ArtWorks is hiring for two very different programs this fall. Please carefully read both descriptions to see if you qualify.
If you are eligible and interested in applying please email Jenna Smith (jenna.smith@stlartworks.org) for an application. In your email please state which program you will be applying to.
PROGRAM 1: Creative Futures – Year Round Program
Fall Program Description: Apprentices will work with professional artists to design and produce a marketable product by recycling donated materials from riverside businesses. Riverfront solid waste materials will be recycled into a valued product that will be for sale through ArtWorks’ website and other venues.
- 12 week program (beginning week of September 20th)
- Meets two days per week for 2.5 hours each
- Earn weekly stipend of $30 (paid bi-weekly)
Requirements to Apply:
- Junior or Senior
- Meet WIA income requirements (must show proof of income level)
- City resident (preference may be given to youth from one of the following zip codes 63115, 63113, 63107, 63106, 63103, 63108, 63105 due to funding restraints)
- Commit to working for ArtWorks throughout the 2010-2011 Fall, Spring and Summer programs.
- Spring Program Description (12 weeks): Photography, creative writing, and oral history interviewing. Each teen will be paired with an older resident of the community to interview and photograph. They will interview their partner about his/her life in the neighborhood and use that as the basis for a creative writing piece; the teens will also create a photographic portrait of the older resident. Each teen will also create self portraits using photography and creative writing; a book of these written and photographic portraits will be printed and sold.
Application Process:
- Submit this application by September 1st
- Based on eligibility, interviews will take place September 8th
- Week of September 13th: Accepted participants take TABE test
- Week of September 20th: Start of program
PROGRAM 2: Fall 2010 – Pre-Professional Animation/Graphic Design Discipline
Program Description: St Louis ArtWorks has partnered with the St Louis Community College (SLCC) to offer apprentices dual enrollment. Upon successful completion of the 12 week program you will not only earn a stipend, but will have also earned three college credits (value of $250) towards your post-high school education. The course focuses on generating graphics that can be utilized within the context of the Internet. Topics will include use of graphics at the appropriate times, performance issues, button creation, animated graphics, and multimedia tools. The software tools used in this class will be Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Macromedia Flash CS4.
- 12 week program (beginning week of September 20th)
- Meets two days per week for 2.5 hours each
- Earn weekly stipend of $30 (paid bi-weekly)
- Will receive Community College ID and email account
Requirements to Apply:
- 3.0 GPA
- Junior or Senior
- Able to pass the Community College’s standard reading test for enrollment
Application Process:
- Submit this application by August 27th
- Participants to be Interviewed and SLCC standard reading test to be administered
- Accepted applicants: Week of August 16th finalize enrollment with SLCC
- Week of September 20th: Start of program
