Jobs/Artist Opportunities

The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program is seeking dedicated individuals for the 2012 Summer Internship Program.  You will have the opportunity to work alongside a professional muralist for a seven week paid Internship. This is a great learning experience for any artist and a way to gain solid mural-making and community skills.  Become part of the team and contribute to Philadelphia’s renaissance. Advocate for social change at a grass-roots level by collaborating with communities to create public works of art that have enduring meaning and inspiration. 
 
Timeline: Monday July 2, 2012 through Friday August 17th, 2012.  This is a paid internship for 25 hours per week at the rate of $10.00 per hour. 
 
Portfolio Due Date: Friday March 23th, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Late entries will not be accepted.  Portfolios will not be accepted by e-mail.

DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMISSION VIA MAIL

1. One (1) page Resume.

2. Ten (10) images of current work on a CD. *** CD will not be returned

All images must be .jpg files, 72dpi. no larger than 1000 pixels in height and length and must be named in the following format: your last name, hyphen, your first name, hyphen, and the title of the work submitted. Example: Smith-John-muralsaregreat.jpg

         Do not embed images into a PowerPoint presentation.
         Do not use characters other than a period preceding jpg in the file name.
         File names may not include special characters: ' " ; : { } | \ /or any of the characters found above the numbers (@, #, *, etc) – except the underscore and dash.

3. Image List. Name, Title, Medium, Size, Year Created. Each image must correspond to entries listed in order on the CD.

4. Please answer the following two (2) essays:

    A. Why are you interested in participating in an internship at Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program?

    B. What is the role of Muralism in the 21st Century and how do you envision its potential for evolution?

5. Application Fee: $20.00 -  Payment of application fee can be a personal check or money order, made out to Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates.  No cash please.  

       Students in the Mural Arts Education Program are exempt from this fee.  

6. Mail the Resume, CD, Image List, Essays and Application Fee to:

SUMMER INTERNSHIP 2012

ATTN: Brad CarneyCity of Philadelphia Mural Arts ProgramLincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House
1727-29 Mt. Vernon Street
Philadelphia, PA  19130

7. All entries must be in the office by midnight, Friday March 23, 2012. Entries received after March 23, 2012 will not be eligible for entry into the internship.

ACCEPTANCE / REJECTION

Notification of acceptances of will be made via e-mail or phone call by Friday, Friday April 13, 2012
Notification of rejections will be mailed by that date for entries without e-mail information.
For further information, please contact brad.carney@muralarts.org, Summer Internship Coordinator. Please include “Summer Internship Inquiry” in the subject line of your e-mail.

PROJECT DEADLINE:   January 13, 2012

The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has received a grant from State Senator Daylin Leach’s office to create a mural in Norristown, PA. We seek an artist or team of artists to design and produce a mural for the exterior facade of 201 Dekalb Street facing East Lafayette Street in Norristown, Pennsylvania 19401.

The primary goal of this public artwork is to provide a welcoming gateway to Norristown for those entering the city’s Arts and Business District. The theme for this Norristown mural is Celebrating 200 Years of Arts, Culture and Commerce – Past, Present and Future.

Project Goals:

• Create a mural that will serve as an inviting gateway to Norristown.
• Design and produce a mural that will illuminate and celebrate Norristown’s 200 years of arts, culture, and commerce.
• Seek the strongest possible ideas from artists able to develop a singular vision for this large-scale mural project.
• Create a bold mural visible to those entering Norristown by car and train.

Mural Site:

201 Dekalb Street -facing East Lafayette Street - Norristown, PA 19401. Mural design must include upper stories of wall facing East Lafayette and, at artist’s discretion, may include remaining façade facing East Lafayette.

Mural Fabrication and Installation:

The selected artist or team of artists will be required to create the mural using parachute cloth, a poly-woven fiber that can be painted on directly and then adhered to the wall surface. This technique, which has been mastered by the Mural Arts Program, allows for painting to occur in a studio and for the cloth to be delivered to the site when it is time to install.

