(2020) Introduction: What's this Blog All About?

By: April Heding (Program Manager)

Thank you for stopping by our blog! Nearly all of this blog's content will be authored by our wonderful Arts Interns with the exception of periodic update posts from me. The interns' posts will be in response to the following prompts:

• A Day in the Life of...: If there was a fly on the wall watching you go about a typical day in your internship, what would they see or hear? 
• Career Interview: Please interview someone in the arts or in an arts-related career about their career journey. 
• Biggest Takeaway: Think about your entire internship experience and respond to one or more of the following questions: 
• What was your biggest fear/challenge coming into your internship, and how did you overcome it?
• What do you feel has been your biggest improvement or achievement—personally, professionally, or artistically—since you started your internship?
• How has this opportunity influenced your future endeavors as an artist, a student, or your career choice? How and/or why?

To get a sense of what the thirty-five (35) Arts Interns are up to this summer, below are some of the internship position descriptions. In total, ten (10) organizations are serving as intern hosts/employers: Artists Working in Education, Casa Romero, Lead2Change, Lynden Sculpture Garden, TBEY Art Center, TRUE Skool, UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Walnut Way, and Woodland Pattern Book Center. 

Artists Working in Education: Artist as Community Leader Intern

Help create and facilitate digital programming for youth across Milwaukee as well as public art pieces out in the community. Participate in AWE’s Rising Artists Council by making art, producing blog posts, and developing an online gallery show while conceptualizing your personal brand.

Lead2Change: Video & Film Editor

Under the direction of a skilled Video and Film Editor, students with a demonstrated interest in video and film editing will learn different techniques used in this profession. With this skill set, students will film and edit all Lead2Change, Inc. summer internships. They will use this footage to create videos that will be showcased at the year-end celebration. Students may also be contracted by outside organizations to create promotional content for them. 

TRUE Skool: Creative Team Project Member 

Creative Team Project Member will be part of a crew of 4-5 other artists working with a project partner to solve a problem creatively. This could include product design, advertising, performance or visual arts. In addition, they will complete a professional portfolio and work 4 summer events.

Walker's Point Center for the Arts: Practicing Studio and Arts Education Assistant Intern

Interns will serve as educational assistants in the Art Education department during the duration of the Youth Summer Art Camp. Additionally, 28 hours of studio time on Mondays will be dedicated to produce a collaborative digital body of work which will be exhibited at WPCA during the 8th Annual Youth Art Exhibition. Interns will be supervised and mentored by WPCA staff and visual artists. This internship is a hybrid of onsite and virtual participation.

Woodland Pattern Book Center: Literary Arts Program Assistant

The Literary Arts Program Assistant will work alongside the Education Director and assist in all aspects of planning, executing, and recording programming activities for Woodland Pattern’s (virtual) Poetry Camp and Summer programs. This includes, but is not limited to, lesson planning, materials preparation, reporting daily activities, and mentoring students of all ages and backgrounds.

Click here to learn more about Milwaukee Recreation's Arts Internship Program or sign up for our mailing list. 

Happy reading!