Internships 2010
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PHOTOGRAPHY INTERNSHIP application form
The Art Farm is looking for creative and innovative photographers to join us in 2010. This will be an opportunity for photography students to create a portfolio while documenting the experiences at The Art Farm. Surrounded by amazing landscapes, inspiring people, interesting buildings and backdrops, live gigs and performances, art installations, abstract objects, props, costumes and of course all the romance and unsurpassable light that France is famous for. It’s everything the creative photographer could ever dream of taking part in. A space designed where creative souls can escape the outside world and tap into the magic inside.
Your internship will present many opportunities to practice landscape, performance, portrait, abstract, nightscape, architectural, adventure, action, documentary, events, art, nature, panoramic, scenic, digital and film photography all in one place. Many photographers find it difficult to gain experience in all areas of the field and can take years to put together a portfolio as dynamic as this. Attending this internship will result in a fabulous collection of work to start your career.
It is the perfect opportunities to fast track your professional portfolio and grow creatively amongst inspiring people and surroundings. We supply the sceptical, you supply the imagination.
With special 'access all areas' privileges during your stay and time management and creative endeavours directed solely by you, this will be your chance for true independent expression and experimentation. The Art Farm will provide inspiration and assistance as you need it but we are looking for individuals with the motivation, confidence and creativity to take on this opportunity with their own ideas and high energy.
This is a rare program with a unique freedom to tap into your own creative essence. Upon completion of the internship you will have a diverse portfolio, certificate of completion from The Art Farm and professional letter of reference allowing you to skyrocket into the industry. You will also have the opportunity to display your work on consignment in The Art Farm gallery.
We are looking for a diverse team of photographers with experience of all levels and all genres that can learn from us and each other during their stay.
Accommodation - During the one month you will have the opportunity to stay onsite at the Art Farm in our dorm room accommodation. You will also be able to get involved in any other Art Farm projects or celebrations that are happening, with regular music and art session and parties it will be an exciting time to join us.
Highlights
- Abundance of interesting photo opportunities
- Living onsite at The Art Farm
- Meet and work amongst interesting and inspiring people
- Creative Freedom
- Attend all Art Farm events
- Stunning location
- Exploring and capturing the local area
- Dynamic portfolio results
Qualifications:
A certified qualification and experience are not necessary but may help. We are more interested in finding highly motivated, highly creative and confident individuals who are not afraid to think outside the box.
Cost: £490/week £1960.00 per month
Cost Includes:
- Internship placement for one week (most interns stay for a minimum of 2 weeks to get reach maximum potential and attend a wide range of Art Farm events)
- Accommodation and meals at The Art Farm
- Photography assistance
- Certificate, references and photographs for portfolio
- Transport to offsite locations
- Attendance to any Art Farm events during your stay
INTERIOR DESIGN INTERNSHIP application form
The Art Farm has an exciting Interior Design Internship program running in 2010. This will not be your average internship, you will not be photocopying documents, cutting small pieces of paper for design boards, or making boring phone calls to suppliers. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get involved in an exciting artistic design, renovation & restoration project in an amazing setting in the South of France.
The Art Farm's physical location is made up of two beautiful 250 year old French farmhouses being restored using creative methods, natural materials and fun, motivated, fast paced work ethics.
2010 presents the opportunity to design 6 artistic holiday suites in farmhouse two. The opportunity is open to 6 designers, with the task of designing 1 suite in 1 month each. You will be given an artistic theme, general brief, budget and a small team of builders to work with to bring the design from concept to completion. This opportunity will give you a unique head start in the industry, an opportunity that some of the best highly experienced designers may never get. The design freedom, the location, the inspiring team and innovative methods will be like nothing else.
Over the one month you will present concepts, auto cad or hand drawn room designs, furniture designs, budgets and schedules and experience team management, natural building, furniture building, hunt for antiques at the French markets and antique restorations, all of with the assistance from the Art Farm team.
After one month you will have the experience and confidence to take on a more senior roll in the industry. You will receive photographs, a letter of recommendation and a certificate of completion for your portfolio.
Facilitator –
Your facilitator will be Kate Marsh of the Art Farm team. Kate has worked in the Interior Design industry for 6 years with a portfolio of residential and commercial design and a broad range of experience ranging from luxury homes in Australia to the Dubai hospital. Over the last year she has taken on The Art Farm project and found it to be one of the most exciting building projects she has ever worked on. 2010 will be a huge year for the project and you have the opportunity to join her team.
Accommodation –
During the one month you will have the opportunity to stay onsite at the Art Farm in our dorm room accommodation. You will also be able to get involved in any other Art Farm projects or celebrations that are happening, with regular music and art session and parties it will be an exciting time to join us.
Gaining skills in –
- brief analysis
- concept design
- sketch ups
- creative expression
- auto cad
- design presentation
- measuring
- colour theory
- scheduling
- budgeting
- team leadership
- design management
- furniture and joinery design
- antique restorations
- eco-design and natural building
- themed design
- French design
- Hands on building work
Qualifications -
A certified qualification and experience are not necessary but may help. We are more interested in finding highly motivated, highly creative and confident individuals.
Experience is not key in our selection for interns, creativity is what we are looking for. The opportunity is really unique in that you will have total freedom of creative expression, the people and the location are highly inspirational and your skill will increase rapidly over the month.
We see potential in everyone and enjoy inspiring that spark in them to shine.
