Join MCAD’s Internship and Volunteer Program and contribute to the museum’s mission of creating an inclusionary paradigm where “free access for all” addresses not only a cross-section of social classes, but also of knowledges.
As an intern or volunteer, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and under the guidance of professional Museum staff, supporting the work of both the curatorial team and also our educational program. The opportunity will focus on development and delivery of the Museum’s upcoming milestones, including presently, our groundbreaking July 2020 solo exhibition with featured Korean artist Haegue Yang.
The opportunity is open preferably for students at both undergraduate and graduate levels but also for new professionals.
Take this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills and become part of the MCAD community.
To know more about our current exhibition, click here.
While internship and volunteer positions are varied and flexible, we ask that incoming interns or volunteers commit to at least one month of service. We offer various tracks for interns and volunteers, where tasks are often fast-paced, varied and interdisciplinary. They are unpaid but an arrangement for school credit is possible for those volunteering from De La Salle. Schedules are flexible and agreed upon in advance with MCAD staff.
Kindly review the descriptions below before submitting your application. The museum welcomes and encourages applicants to share how they can contribute.
Learning and Special Projects Track
The Learning and Special Projects unit of the museum conducts events and activities to promote ideas presented in the exhibition. Depending on the program currently being carried out, you will get involved in tasks related to improving gallery experience such as greeting and guiding visitors through the museum, or tasks related to assisting the implementation of our educational workshops, lectures and film screenings, such as event planning, managing supplies, collateral production, handling crowds, setting up equipment and spaces.
Curatorial Track
The Curatorial unit of the museum is responsible for researching, planning and putting together MCAD’s exhibitions. As an intern or volunteer, you may assist in carrying out plans for ingress, display of artworks, managing performances, and egress, among others. The range of tasks may cover assistance in artist research, coordination with suppliers, artwork condition check, carpentry-related work, and installing and taking down objects with the guidance of the Exhibition Head.
Marketing Track
The Marketing unit of the museum is in charge of formulating strategies to engage MCAD’s various audiences and build awareness on the museum’s exhibitions and various learning programs and special events. As an intern or volunteer, you can lend assistance in creative content production, data collection through visitor feedback surveys, social media content creation and marketing audit through report generations.
Design and Media Track
The Design and Media unit of the museum takes care of the production of creative materials used by the museum for its various needs. As an intern or volunteer, you will get the chance to apply your multimedia skills in designing collaterals, as well as providing photo and video documentation and editing for onsite and online museum communications.
If interested in joining MCAD Manila’s Internship and Volunteer Program, send a letter of interest and CV to mcad@benilde.edu.ph with the subject head of MCAD Internship and Volunteer Program.
