Education Department Summer Intern

The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) is the national repository for self-taught artistry and intuitive thinking. AVAM is dedicated to our Education Goals and inspiring visitors to seek their own creativity and recognize wonder in the world around them.

The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM)’s Education Department is a fast-paced environment that manages all visiting groups, on-site educational programming, docents and outreach programming. The Education Department at AVAM is seeking an undergraduate student to assist with the daily operations of the Department and special projects and events.

Reports directly to the Director of K-12 and Adult Education

Tasks will include following:

• Daily K-12 programming: prep, cleanup, and facilitation of K-12 student workshops

• Docent tours: lead tours for visiting groups of students of all ages

• Other educational programming: prep, cleanup, and Flicks from the Hill evening programming

• Lesson & program planning: research upcoming exhibition & write one lesson plan and program plan

The internship position will require approximately 15 hours a week which can be adjusted to best meet the student’s and the Department’s schedule. Start and end dates are flexible but will likely be mid-June through mid August. The pay is $17 per hour.