Institute for Interns: Pedagogies of Art for Social Change
Duration: June 16, 2008 through July 19, 2008
Paid (Highly Competitive)

This cutting-edge internship program runs in tandem with our Summer Institute and is designed to give students the opportunity to explore innovative and communal ways to teach art and social justice in a holistic and culturally specific manner. Interns have the opportunity to participate in Summer Institute courses, work with the professional instructors and test run their creative ideas, aspirations and exercises with creative young people eager to make the world a more humane, just and creative place. The Institute for Interns will explore and deepen comprehension of integrated educative practices that use art as a platform for learning, expression and activism.

Applicants who are currently residing in the Twin Cities area are encouraged to attend a meeting about the internship and Summer Institute on March 31, 2008 at 6:00pm at Penumbra Theatre Company.

Oral History Project: Foundations for a Living Legacy
Duration: 3 week Projects; October 1, 2007 through July 31, 2008
Unpaid

Students interested in history, cultural studies, sociology, ethnography or anthropology will find that this internship is engaging and offers practical field experience. Students will conduct and transcribe interviews with the activist artists and community members who have supported Penumbra Theatre’s artistic and ethical responsibility to create powerful, provocative art for social change.

The Wilson Lab Oral History Project is designed to archive the personal, professional and anecdotal stories of the artists, activists, community members and scholars affiliated with Penumbra’s early aesthetic.

The Quilting Circle Oral History Project is designed to archive the stories of the textile artisans in local African American communities as alternative modes of cultural transmission and historical record keeping.

Rolling Admission
Application
Open to undergraduate students
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