Background
Taller Puertorriqueño is a community-based cultural organization whose primary purpose is to preserve, develop, and promote Puerto Rican arts and culture, grounded in the conviction that embracing one’s cultural heritage is empowering. Taller is also committed to the representation and support of other Latino cultural expressions and our common roots.
Taller Puertorriqueño is guided by the vision of a Latino community that is engaged, culturally aware, and economically vibrant in a society that values its cultural diversity. Taller is a destination that catalyzes community development through its arts and cultural resources and builds bridges between the local community, the region, and the Puerto Rican and Latino Diaspora.
Details
Overview
Under the direction of the Archivist, the intern will survey and assess archival material and engage in community events. The main project will be an audience engagement project. The second part of the intern’s project is organizing and cataloging our art collection. The intern will receive training, information, and guidelines from the archivist regarding how to properly identify and catalog materials.
Responsibilities
The first project will consist of organizing and cataloging our collection of books, media such as VHS tapes and cassette tapes, finding-aid documents, photos, and artifacts—making these materials easier to find and more accessible in our center in preparation for our 50th anniversary celebration.
For the second project, the intern will reorganize/rehouse some of our prints and works of art, updating photos of the art in our file system as well as creating condition and quantity reports.
The intern will help with displaying works of art/Artifacts in the archive center and around the building while creating descriptions of the work to be shown next to the display and on the center's portion of the Taller PR website.
The Archive Intern will assist with Archive tours and art workshops that include culturally specific mask-making, jewelry-making, and paper puppet-making.
For this part of the internship, the workflow includes helping with set-up, clean-up, and inventory of art materials, as well as assisting visitors during the workshop itself. This may include providing extra assistance to visitors of all ages with their art project during the workshop.
INTERNS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM
Requirements, Skills, and Qualifications
For this position, the Archives Intern must have:
Basic knowledge of historical records' preservations and conservation practices.
Excellent organizational and communication skills
An interest in library services, and a willingness to learn.
The ability to work in a multicultural environment is necessary; a bilingual Spanish-English written and verbal skill set is preferred.
Compensation
$20.00 per hour
INTERNS WILL WORK 28 HOURS PER WEEK AND ATTEND A MANDATORY OFFSITE PROGRAM DAY ONE DAY PER WEEK WITH THEIR COHORT.
Internship Period: June 5 – August 7
Total Weeks: 9 weeks
Work Hours per Week: 28
Total Hours: 252
Workdays: 4 days per week (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays) onsite. The intern and Archivist will together determine which schedules fulfill the requirements needed.
PROGRAM DAY:
On Wednesdays, interns will attend an offsite program day with their cohort.
These hours are separate from the internship hours.
Eligibility
Eligibility Application Process
To apply for an Arts Intern position, click here and fill out the eligibility application form for Arts Intern Summer 2024.
Your application will be reviewed by Arts Intern staff. If approved, Studio Institute will send you an email confirming your eligibility and advise you of next steps in the application process.”
Once you have been verified as eligible for Arts Intern, you can apply to as many positions as you'd like. You do not have to submit the eligibility application more than once.
Questions or Concerns?
Contact us at: artsintern@studioinstitute.org.