The artist or team of artists selected for this project may be given the option of designing the mural while other artists are responsible for the painting and installation of the mural.

Production Timeline:

Phase 1   Planning & Design – Winter 2012
Phase 2   Production– Winter/Spring 2012
Phase 3   Installation – April 2012
Phase 5   Completion & Dedication – June 2012

Artist(s) Eligibility:

This call is open to artists and teams of artists who live and/or work in Norristown, Montgomery County, or Philadelphia and are able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the mural-making process and preferably have experience working with parachute cloth, experience operating a scissor lift and working on scaffold, and the ability to coordinate and manage community paint days so the public can participate in the painting process.

The artist must have demonstrated experience in meeting deadlines and managing a project of this magnitude.

Artist(s) Fee:

The design fee for this project is $3,000. Production and installation fee is $9,000. Mural Arts will provide wall preparation, paint, parachute cloth, sundries, lift, and a part-time assistant muralist.

Selection Criteria

• Commitment to meet the project goals.
• Demonstrated excellence and quality of past and current artwork in conceptual, aesthetic and technical terms, including ability to conceive and execute work at the scale of this opportunity.
• Relevance of artist’s creative interests and past work to the project goals.
• Ability to manage schedules, communications and budgets as evidenced by previous projects and/or supported by professional references.

Selection Schedule

Submission Deadline:      Submissions must be received on or before 5PM Friday, January 13, 2012
Finalist(s) Contacted:      Week of January 23, 2012

A Selection Panel comprised of representatives from the Norristown Arts Council, Norristown community, and the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program will review artist submissions and recommend finalist(s).

How to Respond

Interested artists are invited to submit:

1)  Five (5) hard copies of an Artist Statement of Interest, typed two pages maximum,

a.  Explaining how you would approach this project, including how your artwork for this site would look to reflect Norristown’s past, present, and future arts and cultural community,

b.  Describing relevant experience that would contribute to your success in completing this project, and c.   Confirming your availability to undertake this project within its timeline;

2)  Five (5) hard copies of a current resume or biography, typed two pages maximum, and an additional page listing three professional references, including complete contact information for each and statement of how that person is related to your work;

3)  One (1) disk (CD) with up to eight (8) digital images of your artwork or up to twelve (12) digital images of your artwork if you are submitting as a team of artists. Note that images must be saved as JPG files on a CD-ROM at

72dpi. Do not embed images into a PowerPoint presentation. Maximum pixel dimensions are 1000 in width and

1000 in height. All images MUST be clearly labeled with the artist’s or team of artist’s last name(s), first name(s), and number (order to be viewed).

4)  Five (5) hard copies of an annotated list, typed two pages maximum, to accompany your selection of digital images of your artwork, including description, material, location, budget, client or commissioning organization and any other relevant project information.

5)  Self-addressed envelope if you wish for your submission to be returned to you.

Submissions must be received on or before 5PM Friday, January 13, 2012 and should be addressed to:

NORRISTOWN PROJECT
Attn: Judy Hellman, Director of Special Projects
City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
The Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House
1727-29 Mount Vernon Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130

For questions about the Norristown Mural Project or the selection process please contact Judy Hellman, Director of Special Projects, City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program at judy.hellman@muralarts.org. Please include “Norristown Mural Project” in the subject heading.

Mural Arts seeks a graphic design intern to assist the marketing department with the development and execution of the marketing plan. This is an unpaid internship, available for college credit and an ideal position for someone who'd like to build on their already impressive design portfolio. The graphic design intern's time will be focused in developing marketing materials that will be used to promote events, tours, educational programs, and support our mission. 

