Internship at Central Park Conservancy

Paid Summer Internships in
Outdoor Sculpture Conservation

The Central Park Conservancy with a grant from the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation is offering summer internships in outdoor sculpture
conservation.  The Central Park Conservancy is a private,
not-for-profit organization dedicated to the maintenance and
preservation of Central Park.  For more information look at the
Central Park Conservancy Website at
<URL:http://www.centralparknyc.org>

Interns will be involved in the hands-on examination, documentation,
preservation and conservation of the bronze and stone sculpture in
Central Park, New York City.  Duties and a listing of projects for
the summer 2010 are attached. Applicants must be graduate students
or recent graduates in historic preservation or objects
conservation. Applicants must possess a current United States issued
driver's license.

The internship period will be from Tuesday June 1 - Friday August 6,
2010 and will pay approximately $14 dollars per hour.  Those
interested should respond (preferably via email) with a cover letter
and C.V. or resume no later than April 23, 2010 to:

    Matthew C. Reiley
    Associate Director of
    Conservation and Preservation
    Central Park Conservancy
    The Arsenal, Central Park
    830 Fifth Avenue
    New York NY  10021
    Fax: 212 535 0448
    Mobile: 347 236 9461
    mreiley<-at->centralparknyc<.>org

This year's Kress Foundation Internship Program will run for ten
weeks, from June 1 - August 6, 2010. Work hours are from 7 AM to
3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Interns will be chosen from a
competitive pool of applicants to perform a wide variety of
preservation and conservation activities including the regular
maintenance of the Park's sculpture as well as select special
projects.  Associate Director of Preservation and Conservation,
Matthew C. Reiley and Conservation Technician, John Harrigan will
supervise the interns. Summer housing is available at Columbia
University.  Check availability at ch2124<-at->columbia<.>edu.

Regular Maintenance: The Kress interns are an integral part of our
continuing efforts to maintain the Park's fifty-one bronze and stone
monuments in pristine condition. Interns will be working in an urban
park setting and will be required to safely operate park vehicles
and machinery under supervision. Interns should be team players
physically capable of lifting heavy objects and working from a boom
lift and scaffolding. This summer the interns will conduct routine
maintenance on the collection, cleaning each piece with a non ionic
detergent and applying a sacrificial, carnauba-based wax coating to
protect the bronze.  They will also conduct condition assessments on
each of the monuments and document their findings.  Interns will
gain valuable knowledge about outdoor corrosion processes in an
urban environment and varieties and application of patina, finishes
and coatings, and restoration and conservation techniques by working
on a wide variety of sculptures of different ages, conditions and
conservation needs.

M.C.Reiley
Associate Director of Preservation and Conservation
Central Park Conservancy
79th Street Maintenance Yard
Central Park
New York, NY 10024
Mobile: 347-236-9461
Fax: 212-535 0448


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