City Of South Gate: Apprenticeship Opportunity With The Broad: Info Session + Application Workshop

Press release from the City of South Gate:

May 19, 2021

Join us for an Info Session + Application Workshop on The Broad’s Diversity Apprenticeship Program (DAP)DAP is a 9-month, full-time, paid apprenticeship in art handling. Learn more about this one of a kind opportunity and ask questions about your application during an info session with The Broad and the City of South Gate on Tuesday, May 25th at 5:30pm.WHAT IS A PREPARATOR/ART HANDLER?A preparator or an art handler works directly with art or artifacts in museums, galleries, and art shipping companies. Usually, they pack and unpack art, install and de-install exhibitions, and move art around museum and storage spaces. Their duties and skills are wide-ranging.WHAT DOES THE DAP PAY?Pay for a preparator’s apprentice is $17.50 an hour. You will also be eligible for medical, vision, and dental benefits through The Broad for the duration of the apprenticeship.The Diversity Apprenticeship Program (DAP) is an initiative by The Broad to create career opportunities for underrepresented communities in the museum field broadly and in the art handling and preparations world specifically. The initiative is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The DAP provides full-time, paid apprenticeships in preparation/art handling. Those selected receive 1-month of paid training and 8-months of hands-on work experience at partner sites across Los Angeles. Applications for the program close on June 2, 2021. Previous preparator or art handler experience is not required. Learn more and apply today at thebroad.org/dap.

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