Job Description
As part of our 25th Anniversary programming this year, The Power Plant's Curatorial Department requires a Media Intern for the Spring, Summer and/or Fall 2012 seasons. The Media Intern would be responsible for:
• organizing and consolidating our archive of video documentation of past public programs including lectures and performances
• organizing and consolidating our archive of exhibition photography
• oreparing web-ready video and image files and uploading video, image and other multimedia content to our website
Reporting to the Curator & Head of Programs and the Assistant Curator, the Media Intern would also be involved in the public presentation of our archives that will take place in a temporary "archive hub" to be designed by German architect/artist Markus Miessen, open during our Spring and Summer 2012 seasons.
Requirements and Timeframe
Internships are unpaid and are open to anyone with a serious interest in contemporary art. Preference is given to applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree within the visual arts, art history or the humanities.
We require a minimum of 1-2 days per week for 3 months, during office hours of 9AM – 5PM. Each season has an opening for one person: Spring runs March to May, Summer from June to August, and Fall from September to November.
How to Apply
Please send the following materials by email to
info@thepowerplant.org with the subject line "Curatorial Department – Media Internship."
• Letter outlining why you would like to intern at The Power Plant and your past experience working with digital media, websites and contemporary art. Include details of when you would seek to start/finish and your day-to-day availability.
• CV
• Contact information for two referees
Application Deadline
Friday, 3 February - Spring
Friday, 30 March - Summer
Friday, 1 June - Fall
The Power Plant
231 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON M5J 2G8
416.973.4949