Please note: all ArtCorps student worker positions receive $17/hr before taxes and work 400 hours over the course of the 2023-2024 academic cycle (around 15 - 20 hours a week). To apply, you must be a current or recently graduated undergraduate student attending an institution in Phoenix or living in Phoenix yourself.
Interested in applying? Keep reading to read more about the organization, review the full job description, and meet your supervisor, to apply today!
Great Arizona Puppet Theater was founded in 1983 as a touring company. In 1988 we opened a venue for public performances. In 1996 we bought a historic central Phoenix building to be our permanent home. It is the largest puppet theater in the western United States, and includes a museum, library, workshops, and gift shop. Shows are presented year round at the theater, and puppeteers tour to libraries, child cares and schools. During the pandemic we presented shows outdoors and virtually.
About this Student Worker Position
Great Arizona Puppet Theater is a professional puppet theater. The theater is open to the public five days a week year-round, with shows for children and adults. Our primary audience is Maricopa County residents, Phoenix-based schools, child cares, and families. We tour throughout the state, including rural and underserved communities.
It has always been part of my passion and mission to create space and platforms for young learners beginning or exploring professional options in the arts and culture sector. I thrive and challenge myself to develop and execute a learning plan that engages and exposes the person to not only the organization but how the organization works and fits within the larger context of the community. The work will engage, support, and teach the fundamentals of sustaining and growing a 40-year art non-profit.
Professional Biography
Mr. Lazos- Ferns Executive Director at The Great Arizona Puppet Theater is a native Arizonan, entrepreneur, artist, and cultural worker, provides leadership in business development, fundraising, marketing, public relations, community partnership, community relations and strategic planning for corporations, cultural institutions, museums, artists, and individual clients.
The Phoenix ArtCorps is a student employment program from the Phoenix Department of Arts and Culture that seeks to provide students with the comprehensive skills, mentorship, and experience they need to launch their arts and culture careers. Over the course of the 2024-2025 academic cycle, each student works 400 hours for $17/hr (around 15 to 20 hours a week), with additional stipends and professional development opportunities. To apply, students must be current or recently graduated undergraduate students at a community college, university, or other institution of higher education based in Phoenix (or live in Phoenix themselves). Applicants must be at least 18 years old. There are no other enrollment requirements. Students do not need to be majoring in the arts or similar fields to apply. To learn more about the program and browse positions, visit our website at http://phoenix.gov/arts/artcorps.
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