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19 people are interested
Love Music & Art? Volunteer for MoMa PS1 Warm Up 2017!
ORGANIZATION: MoMA PS1
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19 people are interested
MoMA PS1 seeks hard-working and energetic volunteers for its annual summer music series Warm Up . The ideal applicant will be punctual, friendly, articulate, extremely outgoing, and comfortable with large crowds. While much of each shift will be spent outdoors with long periods of standing or in a stationary position, volunteers will often be asked to move throughout the site while transporting supplies and equipment that may weigh an upwards of 25 lbs. A willingness to multitask and think creatively to address a variety of challenges in a fast-paced environment is essential to success in this position.
Warm Up volunteers will assist with various aspects of the event including:
Providing visitors with details regarding MoMA PS1, The Young Architects Program, and Warm Up
Front-of-house support: line management, ID verification, and assistance with guest list
Staffing the checkroom
Position Details: 10 weeks, Saturdays only from July 1st - September 2nd.
Shifts are 4.5 hours long. Shift 1 runs from 11:45-4:30pm and Shift 2 from 4:30-9:00pm.
Volunteer Benefits Include :
Free admission ticket to Warm Up , free admission to the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1, free admission to many other NYC cultural institutions, a 50% discount at the MoMA store on MoMA items and a 40% discount on non-MoMA produced items.
Requirements:
Volunteers must arrive at their shifts on time and wear the provided MoMA PS1 Warm Up t-shirt. Shorts and sneakers in good repair are acceptable.
A commitment of at least five events is required.
This is an unpaid position.
More opportunities with MoMA PS1
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About MoMA PS1
Location:
4601 21ST ST, LONG IS CITY, NY 11101, US
Mission Statement
MoMA PS1 is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institutions in the United States. An exhibition space rather than a collecting institution, MoMA PS1 devotes its energy and resources to displaying the most experimental art in the world. A catalyst and an advocate for new ideas, discourses, and trends in contemporary art, MoMA PS1 actively pursues emerging artists, new genres, and adventurous new work by recognized artists in an effort to support innovation in contemporary art. MoMA PS1 achieves this mission by presenting its diverse program to a broad audience in a unique and welcoming environment in which visitors can discover and explore the work of contemporary artists. Exhibitions at MoMA PS1 include artists' retrospectives, site-specific installations, historical surveys, arts from across the United States and the world, and a full schedule of music and performance programming.
Description
MoMA PS1 was founded in 1971 by Alanna Heiss as the Institute for Art and Urban Resources Inc., an organization devoted to organizing exhibitions in underutilized and abandoned spaces across New York City. In 1976, it opened the first major exhibition in its permanent location in Long Island City, Queens, with the seminalRooms exhibition. An invitation for artists to transform the building's unique spaces, Rooms established the MoMA PS1 tradition of transforming the building's spaces into site-specific art that continues today with long-term installations by James Turrell, Keith Sonnier, Richard Serra, Lawrence Weiner, and others.
For the next twenty years, the building was used as studio, performance, and exhibition spaces, in support of artists from around the world. After a building-wide renovation, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (now MoMA PS1) reopened in 1997, confirming its position as the leading contemporary art center in New York. True to the building's history and form, the renovation preserved much of the original architecture as well as most of its unique classroom-sized galleries.
In 2000, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center became an affiliate of The Museum of Modern Art to extend the reach of both institutions, and combine MoMA PS1's contemporary mission with MoMA's strength as one of the greatest collecting museums of modern art. 2010 marks the completed merger of the two institutions and celebrates P.S.1's new and exciting chapter as MoMA PS1.
A true artistic laboratory, MoMA PS1 aspires to maintain its diverse and innovative activities to continue to bring contemporary art to international audiences.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
MoMA PS122-25 Jackson AveLong Island City, NY 11101
DATE POSTED
June 15, 2017
SKILLS
- Event Management
- Exhibition Arts
- Event Planning / Management
- Ushering
- Arts Administration
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- A mimimum of five Saturdays, 11:45am-9:00pm