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Getty Marrow Undergraduate Arts Education Internship

Inner-City Arts is founded on the belief that the arts and creativity are transformational. The organization's mission is to engage young people in the creative process in order to shape a society of creative, confident, and collaborative individuals. For K-12 students, we offer age-specific, sequential arts education across all art forms, both during and outside the school day. Students work alongside professional teaching artists in our well-equipped visual, media, and performing arts studios. For educators, caregivers, and parents, we provide strategies for arts education integration as well as a season of performances for the community in our theater.  

Through the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program, Inner-City Arts seeks an intern with a strong interest in arts education and a desire to empower the creative development of youth in a variety of art forms offered through our Visual, Media, & Performing Arts Summer Institutes. 

For nearly 30 years, the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program has funded paid summer internships at museums and visual arts organizations across LA. The internships are for outstanding students who are members of groups underrepresented in museums and visual arts organizations, including but not limited to individuals of African American, Asian, Latinx/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent.

Responsibilities: 

The primary focus of this internship position is to support the successful implementation of our Visual, Media, and Performing Arts Institutes programs for summer:

  • ARTOPIA 2024 – a full-day experience for elementary students completing grades K-5. The two-week program allows their imaginations to blossom through the visual, performing, and media arts with experience teaching artists.
  • 6-12 Summer Institutes – Students can self-select from a wide variety of classes, from ceramics and photography to rock band and graphic design.

The interns will work alongside arts education professionals and nonprofit leadership, developing an understanding of the various roles and responsibilities that go into nonprofit programming for youth. Inner-City Arts will collaborate with selected interns to design an individualized work plan that supports the interns’ career goals while supporting the youth we serve. They will also support the virtual curation of art work created by our high school internship program, Work of Art.

In addition to completing supervisor-assigned projects and tasks during the summer, Getty Marrow Undergraduate Interns must attend three mandatory education events scheduled with the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program and submit an end-of-internship evaluation.

Qualifications: 

  • Passion for supporting arts education initiatives that foster youth development 
  • Keen interest and/or ability to work with K-12 youth
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and technical skills 
  • Initiative to take leadership and support a team
  • Ability to work well independently and with colleagues
  • Willingness to support curation procedures in both digital and physical spaces

Eligibility:

To be eligible for the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program, students must: 

  • Be a member of a group underrepresented in careers related to art conservation, museums, and/or visual arts organizations, which can include groups defined by — among other things — socioeconomic status, cultural background, physical or other disability, geographical origin, and/or any life experiences that add diverse and underrepresented perspectives.
  • Be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate in either a bachelor’s degree program or an associate’s degree program. Students must have completed at least one semester or two quarters of college by June. Students who graduated the semester or quarter immediately before the internship begins are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.)
  • Attend college in or be a permanent resident of LA County; and be a United States citizen or permanent resident (non-citizen authorized to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis; also known as a "green card" holder). Students with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) status valid through the internship period are also eligible.
  • Getty Marrow Undergraduate interns can participate multiple times but must intern at a different organization each summer.

Candidates are not eligible if:

  • They have previously served as Getty Marrow Undergraduate summer interns at Inner-City Arts
  • They have received a prior bachelor’s or higher degree

Terms: 

The internships are full-time (40 hours/week) positions,  consecutive ten-week work period between June 3 and August 9, 2024. Each intern is paid $6,925 (approx. $17.30/hr.).

General hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

To apply: 

To apply, please submit your résumé and cover letter in PDF, including 1-2 letters of recommendation with email subject line “Getty MUI Arts Education Internship” to:

Inner-City Arts Hiring Committee
Email: artsedjobs@inner-cityarts.org
Tel: (213) 627-9621 x 112

General Teaching Artist

Report to: Chief Education Officer

Inner-City Arts is an oasis of learning, creativity and achievement in the heart of Skid Row, and a vital partner in the work of creating a safer, healthier Los Angeles. Since its inception, Inner-City Arts has provided hands-on arts instruction to over 210,000 public school students and 10,000 educators in the Los Angeles area. Every year, more than 5,000 elementary and middle school students — from among the most underserved urban neighborhoods in Los Angeles — receive high-quality creative experiences during the school day on the Inner-City Arts campus. More than 1,000 middle and high school students engage in workshops at Inner-City Arts after school, on weekends and during the summer. In all this time, Inner-City Arts has partnered with LAUSD to provide transformational learning that meets the needs of inner-city students.

Teaching Artists at Inner-City Arts will develop lesson plans in their art form for students in K-12th grade.  The lessons will be student-centered with an asset-based approach that uplifts cultural values and students' individuality. The TA will encourage student participants to take chances and to find their voices as individual artists. 

We are seeking teaching artists in visual, media, and performing arts. 

SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

  • Ability to collaborate with students and lead them in creating original works.
  • Develop, write, and update lesson plans and curricula outlines for the identified art form with the ability to revise plans based on the needs of the students
  • Sustain and model a strong commitment to program objectives which include: Social-Emotional Competencies, 21st Century Skills, and art-based skills across all experiences
  • Participate in staff training and attend staff meetings
  • Must be willing to travel and have reliable transportation required to visit school campuses as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Exhibit patience and sensitivity and enjoy working with youth.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience teaching in the designated or comparable art form. 
  • Experience in teaching and/or knowledge of art form content.
  • Professional experience and practice in the field: Prior teaching experience with ages 5 years through post-secondary, and knowledge of public school goals, vision, and current teaching methodologies.
  • Knowledge and/or experience working with English Learners.
  • Must have the ability to design curricula appropriate for different age groups.
  • Ability to differentiate instruction for diverse populations.
  • Knowledge and/or experience teaching in a child-centered education context.
  • Interest in integration strategies and curricular connections is a plus.
  • Bilingual in English/Spanish a plus.
  • Knowledge of State of California Content Standards for Visual and Performing Arts a plus.
  • A commitment to diversity and effectively working with diverse participants.
  • Ability to take the initiative and work well with others compassionately

VACCINATION REQUIREMENT

Inner-City Arts requires its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to certain exemptions as required by law. New hires working at Inner-City Arts must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination no later than the first day of employment. In addition, effective January 27, 2022, all Inner-City Arts employees who are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 under Inner-City Arts' COVID-19 policy are encouraged to obtain and show proof that they have received a booster.

HOURS: PTE, up 29 hours per week 

LOCATION: Inner-City Arts is a contemporary, creative facility in the downtown Los Angeles Warehouse District, adjacent to the Produce Mart and Skid Row, currently providing all classes online, on campus, and on school sites campuses. Positions available on the Inner-City Arts campus and at various school locations (residency model)

Compensation Range: $24-$28 per/hr

TO APPLY

Please send a resume and letter of interest in PDF format to the Hiring Committee by December 18, 2023 via email to artsedjobs@inner-cityarts.org with the subject "Teaching Artist _______________ (insert art form)+ (full time or part time)”

 Inner-City Arts engages employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition or information, family care status, military caregiver status, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. All who believe they meet the stated qualifications are invited to apply. Inner-City Arts is an equal opportunity employer.

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