Education Intern - The Kitchen

ABOUT THE KITCHEN 

As one of New York City’s oldest nonprofit alternative art centers (founded as an artist collective in 1971 and formalized as a 501c3 in 1973), The Kitchen is dedicated to offering emerging and established artists opportunities to create and present new work within, and across, the disciplines of dance, film, music, theater, video, visual art, and literature. Recognizing its longstanding legacy for innovation, The Kitchen remains devoted to fostering a community of artists and audiences, offering artists the opportunity to make—and for audiences to engage with—work that pushes the boundaries of artistic disciplines and strengthens meaningful dialogues between the arts and larger culture. 

Among artists who have presented significant work at The Kitchen are Muhal Richard Abrams, Laurie Anderson, ANOHNI, Robert Ashley, Charles Atlas, Kevin Beasley, Beastie Boys, Gretchen Bender, Dara Birnbaum, Anthony Braxton, John Cage, Lucinda Childs, Julius Eastman, Philip Glass, Leslie Hewitt, Darius James, Joan Jonas, Bill T. Jones, Devin Kenny, Simone Leigh, Ralph Lemon, George Lewis, Robert Longo, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sarah Michelson, Tere O’Connor, Okwui Okpokwasili, Nam June Paik, Charlemagne Palestine, Sondra Perry, Vernon Reid, Arthur Russell, Cindy Sherman, Laurie Spiegel, Talking Heads, Greg Tate, Cecil Taylor, Urban Bush Women, Danh Vō, Lawrence Weiner, Anicka Yi, and many more. 

ABOUT THE POSITION 

 
This 9-week Education internship provides the opportunity to work closely with the Curatorial and Education teams to assist with the development of future programmatic seasons as well as current summer programs. Collaborating between the Education and Curatorial Departments, the Education Intern will seek to grow in perspective about the ways in which curatorial work and educational programming intersect toward creating deeper engagement with avant garde and experimental art.  

The intern will be assigned to support the advancement of several key mid- and long-term curatorial initiatives via their research in collaboration with members of the curatorial team. The intern will work side-by-side the Manager of Education and Interpretive Media to ideate, prepare for, and facilitate a series of community engagement events that will touch multiple community organizations and stakeholders over the course of the internship. The intern’s voice and on-the-ground support will be key to facilitate The Kitchen’s summer educational programming for West Side Fest. 

The Education intern will produce an independent writing project utilizing The Kitchen’s archive which will be published on The Kitchen’s website. The Education Intern will be part of professional developments from each department at The Kitchen, meetings with wider organization networks like West Side Cultural Network, and networking opportunities with other cultural interns.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Education 

On-the-ground support at weekend-long program, i.e. West Side Fest. 

Assist with the facilitation of workshops with community members 

Collaborate in the planning of community workshops and West Side Fest 

Manage logistics of workshops and West Side Fest including tracking audiences, collecting surveys, ordering materials. 

Long-term research for educational programming tied to fall curatorial season  

Produce one independent writing project spotlighting work from The Kitchen’s archive. 

Administrative 

Assist with multiple administrative duties like managing project calendars, audience analytics, and research. 

Participate in team meetings within The Kitchen’s staff and network meetings with cultural partners like West Side Community Network. 

Assist the production team with the installation and set-up of programs. 

Assist with long-term research for the upcoming curatorial season. 

REQUIREMENTS: 

Intern is required to be based in the New York City area to be able to experience the full production scope of programming. 

Relevant coursework including curatorial, art history, or studio art. 

Skilled at writing and copy editing with good attention to detail, and comfortable working with Microsoft and Google Suites. 

Interest in The Kitchen’s mission and programs