Responsibilities:

• Design print collateral including but not limited to: flyers, postcards, posters, brochures, signage, advertisements, logos, invitations, newsletters, etc.
• A core project is working on Off the Wall, our bi-annual print newsletter
• Delivering printer ready files to vendors
• Manage aspects of mailings and distribution
• Assist in promotional events

Qualifications:

• Strong graphic design skills required  
• Enthusiastic self-starter
• Academic background and/or experience in graphic design preferred
• Team player, flexible schedule, and punctual
• Have a passion for the public art
• Seeking an individual looking to build on their current portfolio  

To Apply:

• Email cover letter, writing samples, and resume to kevin.slattery@muralarts.org
• Indicate Graphic Design Internship in the subject line

Mural Arts seeks a motivated photography student to assist in capturing photojournalism shots of events, mural dedications, tours and speaker series. This intern will also be asked to periodically capture landscapes of new murals and shoot portraiture imagery for specific campaigns and will work with the marketing team to create materials that reflect Mural Arts’ brand.

Dates: January 2012 – June 2012 (flexible on start date - 6 month commitment required)
Hours: 20-25 hours per week (occasional weekend hours required)

Responsibilities:

• Shoot photos that tell a story, capture the artistic work of our talented artists, and show the humanity of our work by capturing constituents engaging with our work  
• Manage all post production of images captured
• Assist team in event production
• Collaborate with graphic design and marketing interns in production of marketing vehicles

Qualifications:

• Self-starter who is able to work independently and keep to strict deadlines
• Must have a SLR digital camera and be proficient in adobe design programs
• Ideal position for a college newspaper photographer
• Enthusiastic self-starter with academic background and/or experience in photography
• Team player, flexible schedule, and punctual
• Have a passion for the public art
• Seeking an individual looking to build on their current portfolio  

To Apply:

• Email cover letter, writing samples, and resume to kevin.slattery@muralarts.org
• Indicate Photography Internship in the subject line

The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, is a unique joint venture between the City of Philadelphia and the Mural Arts Advocates, a 501(c)(3) non-profit is the nation’s largest public art initiatives of its kind and has led Philadelphia to be recognized internationally as the “Mural Capital of the World.” The mission is to engage in art education and community public art collaborations, and to increase public access to art. Since the Mural Arts Program began in 1984 as the Anti-Graffiti Network, over 3,000 murals have been created and over 20,000 underserved youth in neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia have received free art education.

The Tour Program began in 1999, and has since grown to accommodate nearly 10,000 visitors per year. In 2008, significant staff resources were invested to grow the Tour Program to 20,000 visitors by 2010.

General Description

The Tour Office Intern will help to a) define and build the tour program, b) setup and manage partner programs, and help with PR, ads, copywriting, the company database, customer follow-up and events.

Duties include:

Tour Operations

• Help setup the program including assisting with presentations, competitive matrix, price list, collateral and other materials needed.
• Help with customer recruiting efforts. Build database, send and respond to e-mails, manage direct response, phone follow-up.
• Follow up with existing customers with agreements, schedule training and question follow-up, help prepare needed materials.
• Assist to setup sales promotions and help drive success.

Public Engagement

• Partner recruiting (create profiles, find applicable partners, attend meetings, follow-up as needed).
• Online research and review activities (identify top forums, post content, monitor for viral marketing).
• Hand-to-hand and street team promotions (identify key sites, site arrangements and logistics, establish goals and report results).
• Flyer promotions including coordinate volunteer efforts.

Reporting

• Prepare a bi-weekly status report for the bi-weekly meetings. This report would consist of an update on key projects and a checklist with dates, the status and follow-up results from each category.
• Maintain time spent on activities.

Budget

• Help create and track a modest budget. 

Reports to: 

Tour Department for all company related items – time worked, orientation, resources, etc and the Tour Manager (for direction, mentoring, follow-up). Intern will work closely with small office administrative and intern team to help build the program.

Knowledge & Skills

Candidate should be capable of initiating and maintaining strong personal relationships. A high degree of organization and self-motivation is required. This person must quickly learn the products and the market.  The team works in a fast-paced environment that is project oriented and sales driven.

Prefer two responsible Junior-Senior’s in college working on a business degree (marketing preferred since this will be applicable experience) with technical aptitude.

Pay

• $200 per candidate

For further information on the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, please visit www.muralarts.org.

To Apply

Please complete the online application below. Deadline to apply: October 30th 2010. No phone calls please.