DCCA: Opportunities

INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES:

EDUCATION INTERNSHIP
The DCCA Education Department is has unpaid education internship opportunities for Winter / Spring of 2010 and Summer of 2010. Open to undergraduates (seniors only), graduate students, and recent graduates, applicants must be available to work at least two full days a week (16 hours minimum). Preference will be given to candidates with a strong interest in contemporary art and to those wishing to pursue a career in museum work.

Minimum Education Required:
Undergraduate (senior standing), graduate, recent graduate

Qualifications/Skills:
• Excellent communication, organizational, and research skills • Attention to detail
Applicants experienced or familiar with any of the following are encouraged to apply:
• Image Scanning • Macintosh operating system and programs, including Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and InDesign • Previous art historical research and museum education experience

Benefits:
Besides gaining invaluable experience at a cultural/educational institution dedicated to the contemporary arts, intern will benefit from school credit (when applicable); is invited to attend DCCA lectures, symposia, and special events; and is offered the opportunity to work on exhibition-related programs.

Application Deadline:
Open until filled
To apply, please send résumé and cover letter by mail or email to:
Jane Chesson, Associate Curator of Education
200 South Madison Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
jchesson@thedcca.org

DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP
We invite you to become part of a dedicated team that is preparing to celebrate the 30^th Anniversary of the DCCA. We are looking for a highly motivated, recent college graduate who can work with the Director of Development on database maintenance, development research and writing, special event coordination, and communication projects.

The DCCA staff is small and close knit. This is an opportunity to learn about varied aspects of museum operations; work on a meaningful project under the guidance of an experienced professional; and develop mentoring relationships with museum professionals who can advise and support.

Responsibilities may include research on individuals and companies, grant writing, entering information into the Raiser’s Edge database, assisting with the coordination of special events, communicating with potential special events participants/volunteers, and assisting with the Annual Fund campaign and Membership activities.

The focus of this internship will be supporting the ongoing operations of the Development Department. This is an opportunity to learn how a small non-profit art organization generates annual income to support its mission. Put your skills to work and develop new ones. Interns should be energetic, flexible, and well organized. He/she should be able to work independently as well as with a team, should be detail-oriented while keeping an eye on a larger goal, skilled in Word and Excel, and possess excellent writing and problem-solving skills.

This is an unpaid, 30 hour per week internship for a 3 or 6 month term and is potentially renewable.

Please send a letter of inquiry, resumé, brief writing sample, and the names of 3 references to:

Patricia Leach Krouse, Ph.D.
Director of Development
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
200 S. Madison St.
Wilmington, De 19801

If you prefer you may submit your application for this internship via email and attachments to: pleach@thedcca.org

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