Posts Tagged ‘internship’
PiPN Interns — Itching for the opening of TNNA’s Trade Show
May 31, 2011
Rylee Tomlinson, Mississippi State University, interning with The National NeedleArts Association
Hola mi amigos!
The TNNA trade show is almost here and I cannot tell you how excited I am! We are doing so many things to get ready like calling people and working on displays. Speaking of displays, I think y’all are really going to like what we are working on. It has a past, present, future theme and we have some help from Ohio State University’s Historic Costume and Textile Museum…but I am not giving away any more than that. You will just have to come to the show and see it for yourselves.
By the way, on a more personal note, all of this has been done while battling a medium level case of poison ivy. I would post some pictures but you would be too grossed out. You know, if it stayed concentrated to one area, like my arm, I would be okay. But no! It spread to my stomach, my other arm, and the front and back of both legs. I look just awful. Oh, and the itching is so much worse than the way I look. I have found, for anyone looking to relieve itching, that ice packs work wonders. Benadryl does too but, alas, I am now immune to it.
But I digress. The real point of this update was to let you know what we interns have been working on here at TNNA. If you’re coming to the show, and I hope all of you are, don’t forget to stop by our display (to be on the show floor, in the “Fashion Show” area) and see what we have accomplished. You will not be disappointed, I promise!
2011 PiPN Intern Recruitment in Full Swing
Although we’re still adding a few internship positions, and getting more information from others, recruitment for TNNA’s Pathways into Professional Needlearts 2011 is officially underway.
Rebecca Cross teaching fiber techniques at Kent State University
In the past few weeks, we’ve visited the University of Akron, our first hub for the PiPN Summer Scholar Program, as well as Kent State University where our hands-on needlearts class originated. Over 50 students attended our presentations, and we’ve already heard from quite a few interested in internships.
Recently, PiPN hosted a group of award winning student designers in Nashville at TNNA’s Needlecraft Market. The Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association sponsors a fiber arts design competition yearly. This year, AOBA staff and volunteers got a peek at how a TNNA hotel show works, the world of stitching, as well as the PiPN program.
In the coming months, PiPN will be at career days at the Savannah College of Art & Design, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Fashion Group International in Dallas, where we will be awarding a Best of Show in Needlearts to one of the student participants.
We’re also making plans to visit several of the Art Institutes of America in California, and hoping to work more closely with them in the coming year.
If you know of colleges offering programs in arts, textiles, fiber arts, crafts, fashion design & merchandising, marketing or entrepreneurship (or others). . . or a student who simply loves to create, let them know about PiPN.
With the addition of Mississippi State University as a second hub, we anticipate many more applications this year, so positions will fill rapidly.
Deadline for applications is March 30, 2011. After matching all applicants at that time, we will continue to accept applications for any other open placements.
Knitwhits, Emeryville CA, joins PiPN list of hosts
Knitwhits is a knitting and crochet pattern company located in Emeryville CA. Recently, the company has expanded its offerings by adding a line of hand-painted knitting yarns, as well.
Located between Berkeley and Oakland and across the bay from San Francisco, this internship offers a great opportunity to learn all the basics of hand-dyeing yarns from prepping to post-dyeing yarn care, packaging and shipping. You’ll be assisting with marketing and promotions as well.
Knitwhits is a great place to work and a great place to learn. Check out more by downloading their information here.
PiPN Announces New Internship and Apprenticeship Opportunities for 2010-11
PiPN is happy to announce our new, exciting opportunities for internships or apprenticeships for the coming year.
Host companies include retailers, wholesalers, designers, retailers and manufacturers of products for the needlearts and crafts industries. Many of these companies are open to having someone either this fall yet, or during the winter months, as well as during the summer.
Download a pdf document with each company’s information and requirements by clicking on their names below.
Then, just fill out the intern/apprentice application on this site.
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Knots – Knitting on the Square
Apply online to become a PiPN Host for 2010 – 2011
It’s time to sign up again to become a PiPN Host for the coming year (2010-2011).
NEW this year.
- Hosts and applicants can now choose any time period during the 2010-2011 academic year, as well as throughout the summer.
- Association members can now easily and quickly apply online. Click here for the Host Application.
- Applicants will also be able to register online.
Previous Hosts have applauded the program, and have commented that the experiences were enjoyable and rewarding.
Our interns have echoed those sentiments. Visit PiPN Lane to see more of what our interns have said about their experiences this year.
If you’ve never been a host, please consider participating this year.
It doesn’t take much . . . just a willingness to mentor a young, enthusiastic fiber arts lover, to share your knowledge and experience and love of this creative industry.
For more information, please visit TNNA.org College Outreach
There you will be able to download a quick overview of the PiPN program, as well as a more complete overview of the 2010-2011 requirements and schedules.
If you have been a PiPN host in the past, please complete the online application as well, so we have all your updated information.