Diverse Internship OPPS in Chicago

Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center located at 1957 S. Spaulding Ave. corner of 21st, just 2 short blocks west of Kedzie stop on pink line has the following intern opportunities available for reliable, punctual, committed candidates now! Persons must be willing to work hard and do their best.
Great to build your skills, and build your resume! Only serious may apply.

Intern positions:

Volunteer Coordinator/s
Volunteer coordinator/s is responsible for general management of volunteer operations, making sure volunteers are aware of their duties as well as when and how to perform them.
Duties:
Supervises volunteers as requested * set up & assist with volunteer orientations and training as requested
Manages volunteer schedules * Available to answer questions and resolve issues that volunteers may have
Serves as a "go-to" person for interested volunteers with CUARC * Keeps track of volunteers and their activity status as CUARC
Ensures that volunteers are placed in the correct project initiatives or committees based on their interests, if applicable
Recruit volunteers via online websites, in-person outreach "gigs", and more! * In charge of volunteer thank yous!

Executive Administrative Coordinator (s)
Assists Executive Director in daily operations of CUARC, including answering phones and emails,
organizing office and paper work, help as requested. Will represent CUARC at community mtgs.

Event/Fundraising Coordinator/s -- create, plan, and organize fundraiser event -- Fashion Fundraiser planned for September.
This will be 3rd year we have had a fashion show fundraiser. We know where it will be, have to set a date, contact site to reserve a date.
Theme- invite various youth & youth groups to create their fashions and model their fashions. Get it all set up before end of summer.
Fundraiser will benefit CUARC free programming. Involves a great deal of publicity, coordination, & getting donations & volunteers involved!

Property Search, Acquisition, and Follow Up-to-date-
Locate (take suggestions) find out who owns the property, find out if we can get the vacant lots for the Peace Parks Project;
and locate storefronts in this area (prefer within walking distance) for art gallery & art studio CUARC programs. Some may be owned
by city and some may be owned by private individuals. Would like to have them long term. Write up a detailed narrative about benefits
to individuals who donate property to non-profits. Also document with address, longitude/latitude and photos of North Lawndale public
art such as sculptures, murals to submit to Public art of Chicago project. Keep records of all this at CUARC.

DOCUMENT by Photograph and videotape -- Locate people who can (or do it yourself if qualified) produce high quality photographs of artwork, as well as attend events and programming to document activities via photographs and video. Makes sure that videos and photos are kept
in accessible formats and are readily available when needed. Get photos and video on our website and on our facebook page. Plus, make sure images are used in all our publicity such as event pages, websites, fb, and on fliers. Create fliers, etc.

Supplies Manager/s -- constantly look for places where supplies (art, office, materials for re-purposing, cleaning and other supplies) might be donated or obtained for discount prices. Keep a consistent follow up schedule with these places and individuals. Need materials to create assemblage sculptures for Peace Parks and landscaping supplies for the Peace Parks. Places like Craigslist often have great materials to give
away if you can line people up to pick the material up. Keep looking for people who need community service hours to help with this. (often
need a vehicle) There are several organizations that collect donations to give away to non-profits. Some are art related, some are not.

Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator/s
Reach Out to families, children, parents, individuals, organizations, churches, businesses in the neighborhood to inform them re: what
CUARC is about, our mission, our programs & projects. Ask what they would like to do, encourage them to attend activities, and to volunteer.
Visit people door to door within 3 blocks in each direction. Distribute fliers door to door and to churches and businesses. Also post some on poles.
Engage businesses in a sponsorship program. We need people to know who we are, what we do, have them use our services, and support us.

Art Gallery Program Coordinator/s
Assist with art gallery program for under-represented artists & educating average people in art appreciation. Answer inquiries, recruit artists for upcoming shows, package/return art, communicate w/artists, plan & host art receptions, etc. Get people to art show events.

Program Participation Coordinator/s
Get the word out about programming (art receptions, art classes, gardening, PPP, HSWT, school programming, on-site art studio program, etc.) place ads & announcements, mailers, answer inquiries, etc.- goal to increase attendance at events & activities!

Website Coordinator/s
Update the website, keep it current, communicate with everyone including Asha Frazier (our board member), website company.
Get new info. to go on the website: website info. update and change old info, develop a hard copy and online file re: website info. for next person!
Get plenty of images on website.

To apply send a letter introducing yourself with your qualifications. Also answer the following questions.
Internships at CUARC (1957 S. Spaulding Kedzie stop on pink line)

Spring/Summer/Fall Internships are available for students and other volunteers for the right candidates at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center. We are located in a real Chicago neighborhood and looking for adventurous interns who want a real life experience doing important work for our non-profit organization! We are making connections between art, activism, social justice issues, community work.
The interns chosen will be expected to take on staff positions, be extremely reliable, work hard, be punctual, have excellent attendance, believe in what they do, achieve goals, and participate in publicizing our mission, programming, and projects. Some of the staff positions are: Executive Assistant Coordinator, Assistant Volunteer Coordinator, Acting Board Secretary, and a number of Assistant Project Coordinators.
10-30 hours per week unpaid.
For those who are interested in applying, the first step is to visit our website www.urbanartretreat.com and our Facebook page, read about us; and send us via email a letter about yourself, who are you, where are you from, why you want to intern with CUARC, and when you would be available for an interview (plus when would you be ready to begin and finish your internship).

Here are some questions for you to answer:

1. How would you support yourself during your internship?
2. Where would you be living?
3. How many hours per week would you be able to work?
4. Can you work on weekends?
5. Do you enjoy working independently? Do you require lots of direction/supervision?
6. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being always on time) rate your punctuality.
7. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being always dependable) rate your dependability.
8. Describe how to get the word out locally about a project you would be working on.
9. How would you go about getting people to help you with a project?
10. Describe 3 occasions when you were in an unfamiliar situation where someone else
might have been afraid and freaked out, but you controlled your fear or insecurity, kept
your cool, and proceeded to continue with what you needed to do.
11. How have you tackled the issue of the "other" and stopped seeing people who are
different from you as un-relate-able?
12. Tell about a time you heard someone tell a racist joke or make a homophobic slur
and how you handled it.
13. Describe your computer skills.

Please take your time responding.
I will be looking at your answers,
your grammar, and your writing skills.

Dianna C. Long, Executive Director, and staff supervisor