The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) is an alternative gallery space in Santa Ana, presenting exhibitions of contemporary art, along with concerts, performances, art classes, symposiums, and publications. The independent artists who operate OCCCA are fond of unfettered experimentation, unafraid of grappling with difficult issues.
Gallery Intern positions:
Available January 3,2024-March 24, 2024 or March 27,2024-June 7,2024
Deadline to apply:
November 30, 2023 for Winter Quarter 2024 February 24, 2024 for Spring Quarter 2024
Time Commitment:
The 60 hours are flexible, but most activities are Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12 noon- 5pm Art openings are first Saturday of the month 6-10 pm.
Occasional opportunities to fulfill hours at other times.
Qualifications:
Interns should have writing skills and computer skills including Microsoft office: Word and Excel. Graphic design knowledge or Adobe Photoshop would be nice, but not required. An interest in greeting the public visitors to the gallery is a must.
Internship Responsibilities:
Interns will learn about planning exhibitions, promotion, marketing, graphic design, installation, curation, exhibition design, grants, sales, meeting artists, assisting with tours, helping with art education workshops, and greeting guests in the gallery with opportunities to discuss how current art work relates to the history of art. There will be an opportunity to assist with cataloging the history of artists and exhibitions of OCCCA for a future publication and exhibition covering the period of 1980-2025.
Interns will shadow and work with one or more of the gallery artists when they are at the gallery.
Interns must sign a liability waiver and provide their own insurance.
Application:
To apply or for further information, contact: Robin Repp
Secretary, OCCCA
714-743-9760
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art 117 N. Sycamore St.
Santa Ana, Ca. 92701
714-667-1517
Info.occca@gmail.com
Stipend:
UCI undergraduates doing art history related internships for at least 60 hours per quarter are eligible for a $1,100 internship stipend per quarter. To apply for the stipend, please contact Ethan Robey (robeye@uci.edu) or Kimmy Bao (kimmybao@uci.edu).