Earth Celebrations is a non-profit organization, founded in 1991, applying the arts to engage our Lower East Side community to address, mobilize action and develop solutions to local environmental and climate challenges.
We are currently working on our Ecological City: Art & Climate Solutions Action Project, engaging our Lower East Side community through the arts on climate solution initiatives to mitigate flooding, run-off, carbon pollution and the consequences of consequences of climate change throughout the network of community gardens, neighborhood and East River Park waterfront.
Organization Website: https://www.earthcelebrations.com
Organization Address: 638 E 6th Street, New York NY 10009
Contact Name: Felicia Young
Contact Phone: (347) 752-0854
Contact Email: felicia@earthcelebrations.com
INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
Dates of Internship: February 1 or 15 – May 11
Industry: Arts/Arts Management, Communications, Community Development, Environment/Sustainability, Fundraising/Event Management, Graphic Design, Media/Video Production, Photography and Media, Social Media, Urban Design
Keywords: climate, sustainability, community arts, environmental action, creative placemaking, community theater
Preferred Academic Level: Undergraduate
Description of Internship:
Earth Celebrations internship offers students an opportunity to apply their interests and skills working on our Ecological City: Art & Climate Solutions Action Project on the Lower East Side of New York City.
Ecological City: Art & Climate Solutions Action Project engages our Lower East Side community on climate solution initiatives to mitigate flooding, run-off, carbon pollution and the consequences of consequences of climate change throughout the network of community gardens, neighborhood, and East River Park waterfront. Through the collaborative art process and art & climate solutions workshops, the community is engaged to co-create a theatrical pageant (multi-site procession) featuring visual art, and performances of dance, music, theater and poetry to explore and celebrate local climate challenges and solutions embedded throughout the community gardens, neighborhood and waterfront.
This is a great opportunity for students of environmental/urban studies, collaborative community-based arts/theater and sustainable design. We also offer specific skill-based internship positions for video/photography, social media, graphic/web design, production logistics, educational arts workshops, environmental/urban planning research and community outreach. We have also provided class credit internships.
Desired Skills:
Video (documentation & editing)/photography, social media, graphic/web design (WordPress), production logistics, educational arts workshops, environmental/urban planning research and community outreach.
Useful foreign languages: Mandarin and Spanish
Other Requirements: Commitment to minimum 4 hours per week.
