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Visual Arts Center Curatorial Internship – Fall 2021 & Spring 2022

OVERVIEW

The Visual Arts Center (VAC) is a 13,000 square-foot gallery situated in the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. Our mission is to provide a platform for artists, curators, and educators to experiment, test ideas, and take risks. Through our exhibitions and public programs, we aim to spark generative conversations about art and contemporary society. We believe art has the potential to unite, inform, and inspire us to take action toward creating a more just world. The VAC is always free and open to the public.

The Curatorial Intern is supervised by the VAC Director and will work closely with the entire VAC team, and specifically the Director, Gallery Manager, Chief Preparator, and Curatorial Fellow. Primary responsibilities include assisting with upcoming exhibitions, public programs, and development initiatives. This includes research for Spring 2022 exhibitions and a large group exhibition slated to open in Fall 2022. The Curatorial Intern will work with the Director and the VAC Gallery Manager on public programming for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022, including artist talks, conversations and other forms of programming. The Curatorial Intern will assist the Director with development research, including foundation and donor research, creating Excel spreadsheets, maintaining correspondence with donors, assisting with development programming in-person and online.

The Curatorial Internship is a 10 – 15 hour per week position starting Sept 13, 2021 and ending May 31, 2022. Some work can be performed remotely.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assist the Director with research for upcoming exhibitions at the VAC, such as creating artist files for each artist; supporting artist in residence research at UT; assisting with other organizational tasks.
  • Research related to upcoming exhibitions and create electronic research files for this material.
  • Compile high resolution images and image captions for artist files to be used for VAC website and press purposes.
  • Draft exhibition-related texts in consultation with Director and Gallery Manager.
  • Support Director and Gallery Manager with organization and logistics for public programs, including: correspondence, descriptive texts, tech needs, and marketing efforts.
  • Assist Director with development-related research.
  • Work with Communications Director on interdepartmental communications and social media campaigns.
  • Maintain weekly office hours and meet with VAC staff on Zoom or in-person as needed throughout the course of the internship.
  • Maintain weekly gallery hours (as needed).

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

  • Microsoft Office Suite; Adobe Office Suite; knowledge of contemporary art; excellent communication skills; organized; enthusiastic; enjoys working with others in a collaborative and creative atmosphere.

COMPENSATION

The Curatorial Intern will receive $1000 per semester, $2000 for the academic year.

TO APPLY, PLEASE SEND:

Cover letter

Resume

Recent writing sample (10 pages maximum)

Submit via email as a PDF to info@utvac.org

Deadline to apply: August 6, 2021

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Volunteer with the C.D. Doyle Clinic – Fall 2021

 

Who We Are

The C.D. Doyle Clinic is a student-run, free clinic supported by Dell Medical School that operates on Sunday from 2:00 – 4:00 PM at the Trinity Center in Downtown Austin. C.D. Doyle has an open door policy that provides services to any individual regardless of insurance, ID, or residency status.  Our mission is to help all patients, regardless of their circumstances. C.D. Doyle Clinic is staffed by volunteer physicians, medical students, nurse practitioners, and pre-health undergraduate volunteers.

While the clinic strives to serve individuals who do not have insurance, we are also happy to see patients who have insurance! Upcoming clinic dates are here, and services offered are listed here.

Fall 2021 Undergraduate Application Cycle

Thank you so much for your patience as we have navigated changes to our clinic as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is with great joy that we announce the opening of our 2021 Fall Undergraduate Application Cycle.

The application is currently open and will close on August 15th, 2021 at 11:59pm. No late submissions will be accepted. Information about interviews will be provided to select candidates at the end of August. Any current undergraduate students, as well as post baccalaureate students may apply.

To learn more and to apply, please visit our the Undergraduate Opportunities page of our website.

If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to Priyanka Ranchod at cddoylevolunteer@gmail.com. Thank you so much for your interest in the C.D. Doyle Clinic.

