Deadline for Application: Sunday, 4 December 2016
Please send your CV and a Cover letter explaining why you are interested, what you can bring to the team and what you would like to gain from the experience to: learning@ica.org.uk
Interviews will take place in the week commencing Monday 12 December 2016.
We receive a large number of applications for each voluntary role, so we may not be able to answer your email if you are not successful.
Student placements are be expected to commit to working 2 days a week for a minimum of 3 months. The ICA can contribute to travel within London zones 1-4.
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is London’s foremost centre for a dynamic range of multi-disciplined art forms and an essential meeting place for anyone interested in contemporary culture. We offer a number of voluntary internships to support our Creative and Communications Departments on a voluntary basis.
Voluntary Internships in our Creative Department will involve varied tasks focused on supporting the Curators in all aspects of organising and forward planning the ICA’s creative programme as required. The successful candidate will work closely with the Creative Department providing proactive and comprehensive support in all aspects of exhibition planning as well as office management.
All volunteers will be working closely within their team on general administrative and office duties which will enable them to gain a thorough and practical working knowledge of a Creative Department and develop skills and experiences that are complementary to their studies.
TASKS
The ICA is seeking a student placement to support the Associate Curator of Artists’ Film and Moving Image on a voluntary basis. The student will work closely with the curator to plan and deliver an exhibition and events within the ICA’s public programme.
We are a very busy and lively office and we require individuals able to think and react fast, working closely with members of the team on general administrative and office duties whilst gaining an overview of a highly regarded arts organisation. Successful candidates have the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of the ICA’s activities and events during their placement.
You will assist on the preparation and research of a Reading Room display that looks back at the history of the ICA Video Library/Videotheque, a pioneering collection of over 1000 Umatic, Digibeta, VHS, and Audio tapes available for onsite viewing between 1981 and 1993. During this time the Video Library occupied the ICA’s Cinema 2, which was then called the Cinematheque. This was a flexible space hosting the Video Library during the day; in evenings the space was used as a screening room for a programme of experimental Super8 and 16mm works.
The Reading Room display will host a collection of printed ephemera from the Video Library, alongside multiple sources of screening material, offering an opportunity to reengage with the collection. Through investigation of the archive, a selection of works and related material will be framed for their relevance to contemporary contexts and discussions.
A series of guest artists/curators will select from the Videotheque catalogue re-presenting recordings from the collection, viewable on monitors in the space.
Tasks
- Booking travel and accommodation for artists, directors and ICA curators
- Creating e-flyers
- Assist with the compiling of screening and event information; list of works, loan forms etc.
- Drafting correspondence to artists, directors and curators
- Liaising with external stakeholders, such as artists, galleries, curators, production houses, cinemas, etc.
- Assisting with the preparation of screenings and events.
- Assisting the curator with the running of events/ practical installation
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills and knowledge
Essential
To undertake a student placement at the ICA you must be enrolled as an undergraduate or postgraduate student at an institution that is a Higher Education partner of the ICA (University of Kent, Kingston University London, University of the Arts London (Chelsea, Camberwell & Wimbledon) University of Huddersfield, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Middlesex University, Birkbeck University, University of Reading). Furthermore you must demonstrate that the student placement is complimentary to your academic studies and that it will enhance your overall learning experience at your place of study.
- An interest in contemporary art and film
- Excellent administration and organisational skills and good at prioritising tasks.
- Experience in undertaking research
- Able to use own initiative as well as work independently.
- Attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer literate: MS Office, MS Outlook.
Desired
- Previous experience in a museum or gallery
- Good knowledge of contemporary art history and the vision of the ICA and its history.
To apply please send you CV and covering letter to learning@ica.org
