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temporary assistant Tara Donovan Studio (Long Island City NY)

gluing stuff to stuff, non toxic. can wear headphones. $10 hr. 10-6 M-F October 14th- November 8th send resume to [email protected] studio will make calls on Oct. 2nd and 3rd and set up interviews for week of 7th.

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possible to reenvision editorial staff like waiters?? Income derived thru tips from grateful readers Think I feel my paradigm shifting

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Westreich and Wagner Discuss Collecting, for Love and Money, at 92YTribeca

By Andrew Russeth 4/25 4:54pm

Earlier this month Phaidon released Collecting Art for Love, Money and More, a book by husband and wife collectors and advisors Ethan Wagner and Thea Westreich, and by at least one measure, Mr. Wagner explained during a panel at the 92nd Street Y in Tribeca last night, it’s already a success.

The art world and its denizens, he said while holding his wife’s hand, “have made our lives together—and even before we were together, 22 years ago—so fascinating, that—we thought, if we put something down and created a book, if one person picked up that book and started to collect and went on a journey that was somewhat comparable to the one that we’ve enjoyed, that would be an achievement.” The other day just such a thing happened: a gentleman from Istanbul called Mr. Wagner to say, “I picked up your book, I read your book, and I’m going to collect art!”

The book is a succinct primer for those who are new to the art world, explaining the history and machinations of its participants, institutions and rituals. It’s also handsomely illustrated with photos from exhibitions, studios and collectors’ homes, like a beautiful Roe Ethridge snap of Agnes Gund’s dining room, which features Lichtenstein’s 1962 Masterpiece.

Also on hand were Christie’s rainmaker Amy Cappellazzo (“I’m like a currency trader in something that one percent of the one percent want”), Artists Space’s director, Stefan Kalmár and the 92nd Street Y’s Michele Thompson, who pitched questions.

How should people who are interested in art get started? Mr. Kalmár: “Get involved with an art organization, and see a lot.” Ms. Cappellazzo: “Buy something you love, followed by something that terrifies you and makes you uneasy and scares the shit out of you. You should be forced to grow.” That applies emotionally, intellectually and, for the record, financially. (“I do have a soft spot for people who collect completely out of their means—they’re just like reckless lovers,” she said. “I know people with no 401K, no retirement, no savings for college, four kids, collecting art. It’s like, ‘Really?’”)

Amid all the talk of acquisition, Mr. Kalmár made the important point that in recent years, “we seem to forget that the artist is not producing artworks to be collected, necessarily.”

“Some of them are,” Mr. Cappellazzo said.

“Yes, but the good ones probably don’t,” he replied, adding later that, in comparison to buying art like just another product, “I think there are far more interesting or complex ways to engage with artists.” Great collectors, like the Menils, he said, “listen to artists, and actually use their money not necessarily to buy something but to produce something together for a special occasion or a special context.”

“Parenthetically, Thea and I collect that way,” Wagner said. He had a tough question for Ms. Cappellazzo about her clients at Christie’s. “What percentage of them are collecting in the way we were just talking about, where they’re making a serious inquiry into the intentionality and the thinking of the artist by engaging with the artist, and [what percentage] could care less?”

“I try not to judge the way people love something,” she said. “So I don’t really get judgmental about that. I see people who are flawed in many ways, are human, that love art in a certain way that redeems them to me. And I can find them immensely likable because they’re passionate about something that I’m passionate about.”

In the audience, an enthusiastic young man in a suit was curious about the mysteries of art prices. “How do you establish a bid-ask spread?” he asked. “As someone interested in getting involved in artwork, how does one that is starting out do price discovery?”

Basically art’s worth what someone will pay, Ms. Cappellazzo explained. “Someone offered me today a masterpiece by Leon Golub,” she said. “I thought, ‘You can buy five of these for the price of one Nate Lowman right now!’”

She emphasized that she wasn’t commenting on Mr. Lowman’s work, just making the point that money operates in peculiar ways in the market. “We’re not really pricing a work of art,” she said. “We’re pricing what money means to the five people who might be interested in it.”

Another audience member asked about the panelists’s first art buys, and Ms. Westreich grimaced and laughed.

