Los Angeles, CA 90031
The School of Performing and Visual Arts (SPVA) intern will serve in support to the SPVA staff and instructors, aiding in a range of duties from clerical to programmatic. The intern will help with class set up and operations as needed, working with artist instructors. The intern will work with parents in coordinating our communication with them. The student will work with staff on planning, events and in scheduling. The specific and primary role of the SPVA intern will be to support the Summer Art Camp Program, a summer creative day camp for those young people in the community who come from families who would otherwise not be able to send their child or pay for a summer camp. Our core population is 90% at or below the federal poverty line. Our intern will assist in creating activities and planning events to share the creativity of the students with their parents and families, as well as documenting the work created in camp and helping organize both a final performance and a modest exhibition of work at program end.
Day-to-day activities include necessary clerical duties in each of the areas of the intern, support in organizing materials needed for task, conducting an inventory of supplies, and tracking materials. Intern will report to their supervisor and maintain a work plan and schedule, and participate in staff meetings, meetings with instructors or guest artists, and any and all planning meetings pertaining to their area of work assignments.
Given that our core demographic is over 90% Latino, bilingual Spanish English preferred. Not required but a plus is familiarity with computer skills and applications, as well as some interest in arts and culture.
Plaza de la Raza is an arts and cultural center located in Lincoln Heights that has been producing and presenting artists in all disciplines for over 55 years. Additionally, the School of Performing and Visual Arts provides arts and cultural training, as well as opportunities in all disciplines, including Latino folk arts and practices, to thousands of local children each year.
Please send a resume with a brief cover letter to Maria Jimenez-Torres, Executive Director, Plaza de la Raza, 3540 N. Mission Road, Los Angeles 90031. Or you can forward your cover letter and resume to maria.jimenez@plazadelaraza.org