We are looking for a motivated and inspired individual who aspires to pursue a career in the contemporary art world. Our ideal candidate will have a background in fine art and/or graphic design, a general understanding of visual arts, along with a professional, personable, and poised demeanor. You will be asked to attend, facilitate and coordinate exhibition openings and programming events such as artist talks and walk throughs, in addition to helping maintain general gallery practices.

Candidates will get to work alongside sales staff and artists with an intimate view of daily gallery operations. Interns will be under the leadership and guidance of our Sales Associate and Director who will be walking them through the day-to-day activities of the gallery. They will also get to sit-on on weekly check-ins, what we call 'All Hands' where the entire team shares how operations on their end are going. The Sales Associate will always be on call to mentor the intern and when unavailable the Director will be there to mentor and answer all and any questions.

Internship Duties and Responsibilities

- Assist with daily gallery operations, including greeting all incoming visitors, clients, and press,

acting as an initial point of contact and passing along inquiries to sales staff

- Maintain overall appearance and tidiness of general gallery spaces, desk display, as well as

communal areas. Handle book sale transactions as needed. Relay supply orders when applicable.

- Update artwork locations through the oversight of gallery staff

- Provide administrative assistance to other internal departments as needed

- Support departmental and organization-wide openings, special events and programming

- Using gallery templates and existing files, update artist biographies, and press history to gallery

website and servers; format exhibition checklists, price lists and sales tools as needed

- Execute design-related and special projects as given by gallery staff and leadership

Qualifications

- Pursuant of a Bachelors or Masters degree at a university that accepts credit-based internships

- A background in art history, visual arts, design or a similar field is preferred

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Capacity to prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure

- Possess poise and professionalism to interact with varying levels of management and clientele

- Ability to work independently and within a collaborative team environment

Skills to be Gained

- Professional email writing and practices

- Organizational skills through use of Google Calendar and our inventory service Arternal

- Client facing relations; how to communicate with prospective collectors and gallery visitors

- Knowledge and use of Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically photoshop and indesign, in addition to Mailchimp and Artsy (all programs majority of major galleries use)

- Some art handling and installation experience

- Consignment and Contract writing skills

Palo Gallery is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants

regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship,

marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, Veteran status, or any other legally protected

status.

Compensation

N/A

Application Instructions / Public Contact Information

Please email your resume and cover letter to info@paloagllery.net.

Application Deadline
10/23/2024

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