Northern Clay Center and Cox Insurance Summer 2011 Ceramics Intern/Mentorship 
**ONLY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS GRADUATING IN THE SPRING OF 2012 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE INTERNSHIPS.

LEARN BY DOING

Spend your summer working and learning at Northern Clay Center, an internationally renowned ceramic art center.  Thanks to generous support from Cox Insurance (Roseville, MN), NCC continues to offer a unique summer experience in clay for two qualified (and enthusiastic) high school graduates, completing school in the spring of 2012.

WHEN

Dates:
  • To take place between June and August 17, 2012
  • Hours: 15 – 20 hours per week for a total of 10 weeks; typically between 9 am and 4 pm, Monday through Friday

 

WHAT

Work
  • Education:    clay camp assistance and mentor to clay campers
  • Studio:          assist with firings and materials
Learn
  • Study with a professional ceramic artist and develop your own work

WHO

You must:
  • Be at least 18 years old by June 18, 2012
  • Have clay experience
  • Have worked with kids (or at least like them)
  • Be interested in working in a non-profit setting

HOW MUCH

  • $900 honorarium for the summer ($100/week @ 9 weeks)
  • Free firing and glazes
  • 10 hours total of tutorial from a professional ceramic artist OR a free summer clay class

INTERESTED?

Send a letter describing why you should be the 2012 NCC/Cox Insurance Summer Intern, along with the names and contact information of two professional references

electronically to:
Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison, Education and Outreach Director at elizabethfgarrison@northernclaycenter.org

or by mail to:
Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison, Education and Outreach Director
Northern Clay Center
2424 Franklin Avenue East
Minneapolis, MN 55406

For more information about this opportunity, contact Elizabeth at 612.339.8007 x 313 or elizabethfgarrison@northernclaycenter.org. For general information about Northern Clay Center, visit our website at www.northernclaycenter.org.