Northern Clay Center's Summer Clay Camp Assistant Internships  

LEARN BY DOING

One of the biggest ways to get involved with NCC is through our Clay Camp Assistant program, which offers over 40 teaching assistant positions to high school and college ceramics enthusiasts. Clay Camp Assistants gain valuable teaching and classroom skills by partnering with our experienced teaching artists to lead children and teens through a variety of clay projects. Spend your summer working and learning at Northern Clay Center, an internationally renowned ceramic art center!

WHEN

  • Dates:  To take place between June 18 and August 20, 2012
  • Hours:  15 – 20 hours per week; typically between 9 am and 4 pm Monday through Friday

WHAT

  • Assisting NCC’s teaching artists during summer clay camps
  • Preparing materials, helping with demonstrations, cleaning up, and, most importantly, working directly with kids ages six to sixteen.

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)
  • Have other real world experience


REWARDS

  • These are volunteer internships
  • If you assist with 5+ camps, NCC will offer you a free summer adult class in exchange for your efforts (first-come, first-serve)
  • A “foot in the door” at an internationally recognized ceramic art center
  • Potential to teach for pay during the 2013 clay camp season

INTERESTED?

Send a resume and cover letter outlining your clay and teaching experience, along with 5 images of current ceramic work to the address below. Images may come as digital files through email or CD; please do not send printed images. We will review applications and contact qualified applicants beginning in April 2012. There is no deadline for this application, however earlier applicants will have a better choice of camps to work with. As of April 2, there are still many openings. Please send your application materials to:

Dustin Yager, Education Manager
Northern Clay Center
2424 Franklin Avenue East
Minneapolis, MN 55406
dustinyager@northernclaycenter.org
612.339.8007 x 314

For more information about Northern Clay Center, visit our website at www.northernclaycenter.org or call 612.339.8007.