Spring Curatorial Intern - CAE

This internship is offered through the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE). This is a CCE Sponsored Internship Program in which interns participate in professional development programming alongside their internship. This includes attending a Pre-program training, Mid-semester dinner, and end-of-program Reflection session as well as completion of a reflection project. These elements will support success in the internship experience itself, help students learn more about the related industry or type of work, as well as help students prepare for and plan next steps after the experience. Positions in this program offer a $600 stipend for the spring semester internship. To learn more about the CAE, go to https://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/programs/columbia-arts-experience

 Internship Description:

The American Federation of Arts seeks two interns to assist the Exhibitions Department in all aspects of exhibition management. The curatorial staff at the AFA are primarily project managers for fine art exhibitions that tour to museums across the United States and abroad; responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of organizational activity related to exhibitions including working closely with guest curators to shape exhibitions and realize all loans, marketing of exhibitions, liaising with organizing and participating institutions and with key departments of the AFA in their work on each exhibition. The Curatorial Interns will be required to assist in the curatorial and administrative preparations for exhibitions including: marketing materials and database management, drafting correspondence, maintaining files, exhibitions research, budget projections, and contract oversight.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
The American Federation of Arts (AFA), a not-for-profit organization, initiates and organizes art exhibitions and provides educational and professional programs in collaboration with the museum community. Established in 1909, the AFA is one of the oldest art organizations in the country. In 1909, then Secretary of State Elihu Root outlined AFA's mission in an address to the National Academy of the Arts: to enrich the public's experience and understanding of art, primarily by taking original works "on tour to the hinterlands of the United States." Since its founding, the AFA has organized or circulated approximately 3,000 exhibitions, with presentations—in every state, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa—viewed by well over ten million people. Today, the AFA continues to explore new opportunities to cultivate fertile ground for the broadest dissemination and appreciation of the visual arts. AFA exhibitions encompass a wide range of mediums, artists, historical periods, and cultural traditions, from Roman portraiture and Native American artifacts to American impressionism and contemporary art and sculpture. The AFA also collaborates with distinguished institutions around the world to tour important aspects of their collections. To further engage and inform museum visitors and art enthusiasts, the AFA produces innovative educational components and richly illustrated catalogues introducing original scholarship.
www.afaweb.org

Qualifications:
Qualified candidates will be majoring or interested in Art History, English, or have demonstrated interest or skills in these disciplines. Excellent written and oral communications skills are required, along with superb organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and multi-task. Candidates must have computer literacy in Word and Excel; familiarity with Filemaker is preferred.

Application Instructions:

This position is part of the CAE program. All 2018 spring internships will be posted on LionSHARE during the Fall 2017 semester on a rolling basis beginning in late September. (Search for the label "CAE" under the “Labels” field in LionShare to view all program positions.) You may apply to up to three (3) positions of interest in the CAE program. You must be in good academic and judicial standing with Columbia University to be eligible to participate in the program.

There are at least two required components to all CAE position applications and potentially more as requested by each employer. The following documents must be submitted through LionSHARE for each position of interest:

1. Resume
2. Transcript (This is your Fall 2017 course schedule which you should access by logging onto Student Services Online, clicking on “My Schedule” and copying and pasting your Fall 2017 course schedule into a Microsoft Word Document. The schedule should show your full name, your school, your Fall 2017 Courses, and your enrollment status.)
3. Cover Letter (if required - click Apply Now and check for required documents)
4. Other materials (ex: Writing Sample, etc. if required - click Apply Now and check for required documents)

CAE Internships run from January 22^nd – April 13^th. Submit your completed applications via LionSHARE by Sunday, October 29, 2017.