LES community arts organization announcing internship opportunities in 2024-2025

– Internship:  Arts-in-Translation Intern

Founded by working artists in 2003 Mencius Society for the Arts is a community-based organization currently headquartered on the Lower East Side in New York City. Named in honor of the Chinese philosopher Mengzi (or ‘Mencius’) who believed in learning as key to social harmony, MSA is devoted to the advance and transmission of traditional/folk arts and social empowerment through creative communal engagement. Mencius Society for the Arts is an equal opportunity employer committed to the arts as a vehicle for social justice.  

The Mencius Arts-in-Translation Internship (Nov 2024-May 2025) offers a 7-month opportunity for performing and media arts students to participate in co-creative a multi-genre stage performance while learning the ins and outs of the day-to-day operation of a community-based arts center.

Eligibility Criteria 

·  Undergrad or graduate students in music, performing- and media- arts,  foreign language studies, translation & interpreting, non-profit arts administration and related fields

·  Proficiency in Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, or other major immigrant community language

·  Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with basic video editing

Scope of Responsibilities

·  Maintain multimedia/multilingual documentation of day-to-day arts engagement at MSA 

·  Organize and file program recordings including  data through video/photo recordings, participant-observation notes, and interview with participants. 

·  Assist with general operation when at the center: set up, opening, providing supplies, break down activity

·  Part-take in one public multi-genre stage performance engaging peers and seniors at the Mencius center

Terms & Compensation 

·  Schedule: Thu or Fr 3:00-6:00 pm, Sa or Su 10:00-2:00 pm or 2:00-6:00 pm

·  Total Stipend Up to: $6000

·  Renewal/Adjustment: Pending satisfactory completion, adjustable to PT staff position

Application Deadlines and Forms

Nov 1.  2024. Arts-in-Translation Internship

Julie H. Tay  鄭杏兒 

Distinguished Lecturer & Director

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CUNY Hunter College

Classical & Oriental Studies

695 Park Ave HW1403, New York NY 10065

For Emergency, Cell: 917-769-9570  (text preferred)

Email: jt3361@hunter.cuny.edu

Internship Opportunity in Community Arts
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