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UT Resource Recovery Internships – Fall 2021

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About UT Resource Recovery:

Resource Recovery is a department within UT Facilities Services that encompasses both Zero Waste and Surplus Properties. Resource Recovery is tasked with improving sustainability at UT, specifically with regards to reaching our Zero Waste goal to divert 90% of all materials from the landfill. Major diversion strategies include source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. As a result, we have the opportunity to partner and observe material processes across campus.

Internship Program:

You would be a member of Resource Recovery’s Student Internship Program. All of our student interns meet weekly as a team to share and learn and create synergy across our work. In addition to assisting with outreach and education events, each Team Member will participate in hands-on waste audits, gaining opportunity to assess campus buildings’ trash and recycling to identify opportunities to improve outreach and education programming. Additionally, Team Members will join a specific Project Team within Resource Recovery’s umbrella of work. See what our project teams have been up to on our Instagram. Team members are not expected to have any sustainability background – only interest in learning!

Please click on the position titles below to learn more about each position and to apply!

Internship Positions:

Resource Recovery Team Member – Social Media & Outreach

This position is focused on developing social media content and outreach opportunities to promote various zero waste programming on campus, including sharing successes from our Zero Waste Events and Zero Waste Workplace project teams. You will learn best practices in community engagement by developing content for and monitoring the Resource Recovery Facebook and Instagram accounts, as well as plan and execute outreach events for national and independent campaigns.

Resource Recovery Team Member – Zero Waste

Anticipated Project Teams for 2021-2022 include:
  • Zero Waste Workplace: Learn best practices behind implementing successful behavior-change programs, modify infrastructure, and work with building occupants to achieve zero waste goals. Assist with the rollout of campus-wide composting programs.
  • Zero Waste Events: Learn best practices and develop resources for reducing the amount of trash created at campus events. Consult with faculty or staff event planners before the event to provide guidance and attend events to provide support.

Zero Waste Hero Engagement & Outreach Lead

Zero Waste Hero is a certification program for students that seeks to educate the UT Austin community on waste diversion and proper sorting and create a zero waste community through on-campus participation. The program is a collaboration between Resource Recovery and University Housing and Dining, and this position is funded by the UT Green Fund.

As we complete a program redesign and expansion, we are looking for a passionate student to invoke excitement and recruit students for the Zero Waste Hero program re-launch in Spring 2022. Essential functions of the Engagement & Outreach Lead include:
  • Create advertising & promotion plan for certification launch
  • Plan & execute tabling events to highlight program goals and encourage recruitment
  • Develop community building opportunities & events for participants
  • Design & prepare for distribution of achievement items and promotional materials

Zero Waste Hero Curriculum Development Lead

Zero Waste Hero is a certification program for students that seeks to educate the UT Austin community on waste diversion and proper sorting and create a zero waste community through on-campus participation. The program is a collaboration between Resource Recovery and University Housing and Dining, and this position is funded by the UT Green Fund.

This position will spearhead the remaining redesign and expansion of Zero Waste Hero to prepare for our re-launch in Spring 2022. Essential functions of the Curriculum Development Lead include:

  • Develop & write content for course modules, including researching external articles and videos
  • Collaborate with relevant professors, staff, and student organizations to prepare pre-recorded content for course modules
  • Work with partners and student organizations to create and consolidate UT volunteer opportunities for ZWH participants
  • Set up back end of Canvas course

Resource Recovery Team Member – UT Surplus Reuse Store (Thursday) & Resource Recovery Team Member – UT Surplus Reuse Store (Saturday)

You would be a member of the Reuse Store team. This project supports Surplus Property in selling no longer used materials to the general public through a retail store. Students lead preparation of sales items for the store as well as store operation. Additionally, students will work on special projects such as event planning, student outreach, attendance analysis, waste audits, and more. This position will be based at the Pickle Research Campus (10100 Burnet Road), accessible by CapMetro bus (free with UT ID).