Internships & Awards
NEW! Marketing Intern
WPG seeks a Marketing Intern to streamline and expand its marketing program, particularly in the Social Networking Field (Facebook, Twitter, etc). Applicants should currently be in Graduate or Undergraduate studies at a local college or university, preferably pursuing a degree in Marketing or Fine Arts. Currently the gallery has a platform based upon email marketing, Facebook, the blog DC imPRINT, and local calendar listings, and is looking to expand. The individual chosen for this position will have broad control over this project, allowing them to shape it as they see fit to what works best for the gallery.
Applicants can work primarily from home after an initial orientation in the gallery, which is metro accessible. Time commitment per week is flexible. Interested applicants, please familiarize yourself with the gallery through the website; then submit a resume and one page cover letter with a brief overview of how you would direct a primarily online marketing campaign for the gallery. Application materials can be submitted via email or regular post to the gallery.
Excellence in Printmaking
Sponsored by Washington Printmakers Gallery and the Washington Print Club, the Excellence in Printmaking Award encourages printmaking and the use of traditional, non-digital, printmaking techniques. Winners receive the following:
- A prize of $500
- One year’s membership in The Washington Print Club
- An article about the prizewinner (including reproduction of one of the winner’s prints) in The WPC Quarterly
- The opportunity to exhibit that print at Washington Printmakers Gallery during August following graduation
- The award given at graduation or other awards ceremony
- One year’s subscription to the Quarterly goes to the student’s art department
This year's deadline is March 15, 2010.
Winners will be announced April 16, 2010.
2009 Winners:
Congratulations to Allison Long of Towson University.
Honorable Mention went to Jiayi Zhou of Gallaudet University.
Internships
Washington Printmakers Gallery offers internships to area undergrads for school credit. We design each internship around a specific project based on the student's skills and interests. Tasks may include administration, design, photography, printmaking, research and event planning.
If you are interested in applying please send resume, cover letter and sample works (if applicable) to: info@washingtonprintmakers.com
