DACTYL FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP/VOLUNTEER PROGRAM:
Internships are available year round. One month or longer. The position is unpaid, but internships can be applied towards school credit, if your college or university has such a program. Volunteers are welcome at any time. Please see our calendar for a complete listing of upcoming events.
Now Accepting Applications
Please copy and paste questionaire into an email and send to intern@dactyl.org
1. E-mail address:
2. Name and age.
3. Address
4. Permanent Address (if different)
5. Telephone
6. Currently enrolled in school? If so, where? and in what program?
8. Will you be earning school credit for your internship?
9. When are you available to work for Dactyl Foundation?
Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring?
10. What would be your first available start date?
11. Interns gernerally work 2 days per week Tuesday-Saturday
from 11-6 pm, plus special events. Tell us the days you are available.
You may list more than two.
12. Please tell us the kind of work you are interested in. Read descriptions below and enter as many categories as you like.
13. (optional) include a self portrait.
Gallery Attendant: Greet visitors at the front door of our ground floor galley and answer telephones.
Event Planning: Develop mailing list. Print invitations and prepare mailing. Write and send press releases. Send information to the "event listing" sections of various publications.
Event Hosting: Stock beverages and other kitchen supplies. Arrange seating and lighting. Serve beverages. Operate video camera. Occasional Hours 6-9pm
Office Management: Work with computer, Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), and Adobe Photoshop. Update mailing list and website. Light typing, filing and mail sorting.
Assistant to Neil Grayson: Evaluate submissions. Visit area exhibitions. Work with artists in preparation for exhibitions. Assist in hanging works, preparing walls and setting up lighting. Photograph and video artists.
Assistant to Victoria N. Alexander: Assist in fundraising and grant-writing activities. Proofread proposals and conduct research. Plan literary and science and art events.
Work from Home Public relations work and website development from home using email and Internet.
Please tell us about your interests, experience, and areas of study.
