EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
for Youth
Community Art
Apprentice Position
Project runs: mostly in September and October
2013 with a few hours in August
Flexible/variable
hours: afternoons,
evenings, weekends
Remuneration: $15/hour for a total of 50 hours
over the course of the project.
Red
Dress Productions is proud to steward the creation of “Everyone. Everywhere.” A Mural Recognizing Personhood Before the Law.
Everyone. Everywhere. is an Arts Etobicoke community
engaged mural initiative in partnership with Amnesty International’s Project:
Urban Canvas, Creative Village Studio, and with the generous support of the
City of Toronto’s StreetART program.
One equity-seeking youth
will be hired as Community Art Apprentice to work directly with the lead
artists to create a safe and welcoming project environment, help maintain the
studio and mural site, and contribute to technical elements of mural
production.
Applicants don’t need any prior
experience, training, or education in community art or visual arts, but must be interested in community art, be
a reliable team member, and be prepared to learn and accept direction in an
applied learning environment. Additionally, applicants must:
· Be under 25 years of age;
· Have an ability to work with a
diversity of community members;
· Be interested in learning about
community engaged art, and particularly paint and mosaic mural;
· Be comfortable working
as part of a team;
· Have good work habits:
punctual, reliable, and conscientious;
TO APPLY:
Please submit an email
application to <reddressproductions@gmail.com> with the following attachments:
1) A brief letter of interest telling us why you’d like to work on this project
and what you hope to learn
2) Your resume, including the name and
phone number of two character or employment references
The subject line in your
email should be titled “Hiring Committee – Community Art Apprentice”. Emails
with a different subject line may be deleted accidentally without being
considered.
NO EMAIL OR TELEPHONE INQUIRIES PLEASE.
The application deadline is Monday, August 19 at 4 p.m.
Late applications will not be considered.
Red Dress Productions encourages applications from members of all equity
seeking groups. Short listed applicants will be invited to an interview on Wednesday
August 21, at 1pm. Unfortunately, we’re
unable to offer alternate interview dates; candidates must be available on August
21 from 1p.m. to 3p.m. in order to be
considered for the position.
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