Argentina: Art and Technology Project

Introduction

Are you a visual artist, graphic designer, web developer, writer, musician, journalist, dancer, researcher, engineer or just interested in art, culture and their relationship with technology? The entirety of the program will give you the opportunity to put the skills you’ve been learning into practice, as well as introduce you to team-building and problem-solving skills.”

Our established internship program encourages a series of initiatives and projects to foster impactful and sustainable social development of the population through technology. These sectors include digital rights, access to information, sustainable development, human rights, cyberpolitics, women and technology, and youth online.

Daily Life

The program is designed to fit around you, to best take advantage of your owns skills and interests, as well as the skills you’d like to develop further. A weekly or monthly agenda is agreed depending on your and the NGO needs, and your progress is evaluated at weekly mentoring and coaching sessions.

Key activities;

• Digital marketing
• Social media outreach
• Design & promotion of campaigns
• Research
• Actively participating in strategy designs
• Art curation
• Blogging and Podcasting
• Mapping art & technology network in Argentina
• Interviews

Some previous projects:

TecnoCuentos contest. Edition 2019.

TecnoCuentos invited any person interested in technology, to present a literary work that has something to say about the challenges, dilemmas, enigmas and provocations that technology presents. Regardless of the type of technology chosen as the protagonist of the story, we are interested in knowing new perspectives on the technological universe, its spaces of power, its relationships and the invisible world that they propose. You can submit a poem, a story, or texts in a free format.

Art Exhibition “Technology glances” – Virtual tour

Interested in art and its social function in this virtualized world? We invite you to the Technology glances Expo – Virtual Tour where you will find the works of those who presented their conception and artistic approach on contemporary issues related to privacy, algorithms, truth, politics and techno-dependence.

Workshops on digital rights, digital culture and internet freedom (February 2018)

On the 7th and 9th of February, we gave different workshops at Espacio Pla Art Gallery

Travel & Accommodation

You will be met at the airport upon your arrival by a project representative and accompanied to your accommodation.

Accommodation and domestic transport is not included in the cost of this internship, however we will discuss with you before you arrive, what the best options are for you, and help you to decide.That way, when you arrive, you will be taken directly to your chosen accommodation, which you can always change again once you have settled in should you choose.

Requirements

• Minimum age of 18.
• Good command of English, Spanish skills are a bonus but not required. Our staff speaks English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
• Minimum commitment of 4 weeks, maximum 3 months.
• Minimum 18 hours per week
• Necessary vaccinations.
• Necessary flights & visas.
• Full travel & medical insurance.

The internship program is open to students or graduates of careers related but not exclusive to Social Sciences, Law, International relations, Sociology, Political Sciences, Journalism, Arts, Communication, Computing, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Economics among others.

If your area of expertise is not listed above, check with us when applying and we will see if we can accept you.

Costs

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** All payments incur a 5% bank transfer fee.
*** Placements are confirmed with a $300 deposit, balance is due 6 weeks prior to your arrival.

What’s Included:

Project Fee includes airport pickup, orientation, full assistance in finding somewhere close by to live, in-country support and project activities.

What’s not included:

Food, accommodation (See previous section for prices), flights, insurance, visas (if applicable) and vaccinations. Full assistance will be provided in getting all these arranged if you choose our Premium Support. Below you can find an approximate price guide to how much living costs are in Buenos Aires.

Premium Support Upgrade

We understand there’s a great deal to plan and organise for your trip. When booking a Placement, many of our participants choose to purchase our Premium Support Upgrade to benefit from the expertise, knowledge and experience of our Project Coordinators.

We can provide the personal advice you need to ensure your trip is organised with excellence and planned with efficiency; ensuring the very best experience possible. Read more about how we can help you.