Ms. Cappellazzo’s was a $500 Kiki Smith self-portrait photograph from Brooke Alexander at Art Chicago. Mr. Kalmár has actually never purchased an artwork. Mr. Wagner’s was a large Stanley Boxer abstraction. He bought it before he met Ms. Westreich. “I have no idea where that painting is today,” he said. “But that sometimes happens in collecting.”

And what of Ms. Westreich? It was years ago, she said, when she was living in D.C., working as a museum docent. “A guy named Lowell Nesbitt was all the rage there at the time,” she said. “I bought a great big beautiful yellow tulip.”

“My painting was also yellow!” Ms. Wagner crowed.

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NYFA Classifieds Intern New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) (Brooklyn NY)

Department: Information & Services  Reports To: Associate Program Officer, Digital Advertising Status: Part-Time, 15 - 20 hours a week, unpaid, reimbursement for monthly Metrocard Start date: Immediately ABOUT NYFA: The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is a nonprofit arts service provider, providing comprehensive support for artists in the United States. NYFA’s mission is to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives. Through its grants, fiscal sponsorship, information services, and programs, NYFA works with artists and arts organizations throughout New York State and other parts of the country to develop, assist, and highlight artists to the public. The Information & Services Department provides artists and small arts organizations with accessibility, professional training, public engagement opportunities and program support. Referred to as the ultimate career development tool, NYFA Classifieds (www.nyfa.org/classifieds) is a virtual one-stop shop for the latest arts-related jobs and internships, opportunities and services for artists and event listings nationwide.   RESPONSIBILITIES: NYFA is seeking an intern to support our efforts to grow NYFA Classifieds and increase numbers of advertisers and users, on a local, national and international level.  Duties will include: - Conducting market research to identify prospective advertisers and website users - Assisting with outreach to advertisers via telephone, e-mail and possibly social media - Brainstorming new ideas for online marketing - Providing general support to the NYFA Classifieds department - Other duties as assigned, including data entry (including database development), filing and day-to-day operation support   QUALIFICATIONS: * Strong interest in contemporary art and artists in all disciplines including visual, performance and literary arts.  * Detail-oriented and strong written, oral and communication skills * Academic or professional experience with marketing, research, writing and editing preferred  * Ability to work well collaboratively and independently * Experience with social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) * Experience with Microsoft Office and Excel required; some HTML experience a plus A minimum of a three-month assignment is expected. Academic credit is encouraged and can be arranged with the intern’s college or university. TO APPLY: Please email cover letter and resume to Michon Ashmore at [email protected] with “NYFA Classifieds Intern” in the subject line. No phone calls please.  Only applicants invited to interview will be contacted.  New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Industrial Design Intern Trevor Paglen (New York NY)

Industrial Design intern wanted to assist artist in brainstorming, planning, designing and modeling simple satellites and sculptures inspired by spacecraft design.  Candidates with mechanical background preferred.  Knowledge of materials and weathering/corrosion preferred.  Intern will work closely with the artist and studio manager during all phases of the project.  Knowledge of CAD is mandatory; a significant portion of this internship will be translating ideas and sketches into CAD models. Days/times are flexible. By May 10th please submit a cover letter, resume, and work samples to [email protected] - - - - - - - About the artist: Trevor Paglen's work deliberately blurs lines between science, contemporary art, journalism, and other disciplines to construct unfamiliar, yet meticulously researched ways to see and interpret the world around us. Additional information available at www.paglen.com

Website: http://www.paglen.com

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Assistant Forest SchoolTeacher Brooklyn Forest (Brooklyn NY)

$18-25/hr Brooklyn Forest offers outdoor classes to parents and their young children in Prospect Park. We need to hire some assistant teachers to begin work immediately. The classes are simple, Waldorf inspired, and incorporate singing, finger plays, and digging in the mud. If you can sing, have experience working with children, know how to talk to parents, have leadership experience, and graduated from a competitive college, we would like to hear from you. Fill out the application here: http://brooklynforest.org/application-form/

Website: http://brooklynforest.org

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The Complete Spot Challenge

Visit all eleven Gagosian Gallery locations during the exhibition The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011 and receive a signed spot print by Damien Hirst, dedicated personally to you.

