Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead Interactive Art Exhibition and Art Camp
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2018
Nowhere else in the entire state of Florida will any other art camp provide the exciting internship opportunities like those available this summer at Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, Florida, during Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead Interactive Art Exhibition and Art Camp . ArtCampers will work in traditional media like clay, paint, and Papier Mache while at the School of Art, but in the gallery they will create 2D and 3D art projects incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. The S. Kent Rockwell Foundation funded a new computer lab using software designed for children by Fab@School Maker Studio (a Peter H. Reynolds company) with help from the Smithsonian, MIT, and Virginia Tech. Five Caldecott Award Winning children’s author/illustrators are exhibiting 100 original paintings from their best-selling books in the main gallery where the young and young-at-heart will get cozy with the books they love and the beautiful artwork that fills them. Included in this interactive exhibition are, Mary GrandPre (illustrator, Harry Potter), Betsy Lewin (illustrator, Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type), Ted Lewin (illustrator, Pepe the Lamplighter), James Ransome (illustrator, Before She Was Harriet), Judy Schachner (author/illustrator, Skippy Jon Jones). Interns will have the opportunity to meet one or more of these icons in the children’s publishing industry.
The Lighthouse ArtCenter is a 501 c (3) nonprofit that has provided uninterrupted arts and cultural programming in the heart of Tequesta for 54 years. The gallery boasts 3,500 square feet of exhibition space where annually over 20,000 guests visit eleven art shows (some of national significance)that are locally produced and curated. The School of Art features 45 faculty members who teach over 2,500 adult students and 700 children (ages 6-12). Seventeen master artists lead workshops throughout the year and the Plein Air Festival is considered one of the best in the entire country. Outreach programs serve seniors as well as children and families who are underserved and economically challenged. Scholarships are available at need.
FAU Student Interns to be considered should be focused on one or more of the following: education, art, graphic design, psychology, computers. The opportunity is unpaid and the ArtCamp is from 8:30 AM - 4 PM and runs for 9 weeks from June 4th - August 11th (and will be closed the week of July 4th). Students will be expected to provide their own reliable transportation. For those interested in applying, please submit a resume, cover letter, and letter of recommendation to Holly Gizzi, Director of Education, Lighthouse ArtCenter School of Art at holly@lighthousearts.org; 561-748-8737.