ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INTERNSHIPS

ARCH Development Corporation (ADC) is a twenty year old 501[c] [3] not-for-profit community based organization that believes arts and the creative economy can be employed as part of a comprehensive, synergistic approach to community revitalization in the Anacostia community of Washington, DC. Founded in 1991, the organization began providing small scale neighborhood and business development. In 2004, the Board developed a strategic plan that lead to a change in focus. ADC believes that, in collaboration with other community groups, arts and cultural activities will not only support the individual artist, but it will fuel economic growth while providing programming for residents that is currently unavailable ADC operates and runs programs out of several cultural facilities within the historic Anacostia corridor: Honfleur Gallery, The Gallery at Vivid Solutions, Vivid Solutions DC Print Lab, BlankSpace SE and the ARCH Artist in Residency Program. ADC is seeking interns for two of the above programs. HONFLEUR GALLERY INTERNSHIP: Honfleur Gallery is a state of the art, contemporary art space that runs a rigorous schedule of exhibitions ranging from socially thematic artworks to conceptual installations. A qualified intern must be reliable, organized, personable, and detail oriented. A professional manner with verbal and written communication skills are required, as the gallery intern is a first point of contact for visitors. Intern will work under the direction of the COO & supervision Honfleurs Creative Director. Responsibilities will include: maintaining and updating mailing lists, assisting with installations as needed, preparing mass mailings, preparing image files and submissions for review, assistance with exhibition openings and maintaining the ARCH Development Survey Program. Intern should be proficient in Microsoft suite. Experience with managing images files and graphic design a bonus. A weekly travel stipend will be offered. Hours to be agreed upon amicably but will generally fall within the range of Tuesday-Friday 12-5pm and Saturdays from 11-5pm. This is great opportunity to learn the day to day operations of a fine art gallery. THE GALLERY AT VIVID SOLUTIONS & VIVID SOLUTIONS DC PRINT LAB: The Gallery at Vivid Solutions specializes in photography and/or digitally based art or similar media. The space produces four exhibitions annually, two of which are part of a larger, community wide arts initiative, The East of the River Exhibitions and DC Fotoweek. The Vivid Solutions DC Print Lab is co-located with the gallery. Through the use of high-end, professional Epson printers and a new printing technique developed by Epson France called Digigraphie, Vivid Solutions offers fine art replications and high-end printing. Intern will work under the direction of the Creative Director and the supervision of the Director of Digital Productions. Responsibilities will include: maintaining and updating mailing lists, assisting with installations as needed, preparing mass mailings, preparing image files and submissions for review, assistance with exhibition openings and assisting the lab technicians as needed. A qualified intern must be reliable, organized, personable, and detail oriented. A professional manner with verbal and written communication skills are required, as the gallery intern is a first point of contact for visitors. A weekly travel stipend will be offered. Hours to be agreed upon ammicably but will generally fall within the range of Tuesday-Friday 12-5pm and Saturdays from 11-5pm. This is great opportunity to learn the day to day operations of a fine art print lab and the ins and outs of community based arts initiatives.

ARCH Development Corporation 1227 Good Hope Rd. SE Washington DC 20020 p) 202.580.5972 f) 202.889.5035 www.archdevelopment.org

ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INTERSNHIP APPLICATION

Send no more than a one page Letter of Interest along with the below application:

NAME:

CURRENT ADDRESS:

PHONE

EMAIL

CURRENT MAJOR

MINOR, if applicable

If you are an artist, please list any pertinent web presence (Websites, blogs, press):

What do you consider your most valuable asset? (please be brief, one and two word answers ok):

Are you familiar with the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington DC? If so, have you ever visited it? (again, please be brief):

Address Letters of Interest To: BEFORE DECEMBER 12th ARCH Development Corporation c/o Amy Cavanaugh Royce/ Internships 1227 Good Hope Rd. SE Washington, DC 20020 AFTER DECEMBER 12th ARCH Development Corporation c/o Beth Ferraro/ Internships 1227 Good Hope Rd. SE Washington, DC 20020

ARCH Development Corporation 1227 Good Hope Rd. SE Washington DC 20020 p) 202.580.5972 f) 202.889.5035 www.archdevelopment.org