schedule: 7-10 hours per week, approximately 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Interns will come to the office once a week. Some work may be performed off-site for flexible schedule. Fellows will not work during winter holidays.
Compensation: $2,000 stipend
To apply: Send a resume and cover letter to Jess Wilcox at Jw@socratessculpturepark.org.
ABOUT
Socrates Sculpture Park has been a model of public art production, community activism, and socially inspired place-making for more than 30 years. Known for fostering ambitious and visionary artworks, Socrates has presented more than 1,000 artists on its five waterfront acres, providing them the financial support, materials, equipment, and space necessary to create large-scale works in the public realm. Open 365 days a year from dawn till dusk, the park is a center of cultural programming, as a producer of contemporary exhibitions, a presenter of a multi-disciplinary performance series, and an educator of more than 10,000 children and teens each year – all free. The Park’s existence is based on the belief that reclamation, revitalization and creative expression are essential to the survival, humanity and improvement of our urban environment. www.socratessculpturepark.org
