Cell Project Space

Our next Application round will re-open this  summer 2023 to commence September 2023.

Deadline June 15th for interviews in July

Cell’s internship programme is tailored for a studying student to gain professional experience, offering a candidate hands-on work experience in exhibitions production, management and installation within a small not-for-profit arts organisation. The programme accesses multiple opportunities to engage in work-based practice, mentored by Cell’s small team, which facilitates exhibition and public programmes production in an art gallery context. This position is unpaid.

At Cell Project Space the team supports a learning culture and a willingness to share skills, knowledge, and expertise to work towards personal learning goals. Shadowing the team, whilst collaborating with both established and emerging practitioners, offers an insight into the production of new commissions and various exhibition formats, to build and support effective relationships with artists and to create new professional networks.

Eligibility
This programme is best suited and open to either a BA or an MA student, with a studio based practice in Fine Art, Media, Performance and/or Moving Image. The programme offers integrated hands-on professional practice whilst supporting their study and practice.

Programme Details
Cell’s internship is a minimum 3month placement with an option to continue for a further 3 months following a first term appraisal.

• You will be required to attend a 1-hour induction meeting on the week commencing January 16th 2023 at an agreed time on a working day 10am-6pm
• You will undertake a placement at the gallery 3 hours per week at an agreed time on a Saturday or Sunday
• You are expected to attend a maximum of 8 days of exhibition installation, with a paid lunch, shadowing and assisting the team throughout the exhibition installation and front of house during the exhibition opening events.

During the weekly placement at the gallery you will develop administrative experience, gaining skills in relation to exhibition research, marketing and events logistics. In the lead up to exhibition installation, and during the installation period, you will learn about production management, exhibition logistics and creating realistic and quality deliverables by shadowing the team and learning about how to build an exhibition. There are opportunities to gain first hand knowledge of every aspect of exhibition production from early planning stages of the exhibition to the final presentation in the gallery, including attention to detail with art handling and basic technicial skills. There are multiple opportunities to gain knowledge alongside the team and engage with dedicated work-based practical skills alongside artists, curators, gallery manager and technicians to realise an exhibition.

Cell Project Space is committed to equal opportunities. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse team. We are located on ground & first floor, which is wheelchair accessible for viewing exhibitions however the toilets on the ground floor are not classified as wheelchair accessible.

If you have any access requirements that you would like to discuss with us please email: Gallery Manager & Projects Curator: Jessie Krish: jessie[at]cellprojects.org

Please send your CV and covering letter to info[at]cellprojects.org telling us why you are interested in the programme.