CITYWIDE MONUMENTS CONSERVATION PROGRAM

NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION

The Arsenal

Central Park

New York, New York 10065

CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN

MONUMENTS CREW INTERNSHIP

SUMMER 2009

The Citywide Monuments Conservation Program and New York City Parks & Recreation, Art & Antiquities Department, seek qualified candidates for the 2009 summer field season. These are 40 hour a week paid internships, Monday through Friday beginning Monday, June 1 through Friday, August 14.

The Citywide Monuments Conservation Program conserves and maintains public works of art throughout the five boroughs of New York City. Program participants will gain knowledge of the breadth of the public sculpture collection, its history and conservation needs. The interns will carry out conservation and maintenance treatments on public sculptures and monuments under the direction of experienced monuments conservators. Participants will gain experience in cleaning, patining and coating bronze as well as cleaning stone, masonry repair, mortar analysis, replication and repointing, and safety and equipment procedures. In addition to learning and performing conservation treatment methods, students will receive training in photo-documentation, condition assessments and report preparation.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn outdoor sculpture conservation with experienced staff in an award-winning program in New York City. The season will include bi-weekly educational visits (which may include a bronze foundry, granite quarry, and museum conservation lab) in addition to the daily hands-on work. More than 77 students have successfully participated during the last 12 years.

Students currently enrolled in college and graduate programs in objects conservation, historic preservation or sculpture are encouraged to apply, with preference given to candidates enrolled or accepted into master degree programs. Candidates should be able to work outdoors, be comfortable in handling power tools and equipment, and not fear heights, as projects often require work on scaffolding or in a lift.