Working with universities across the UAE, current students and alumni have the opportunity of applying to join the Art Dubai team to experience a variety of working environments within the art world. Students will spend time with Art Dubai, working on all aspects of is planning and strategy such as event management, PR and marketing campaigns and design of the spaces. They will have the opportunity to work with other arts-related organisations such as the charity START that was formed at the fair in March and other arts organisations within the UAE such as local galleries, publications, radio stations and non-profit artist spaces. During Art Dubai they will actively be involved with international galleries and artists during set-up, the running of the fair and take down.
International Placements:
Art Dubai is proud to announce the first international placements of interns.
Khalid Abdulla and Alia Lootah (Young Associates of Art Dubai & current students at the College of Fine Arts, Sharjah) participated in the Peggy Guggenheim Internship Programme during August 2009.
Interested students:
Click
here to download the application
Completed forms to be sent to Laura
Trelford
Click here to download Visual Arts Internship Scheme information
Internships are available throughout
the year, but students do need to be available from 17-20 March 2010 to
complete all criteria of the internship.