Vital Arts - Internship opportunity

Vital Arts are curating a month long arts festival to celebrate the new Royal London Hospital, opening in March 2012. Music and theatre performances, art activities, workshops, exhibitions and installations will take place throughout the new Royal London Hospital in wards and waiting areas, every Monday - Friday.

Vital Arts are offering an internship for March, with the possibility of extending in the summer, for a motivated and enthusiastic person seeking a career in the Arts. This placement will enable the successful applicant to develop their professional skills and gain valuable work experience in a busy and creative team.

The intern will gain a broad spectrum of work experience in the following areas:

- Project Management

- Artist Liaison

- Administration

- Evaluating and monitoring

- Co-facilitating a wide range of outreach arts activities

This is a very hands-on position with the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of some very exciting projects. Hours and days negotiable, but the successful candidate will be required to work at least 2 days a week throughout March.

Expenses of £10 per day will be offered towards food and travel.

Duration: w/c 27 February - 30 March (possible extension to work May-August)

To Apply
Please send CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested in the Internship position to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by 5pm, Friday 10 February, interviews will be held the following week.

Background
Vital Arts is the arts organisation for Barts and The London NHS Trust, charitably funded to deliver arts projects for the well-being of patients, staff and the wider hospital community. Collaboration and participation are at the heart of our work.

Vital Arts was founded in 1996 and has grown into one of the UK's leading arts and health organisations, with an international reputation for producing pioneering arts programmes that transform the experience of being in hospital for patients and staff.

We commission artists, musicians and performers to help improve the hospital environment for patients. We develop creative, interactive projects that enhance patient well-being, giving patients the opportunity to learn new skills through stimulating and often unexpected processes of art, music and performance.