Language – English
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Cost : £1,960.00 month. not availble per week.
Cost Includes:
- Internship placement for one month
- Accommodation and meals at The Art Farm
- Design and building assistance
- Training
- Certificate and references for portfolio
- Transport to offsite locations
- Attendance to any Art Farm events during your stay
NATURAL BUILDING & CREATIVE DESIGN application form
Get inspired, get creative and get your hands dirty!
Throughout May and June The Art Farm will be hosting a creative and fun team of designers and builders to work on a variety of exciting projects. You will have the opportunity to learn and experiment with many natural building techniques whilst enjoying the high-energy fun of the Art Farm and all the romance of summer in France. Working on amazing projects during the day and partying with the team at night. Experiencing all the magic, creativity and fun The Art Farm has to offer.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get involved in an exciting artistic design, renovation & restoration project in an amazing setting in the South of France. The Art Farm's physical location is made up of two beautiful French farmhouses being restored using creative methods, natural materials and fun, motivated, fast paced work ethics. Become part of our team to create sculptural forms and restore these beautiful buildings using techniques with cob, lime, straw, local timbers, and recycled materials.
There will be two main projects, our cave bar and 6 artistic holiday suites as well as many side projects such as innovative rocket stoves, cob ovens, earthen floors, lime pointed stone walls, artistic sculptural walls, eco-furniture and antique restorations.
The opportunity is open to builders from all over the world and is set to be a dynamic team.
In a time when eco-building is becoming the main stream this opportunity will give you a unique head start in the industry, an experience that some of the best builders and designers may never get. The amazing location, the inspiring team and innovative methods learnt will be like nothing else.
After one month you will have the experience and confidence to take on a more senior roll in the industry, obtain lead building roles, experiment with new building techniques, teach workshops, manage projects or start your own. You will receive photographs of work completed during your stay, a letter of recommendation and a certificate of completion for your resume.
Accommodation –
During the one month you will have the opportunity to stay onsite at the Art Farm in our dorm room accommodation. You will also be able to get involved in any other Art Farm projects or celebrations that are happening, with regular music and art session and parties it will be an exciting time to join us.
Highlights -
* Natural and conventional building
* Eco-design
* Cob building
* Straw bale building
* Stone walling
* Lime pointing
* Sculptural construction
* Furniture and joinery design & construct
* Antique restorations
* Fun team work
* Problem solving and creative solutions
* Exploring France on the weekends
* Partying in the bar at night
* Meeting people from all over the world
Qualifications –
We are looking for candidates for this positions from all walks of life and with a variety of experience. We see potential in everyone and enjoy inspiring that spark in them to shine.
High motivation, creativity and a fun positive attitude are key.
Cost: £1,960.00 £490 summer week sessions.
Cost Includes:
* Placement for one month or week sessions during July/August
* Accommodation and meals at The Art Farm
* Design and building assistance, training and hands on projects
* Certificate and references for portfolio
* Transport to offsite locations
* Attendance to any Art Farm events during your stay
IMPROV ACTING TEAM application form
Next summer The Art Farm is hosting a unique acting program. A diverse selection of individuals will be invited to join our creative improv team to film a hilarious, new and outrageous sketch series. It will be a rare opportunity for great inspiration, exploration into the depths of your personality, living and learning in a wild location in the South of France and indulging in all the fun of The Art Farm.
Johnny Grant, The Art Farm director, is looking for 10 improv students to help him complete his latest project, creating a new shortform improv comedy television series. Gathering a team with all the quirkiness of ‘monty python’ and wit of the ‘who’s line is it anyway’ crew, for the production of sketches filmed in France throughout the summer. To keep up with the pace you will need to be theatrical, dramatic, free from embarrassment and above all outrageous.
Set on top of a volcano in a land where craziness, fun and spontaneity is encouraged, where people let loose and find a part of themselves they never even new existed. It is here you will have the chance to be the actor you’ve always wanted to be.
With Johnny Grant as your facilitator your days are sure to be full of strange, peculiar and unimaginable experiences. In a fast paced and outlandish environment it is set to be a wild few weeks. Hilarious scenes, spontaneous characters, constant comedy, experimenting and creative freedom. As the program awakens and evolves so too will your skills.
Workshops during the day and live performances in The Art Farm bar at night, all documented by visiting film crews and photographers. The schedule will be spontaneous, flexible and open to creative influence by all visitors.
This is a rare opportunity with a unique freedom to tap into your own creative essence. Upon completion of the program you will have gained amazing acting experience, a collection of great techniques you can use throughout your career, a diverse film reel and the confidence to go out there and get the roles you’ve always dreamed of.
Accommodation -
During the program you will have the opportunity to stay onsite at the Art Farm in our dorm room accommodation. You will also be able to get involved in any other Art Farm projects or celebrations that are happening, with regular music and art session and parties it will be an exciting time to join us.
Qualifications –
A certified qualification and experience are not necessary but may help. We are more interested in finding highly motivated, highly creative and confident individuals.
This is an amazing opportunity for a lucky few actors, with 10 positions available for 2010. We are looking for individuals with experience of all levels that can learn from us and each other and bring something unique to the team.
Cost: £490.00 a week
Cost Includes:- Placement in the Improv Team for the duration of your stay
- Accommodation and meals at The Art Farm
- Acting Workshops
- Live and filmed performances
- Certificate, references and reels for your portfolio
- Transport to offsite locations
- Attendance to any Art Farm events during your stay