Park Avenue Armory Seeks Phase I Youth Corps Interns for Fall Semester

October 2014 –January 2015

Park Avenue Armory is looking for high school interns to be a part of the Park Avenue Armory Youth Corps for Fall 2014semester. The Youth Corps is a group of New York City public high school students that are immersed in the art and creative processes of the Armory’s artists through paid, project-oriented internships that provide job and career training, leadership development, and essential communication and life skills.

About the Armory:

Part palace, part industrial shed, Park Avenue Armory fills a critical void in the cultural ecology of New York by enabling artists to create—and audiences to experience—unconventional work that cannot be mounted in traditional performance halls and museums. With its soaring 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall —reminiscent of 19th-century European train stations—and array of exuberant period rooms, the Armory offers a new platform for creativity across all art forms.

About the Internship:

Youth Corps interns will be involved in the following projects:

  • Assisting in the planning of Educational Programming
  • Working as front of house staff (ushers, greeters, ticket-takers, etc.) for various artistic and performances and lectures
  • Completing a collaborative project involving select themes of tears become…streams become… designing and delivering a presentation
  • Continuing the process of digitizing historic photographs,
  • Maintaining a blog detailing their educational escapades and experience in Youth Corps
  • Providing administrative support in all Park Avenue Armory departments
  • Creating and implementing activities for younger children during Education family programming workshops
  • Assisting with the design, setup and curatorial information for the Partnership School culminating event.

Interns will report to the Education Staff.

Qualifications:

  • Must be at least 16 years old, attend a New York City public high school and be eligible to work in the United States (must have valid working papers)
  • Enthusiastic and hard working
  • Willing to work both independently and as a group
  • Ability to follow through on a task until completion
  • An interest in learning about unconventional art
  • An interest in the history, architecture and design of the Armory and its mission of site-specific artistic programming
  • An interest in how technology can be used to help the Armory both preserve its historical records and appeal to a wider audience, including your peer group
  • An interest in working with younger children during Education family programming workshops and events

Time Commitment:

The Fall 2014 Youth Corps internship will begin mid-October and continue through January 2015.

Youth Corps members will need to commit to being at the Armory for a minimum of 6 hours per week (weekdays after school) for the duration of the internship. Internship days will be Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 4pm to 6pm, plus occasional weekends and some additional hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, as needed.

Wage:

Youth Corps members will be compensated $8/hr for their work at Park Avenue Armory.

Application Process:

Interested applicants should fill out the following application and either scan and email it to Libby Vieira da Cunha at , drop it off, or mail it to the Education Department at the following address:

Park Avenue Armory Education Department

643 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10065

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BYTHE MORNING OF FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 19, 2014. Applicants will be contacted about scheduling an interview by the end of the day Friday, September 26th, 2014.Interviews will be the week of SEPTEMBER 29th.

Any questions?

Email Libby Vieira da Cunha, Youth Corps Coordinator .

**Due Date: Applications must be received bythe morning of Friday, September 19th**

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PLEASE ATTACH THE FOLLOWING TO THIS APPLICATION:

Please answer the following TWO essay questions, and submit your answers along with this application. Your answers should be TYPED, and no shorter than one page per question.

  1. Throughout time water has been a prominent subject of artwork in all mediums (writing, visual art, theater, music, dance, etc.). Using two or more of the artworks listed below please explain why you think water is a timeless inspiration for artists. You may also choose to compare other famous artworks not listed below.

Example Artworks:

Writing - example: Water by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Visual Art – example: Water Lilies by Claude Monet

Theater – example: Singin' in the Rain directed by Twyla Tharp

Music- example: Water Music by George Friderich Handel

Dance- example: Wade in the Water from Revelations by

Alvin Ailey Dance Company

  1. Look at the picture below. It’s from the Armory’s collection of historic photos. Describe how an aspect of this picture compares to our current time (style, location, scenario etc.). Why do you think historic photos are important? What do you think Armory historians would like to know about this picture?