Project Look Museum Education Internship

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Interested in museum education, art-making, and working with children?

Project Look offers tours of exhibitions to K-5 th grade students from local schools. Volunteers and staff lead interactive tours of the Art Center galleries and support the instruction of hands-on art activities.

The intern will support the Project Look program by leading tours and assisting with hands-on art making. The intern will receive training in developing practical and engaging teaching and tour facilitation strategies. For many of the children participating in the program, Project Look is their first museum experience; you are helping children cultivate a love for museums and the arts. The intern will work closely with staff and is encouraged to network and strengthen their professional skills.

Designed for college and graduate students, as well as adults interested in re-entering the workforce or exploring a career change, Art Center internships give you the opportunity to enhance professional skills, build your professional network, and serve the community.

In this role, you will...

• Set up, clean up, prepare and organize supplies in the studio each day
• Lead inquiry-based tours for school groups of varying ages
• Greet school groups and review museum gallery behavior practices
• Lead hands-on art making
• Work with docent volunteers
• Receive mentorship from Art Center education staff
• Contribute to tour and project development
• Participate in training and professional development activities

You are a great fit for this role if you are...

• Enthusiastic about working with children in a museum setting
• Interested in arts education, contemporary art practices, and art engagement strategies
• Possess classroom experience or related course work
• Skilled in time management, prioritization, and organization
• Flexible, able to self-start, and have a passion for the arts and/or creative endeavors
• A strong communicator
• Comfortable interacting with the public
• Willing to submit to fingerprinting

When you will work...

Intern will provide 5-6 hours of service, 1 day per week (Tuesday-Friday, Thursday and Friday availability preferred), between September through December (with the opportunity to extend Internship into the spring). Hours must cover tour times, 8:30 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. $1,000 stipend per semester available for qualified candidates.

Ready to join the team? Here’s what to do...
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for two professional references. In the cover letter, please address the following questions:

• Why do you feel you would be a good fit for this internship?
• How does this internship support your professional goals?

Send all materials to Grace Pegan Abusharkh, Director of Volunteer Engagement, at grace.abusharkh@cityofpaloalto.org. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.