Internship at Citywide Monuments Conservation Program, New York

Conservation Technician
Monuments Crew Internship
Citywide Monuments Conservation Program, New York
Summer 2011

The Citywide Monuments Conservation Program and New York City Parks
and Recreation, Art and Antiquities Department, seek qualified
candidates for the 2011 summer field season. These are 40 hour a
week paid internships, Monday through Friday beginning Tuesday, May
31 through Friday, August 12, 2011.

The Citywide Monuments Conservation Program conserves and maintains
public works of art throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
Program participants will gain knowledge of the breadth of the
public sculpture collection, its history and conservation needs. The
interns will carry out conservation and maintenance treatments on
public sculptures and monuments under the direction of experienced
monuments conservators. Participants will receive training in
photo-documentation, condition assessments, material analysis, and
report preparation.  In addition, interns will learn and perform
conservation treatment methods including repairing, cleaning,
patining, and coating bronze as well as cleaning stone, masonry
repair, mortar analysis, replication, repointing, and safety and
equipment procedures.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn outdoor sculpture
conservation with experienced conservators in an award-winning
program in New York City. The season will include bi-monthly visits
to a bronze foundry, stone quarry, and practicing conservators and
artists' studios, in addition to the daily hands-on work. More than
81 students have successfully participated during the last 14 years.
Students currently enrolled in graduate programs in objects
conservation, historic preservation, or fine art are strongly
encouraged to apply. Candidates must be able to work outdoors, be
comfortable in handling power tools and equipment, and not fear
heights, as projects often require work on scaffolding or in a lift.

Please email cover letter and resume by Tuesday, March 1, 2011 to:

    ArtandAntiquities<-a t->parks< . >nyc< . >gov
    Subject: Monuments Field Crew Internship 2011

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.

Sheena Brown
Deputy Director, Art and Antiquities
City of New York Parks and Recreation
The Arsenal, Room 20
830 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10065
212-360-8143
Fax: 212-360-1329


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