Entry 2 - Officework @ BoS

As an intern with Public Programs and Education, the first few weeks of our uni semester involved alot of office tasks and duties to ensure the maintence of the department, and to ensure that events were carefully planned and completely organised before they occurred.

The first event that the interns worked on as a team was the Art Month talk in late March. This talk occurred as a part of Art Month in Sydney, and involved Biennale Artistic Director, David Eliott and 3 exhibiting artists in the biennale - Warren Fahey, Mikala Dwyer and Newell Harry. These artists spoke about their works for the biennale and the concept of the biennale as pitched by David Eliott - the beauty of Distance: Songs of Survival in a precarious age.

The PPE interns helped with the setup of the venue, which was Artspace, and ensured that guests were marked off the RSVP list and seated. The only challenging aspect of this event was to ensure that everyone was seated and able to attain the most of the talk.

Internship Blog 1

This is the first of a series of blog entries which will feature the highlights of my internship, which is part of the Masters of Arts Administration at COFA (UNSW).

At this point in time, due to the nature of the organisation with whom i am completing part of my internship with, i have completed only 4 days of work, which were highly uneventful. Again, given the nature of the organisation, more work will be given to the interns as the event/s draw closer. I am currently undertaking work with the Public Programs and Education department

I have met most staff in the organisation, had opportunity to sit in on a cross-departmental meeting (including Public Programs and Education, Marketing, Curatorial and Design), view artist videos and interviews, and helped with a public programs event for Art Month.

There will be more to come soon.