Six week summer employment program
July 5th to August 13th
Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week, minimum wage

The program targets historic places at risk, whether due to proposed demolition, abandonment, or other threat. It involves an intensive one-week training program in the documentation of historic structures and places, through a combination of historical research, measured drawings, and photographs. Participants will then go on site and undertake the necessary fieldwork. They will return to the Willowbank studios and develop a combination of hand-drawings, AutoCAD drawings, other illustrative mappings, and photo essays, combined with historical research notes. The final products will be prepared for exhibition, with copies deposited in the appropriate archival institutions.

The program is open to anyone 18 and over, whether a high school senior, a college or university student, or unemployed. The internship pays minimum wage plus travel and other expenses associated with the field work. Applications will be accepted through May 3, 2010, and must include evidence of drawing skills. *Unfortunately housing accommodation or daily travel to Willowbank is not available.

This project is sponsored by the Willowbank School of Restoration Arts, located within Willowbank National Historic Site in Queenston, Ontario, and receives funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. All field and studio work will be based in the Niagara region. 

Portfolios should include life drawings, sketchbooks and a selection of two dimensional work (i.e., painting, printmaking, photography). For presentation, a flat portfolio is recommended. (Matting or framing is not required).
The following formats are also accepted:
• Slides, photographs, or JPEG files of 3-D work
• Digital images in a PC or Mac format on a CD

Portfolio can include finished pieces, work in progress, and stetchbooks. Please do not submit original artwork unless you choose to set up an appointment to visit the school in person. Reproductions on 8.5” x 11” sheets are sufficient for most work. Keep your presentation simple; the work itself is what is of interest to us.

Application Form


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