Artslife
Artslife 2012 interns!
Artslife 2012 interns!
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  • visit to the Noguchi Museum
    visit to the Noguchi Museum
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  • drawing at the Met!
    drawing at the Met!
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  • Nate leads a tour for students from the Brooklyn Museum
    Nate leads a tour for students from the Brooklyn Museum
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The deadline to apply for ArtsLife 2013 has passed.

Gain practical work and leadership experience this summer in an art museum.  Artslife is a paid summer program for high school students built around three related elements: museum studies, the design process, and leadership workshops. During the summer, interns will:

  • Consult with museum staff on collaborative projects
  • Investigate museum exhibitions and have in-depth conversations with museum staff
  • Create education resources for visitors
  • Visit professional design studios and meet professional artists
  • Participate in weekly design workshops
  • Develop communication strategies and achieve personal/professional goals
  • Lead the internship group on offsite trips

As a summer-long project, participants are responsible for conceiving, developing and implementing a design project related to their internship experience. These projects are presented to museum staff, family and friends at a final celebration.

Artslife is a seven week program.

Dates
July 9 - August 23, 2013
Tuesdays – Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Apply to Artslife

The deadline for Applications to Artslife is April 23, 2013 at 5:00 pm.

Applicants for Artslife should be:

  • Interested in learning about museums, art, and the non-profit sector
  • Enthusiastic and responsible
  • High school students who are currently Sophomores and Juniors
  • Residents of one of the 5 boroughs of New York City

Applicants need not be planning a career in museum work or art. Internships will be awarded to students based upon their interests, abilities and potential to benefit from the experience.

Past Programs

Here's a video from our Artslife 2012 participants:


Click here to find out more about the day-to-day activity of the 2010 Artslife participants.  Click here for details on the 2009 program.

Visit us on Tumblr at: http://artslife.tumblr.com

For questions about Artslife, email artslife@madmuseum.org

Click here to register online.

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Artslife Application
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ArtsLife is supported by a generous gift from Cathy Seligman and Bonnie Eletz with matching funds from Nanette Laitman.