Facilitating peer mentoring groups, critiques and events online
A case study by 12ø and collaborators on running crit events online, based on their recent collaboration with Artquest This slideshow requires JavaScript. We are 12ø, a collective based in London, mot… Continue Reading Facilitating peer mentoring groups, critiques and events online
Internships good practice case study: AWP Internships 2012
The Artquest & Widening Participation (AWP) Internships programme was launched in 2012 as a pilot project to support recent graduates by providing them with paid experience with some of London’s m… Continue Reading Internships good practice case study: AWP Internships 2012
Negotiation for Interns
Before you begin your internship, you should ask yourself what it is you want it to achieve. Once you know this it is easier to identify what you might need to negotiate. If you’re looking for general… Continue Reading Negotiation for Interns
Networking for interns
For a career in the arts, be it working as a practitioner or within an organisation, the relationships you build with co-workers and peers can have a massive impact of future employment and opportunit… Continue Reading Networking for interns
Setting goals for your internship
For an intern, goal setting is a way of ensuring you get what you need out of your internship. Most of the institutions offering internships will be using goal setting themselves to establish targets… Continue Reading Setting goals for your internship
Learning from your internship
There’s little point in undertaking an internship unless you learn from the experience. Reflection is something that an intern can do to keep track of what they are getting from an intern placement. I… Continue Reading Learning from your internship
What is an internship?
Until the 1970s the term ‘internship’ was used rarely outside of the field of medicine and, even in this context, rarely outside of the US. Today, the scale of internships in the UK has been called en… Continue Reading What is an internship?
Supervising interns
The impact of a supportive supervisor/mentor upon the experience of an intern cannot be stressed enough. When done well, effective supervision can provide the backbone of a mutually beneficial interns… Continue Reading Supervising interns
Structuring a quality internship
With the exception of charities and voluntary organisations, all employers are required by law to pay interns at least National Minimum Wage if they’re fulfilling worker status – whatever their title… Continue Reading Structuring a quality internship
Why take on an intern?
The prospect of having an additional worker (and for a lower cost than a regular employee) may appear very tempting when time and resources are at a premium. However, it is important to take into cons… Continue Reading Why take on an intern?