Participants must register with a valid email and mailing address to be eligible. Following registration, participants must retrieve their official registration card at any Gagosian Gallery location and present government issued Photo ID in order to participate.

Contact [email protected] any questions.

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Studio Assistant Internship Marianne Boesky Gallery (Brooklyn NY)

Sculpture studio is currently seeking interns to assist with fabrication of large-scale sculptures for fall exhibitions. Candidate must have familiarity in an artist studio environment, be comfortable with a busy working pace and be adaptable to “quick-to-learn new sculpture” processes.  Intern should know basic wood-working skills as well as have knowledge and experience for operating power tools, mixing plaster, casting, sanding, painting and finishing work.  Candidate must help maintain an organized, safe and clean workplace as well as have a generally happy disposition and be eager to do their own dishes.  Studio is located in Williamsburg off of the Graham L train and is a friendly work environment.  Flexible schedule and lunches paid.  Please respond with cv, references and availability to [email protected].

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Art History Internship Lisa Cooley (New York NY)

Lisa Cooley Fine Art is seeking an art history intern to work on a research project this fall. Duties will include research and compiling short texts on a variety of artists and art historical movements. Candidate must be available 1-2 days per week and is expected to make a minimum of a 3 month commitment. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Lunch will be provided.

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Grant Writer Charles Bank Gallery (New York NY)

This internship is designed for younger applicants wanting experience in grant writing for the gallery's artists. Duties will include: • researching and identifying prospective domestic and international grant funders. • writing grant proposals for corporate, foundation, government and other funding sources. • managing project and application time lines. • assisting in planning and developing application materials. The ideal candidate will have a background in the arts and a drive and desire to gain experience within grant funding and project development. Applicants with previous experience or applicable non-profit experience will be preferred. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with gallery's artists and assessing which grants and projects might be suitable for each individual artist. The candidate will spend at least 12 hours weekly on the internship. Please reply to [email protected] with cover letter and resume.

Website: http://charlesbankgallery.com

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Sandra Cinto, "Open Sea," 2010. 260 x 320 cm. Stand F26, Frieze Art Fair 14-17 October 2010 Casa Triângulo www.casatriangulo.com Share this announcement on:  Facebook | Delicious | Twitter Casa Triangulo at Frieze Art Fair Casa Triângulo will present at Frieze Art Fair 2010, works by the represented artists: Albano Afonso: the work is part of the installation on show at the 29th São Paulo Biennial. assume vivid astro focus (AVAF): these works are greatly reproduced on the recently published book by Rizzoli publisher. They are the original collages. Camila Sposati: the artist interprets and creates new cartographies that show the image of the Earth in its integral thickness developed along with a cartographer, mapping energy, which the artist has been investigating since the period she stayed at the University College of London and the University of Loughborough, both in United Kingdom, in 2009. In 2011 she will present her work at "Lustwarande – Blemishe" in The Netherlands. Eduardo Berliner: during Frieze last year, Charles Saatchi acquired 4 works for his collection. He is a young artist (32 years old) from Rio de Janeiro and has been very successful with works on important collections, such as Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection/Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro-MAM-RJ/Brasil, Blake Collection, New York/USA, T. Decker Collection, Phoenix, Arizona/USA; Saatchi Gallery London/UK, Robert and Renee Drake, Wassenaar/The Netherlands and Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York/USA. Mariana Palma: a young artist (31 years old) from São Paulo that has a waiting list of more than 30 people to acquire her works. Sandra Cinto: a hugely successful Brazilian artist with invitations to present her work all over the world, including China, Argentine, USA, The Netherlands, Japan, among others. The work is part of her recent production that was marked by a recently published book, Imitação da Água, released for the occasion of her individual exhibition at Instituto Tomie Ohtake, 2010, São Paulo/Brazil. Vânia Mignone: also an artist that has international projection, the only Brazilian artist in the UBS Art collection. Among others: Reginaldo Pereira, Yuri Firmeza, Alex Cerveny, Nazereth Pacheco, Valdirlei Dias Nunes, Pier Stockholm, Guillermo Mora. For further information, please contact us: Ricardo Trevisan and Rodrigo Editore [email protected]. 41 Essex Street, New York City, 10002 USA