Internship Program for Students Attending Local Philadelphia Area High Schools
Apogee@brandywineworkshop programs connect career exploration and guidance with a cross-disciplinary, multicultural and multi-generational approach to learning.
Students spend 15 weeks or the equivalent in afternoon or summer employment learning skills and preparation needed to pursue a career in the creative economy.
Why apogee? Apogee means “the highest point in the development of something.” The internship program helps students focus on the rigorous requirements academically and skill wise that are necessary for them to be successful in the media arts, design arts and visual arts fields.
Why Targeted High Schools?
Unfortunately, many inner –city schools are not offering role models reflecting the ethnicity of students and courses, which require the kind of conceptual thinking and creative practice. Apogee will provide those eager for a challenge and professional mentoring.
Established in the spring 2009, Apogee@brandywine complements Brandywine’ s highly respected program in innovative fine art printmaking, while supporting creative initiatives in media and design arts for the region’s emerging professionals. Apogee serves as a content creation and presentation resource and will train high school students in the visual arts while also providing mentoring opportunities with local and visiting professionals in a diversity of creative fields⎯film, video, playwrighting, computer graphics and web design. Brandywine, through Apogee, is currently working with students from South Philadelphia HS, The Parkway Program HS, Roman Catholic HS and Imotepth Charter HS. Student hourly stipends are slightly above minimum wage.
Please contact npatterson@brandywineworkshop.com for more information.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
why apogee?
apogee means “the highest point in the development of something”
The concept for an arts incubator space at the Firehouse building at Brandywine Workshop came out of informal conversations (usually over coffee) between members of the fine arts and media arts community in Philadelphia. The consensus was there are collaborative spaces for visual artists, dance artists, music artists, but not for design and media artists. Media artists and filmmakers were drawn to the idea of creating such a space. The space could attract caterers, costume and set designers, camera and lighting technicians, designers, sound artists, writers, performers, etc. Why not create such a multidisciplinary arts space at Brandywine Workshop?
There are few places in Philadelphia (none centrally located) where young and established professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds can engage in lively discussions, share ideas and strategically plan solutions to concerns. The nationally historic firehouse building, through programs of Apogee@brandywine will become such a place.
The plan for Apogee@brandywine is to have a cafe/restaurant venue on the ground floor, a flexible gallery/studio/screening space on the second floor, and office space on the third and fourth floors.
- Time Share Office Space/Infrastructure
- Editing Facilities
- Screening Room
- Gallery
- Cafe Space for Face to Face Interaction
- Fashion Showcases/Performances
- Promotional Venue
- Workshops in Business Planning
- Seminars in Marketing & Promotions
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