Education Intern

SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Feb 4, 2024

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Starts on Jun 09
Off-cycle Internship
Creative Arts & Fashion
$7K
San Francisco

Requirements

Must be a current student or recent graduate, preferably with a focus in art, teacher credentialing, education, museum studies, public policy, or library science. The SFMOMA recognizes a graduation date within 6 months of the internship start date as a recent graduate.
Experience working with audiences of varying ages in an arts, educational, or public context.
Knowledge and experience with current educational practices and techniques, a plus.
Knowledge and understanding of, and enthusiasm for modern and contemporary art.
Diplomatic, interpersonal and communication skills.
Interest in institutional history and public programs
Ability to work enthusiastically and effectively with intergenerational audiences.
Skills in written communications.
Ability to maintain patience and flexibility while working in a dynamic public work environment.
Knowledge and interest in modern and contemporary art and education techniques.
Ability to engage and lead large groups of people of all ages in diverse activities.
Database and project management software skills a plus
Ability to work independently and reliably.

Responsibilities

Project Plan:
Week 1-2:
Overview of history of Education Programs since 2013 (closure). Visit the CC day to look at physical archives.
Week 3-4:
Begin to amass and organize the documentation of teacher programs including teacher institutes, teacher advisory group, open studio workshops, community partnerships, etc. Get Digital Garden and Morely training at end of Week 4.
Week 5-6:
Begin to upload documentation to Digital Garden + tagging video resources. Sync programs to specific exhibitions in Morely when possible.
Week 7-8:
Continue uploading and tagging. Meet with Manager of Educator Engagement to discuss the personal research project; begin collecting documentation and information towards this end.
Week 9-10
Finish uploading and tagging. Complete personal research project and presentation.
Educational Objectives:
Learn to use museum programs and systems.
Broaden knowledge of Bay Area-based artists, community organizations and and how this intersects with museum educational programming.
Learn the history of a pivotal resource within the museum.
Understand how nonprofit arts institutions work.
Develop one's own proposal of a Teacher Program and describe how that might be important within intersectional and racial justice frameworks here in the Bay Area based on the history of the program area.

Application Process

Completed application via SFMOMA's job site
Resume
Cover letter stating the specific internship of interest. Describe the experience you bring, why you are interested in museum or nonprofit work, reasons for applying to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and your goals for the internship.
Two letters of recommendation from either a college professor or former employer.
College transcript: Transcripts can be unofficial but need to be legible.

SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Dedicated to making the art of our time a vital and meaningful part of public life.

Government

Industry

501-1000

Employees

1935

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Art transforms lives. It provokes us to think, to express, to explore our own creativity, to envision new possibilities. SFMOMA expanded the museum to provide a better experience for our visitors and a better home for our expanding collections, including the SFMOMA collection and the Fisher Collection, one of the finest collections of contemporary art in the world. The new SFMOMA, designed in collaboration with the architecture firm Snøhetta, opened May 2016. With this project, we are transforming not just the museum's physical presence, but also our contributions to the community, enhancing SFMOMA's role as a place for learning, inspiration, and interaction for visitors from the Bay Area and beyond. We are making SFMOMA a magnet for contemporary art and for the audiences who will engage with it.