Gallery 1957 is a contemporary art gallery with spaces across Accra, Ghana and London, UK. It dedicates its programme to spearheading international exchanges between art practices from these communities and the rest of the world, presenting artists who interrogate concepts of belonging and identity, cultural exchange, and social history beyond Western narratives.
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With the launch of Gallery 1957’s Internship Programme, the gallery seeks two energetic and competent interns with strong interests in contemporary art interested on how to assist with daily operations and understudying the co-ordinators and managers at the various departments in Gallery 1957, Accra, Ghana.
Date and Term: The internship will commence in January 2024. The placement will be for a fixed period of 3 months which would entail interns understudying and assisting each department in the gallery at the end of which future opportunities may be discussed.
Reports to: Gallery interns are supervised by and report to the communications manager and the residency assistant.
Duties
Primary responsibilities include:
- Assist the daily operations of the gallery with the residency assistant.
- Assist gallery manager with art fair applications.
- Support residency assistant with budgets and cost for artists-in-residence.
- Assist communications manager with drafting social media posts and monitoring of all social media accounts.
- Assist in daily monitoring of the gallery’s info@gallery1957.com account.
- Support with Gallery exhibition openings and special events.
As part of the final month, the intern is required to write a report based on knowledge gained and submit it before the last week of his/her internship.
Hours of work: Normal hours of work will be from 11:00 to 19:00 Tuesday to Saturday. The intern will be entitled to take 45 minutes for a lunch break. Intern may also be required to work additional hours from time to time.
Qualifications and Skills
- Minimum of a diploma in Art History, Arts Management, or related field strongly preferred.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Good organisational skills and detail driven.
- Must be a great team player, fast learner, and trustworthy person.
- Ability to multi-task and manage time properly.
- Strong knowledge on the use of social media and graphic design applications including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Canva.
- Must be computer literate and will be trained on the use of Artlogic and Dropbox.
- Ability and interest in maintaining a thorough understanding of the gallery’s plan, mission and vision.
The successful candidates will understudy the coordinators and managers at the various departments in Gallery 1957.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Interested and suitable candidates should send their CV’s to tatyana@gallery1957.com.
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