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Teen Printmaking Internship – Hispanic Heritage Month Poster
June 4
Hispanic Heritage Poster Visual Arts Internship
Program Runs June 17–July 11, 2024
Stipend: $500
Application Deadline: June 4, 2024
Notification: June 12, 2024
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This internship is a partnership between The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Prince George’s County Department of Parks & Recreation (M-NCPPC) and Pyramid Atlantic Art Center.
OBJECTIVE
Artist interns, ages 14-19, will learn the process of Xilografía (woodcut printing) from idea and design development through production and final printed product of 20-25, hand pulled prints. Interns will receive 64 total hours of instruction, hands-on printing experience, artist lectures and compensation for up to $500. The final art image will be scanned and photographed for M-NCPPC to produce the large-scale print run of posters for free distribution to the public.
QUALIFICATIONS
This summer internship is open to all young artists, ages 14 through 19, that attend High School in Prince George’s County, Maryland and/or reside in the County. Rising ninth graders are eligible and invited to apply.
Prospective interns should have a passion for the visual arts and Hispanic Heritage culture. This internship is open to all qualifying participants of any ethnicity or background
Participating interns will be led by a professional teaching artist in the collaborative design of the M-NCPPC 2024 Hispanic Heritage Poster. All supplies necessary for the project will be provided by the program.
INTERNSHIP DETAILS
The internship will start on Monday, June 17, 2024 and end on Thursday, July 11. It will take place at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 4318 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781. Internship days will be Mondays through Thursdays but will be closed for the Juneteenth and July 4th holidays on Thursday, June 19 and Thursday, July 4 respectively. For the two, previously mentioned, Holiday weeks, the internship hours will be 10 am-4 pm each day and 10 am-2:30 pm, for the non-holiday weeks.
Program participants will each receive monetary compensation of up to $500.00, based on attendance and successful completion of the internship.
Transportation to Pyramid Atlantic Art Center and daily lunch will be the responsibility of the participating intern.
Interns selected to participate in the program will receive the benefit of hands-on experience with printmaking processes. They should be willing to engage in the “messiness” of working with printing inks and other materials and equipment and should consider the nature endemic to this type of artwork, particularly if there is any possibility of sensitivity or allergy to project art materials.
Cell phone use will be limited during the time of the internship sessions due to the professional demands of the art making processes with which the intern artists will be engaged. In addition, they will be asked not to share any details about the art design ideas for the poster’s development. The poster will be formally unveiled in September 2024 at the start of the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
Upon acceptance, participating intern artists will be asked to review and sign Pyramid Atlantic’s code of conduct before starting this internship and also abide, throughout the duration of the internship, by Pyramid Atlantic Art Center’s organizational, health and safety policies, accessible in the link below.
Pyramid’s Health and Safety Policy >
SUBMISSION CRITERIA
Applicant artists must submit three examples of their artwork as well as a paragraph or two about themselves, their passion for art and their interest in participating in the summer internship. Go to https://m-ncppc.submittable.com/submit to register for a free account and submit the application for the Hispanic Heritage Poster Summer Internship.
EVALUATION
The program will be offered to a maximum of 5 participants. Chosen intern artists will be notified by Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Selections will be made both by representatives of M-NCPPC and Pyramid Atlantic Art Center.
Artist applicants that are under 16 years of age will need to apply for a work permit online through the State of Maryland if selected to participate in the program.
TIMELINE
- Tuesday, June 4, 2024- Deadline to apply to internship, application on Submittable.com, by 11:59pm.
- Wednesday, June 12, 2024- Selected interns are notified.
- Monday, June 17, 2024- Internship begins at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 4318 Gallatin St., Hyattsville, MD 20781
- Thursday, July 11, 2024- Internship concludes
- Date TBA- Hispanic Heritage Celebration, poster unveiled to public
- September 2024- Distribution of posters to community
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If there are any questions, please contact Stuart Diekmeyer, Visual Arts Specialist, at stuart.diekmeyer@pgparks.com, 301-446-3251 or Nemesis Zambrano, nzambrano@pyramid-atlantic.org, 301-608-9101.
By submitting to this call for entry, applicants to the internship agree to comply with all rules and requirements of the program.