Multidisciplinary Studio Internship - Art, Engineering & Communication (Berlin)

How the internship works

We welcome engineers, programmers, makers, artists, writers and communicators. The internship has three connected parts:

1. We begin together with two equally important jobs: building the studio and building the cognitive paintings. Everyone joins the hands-on work, whatever their background. This includes renovating and making furniture as well as assembling, wiring and testing the paintings.

2. You take on one main studio project shaped around your skills, with guidance from the team. This can become the direction of a longer collaboration.

3. In May, we come together for a major exhibition. We will transform an entire building and take care of the experience from installation and invitations to welcoming guests.

Tasks

• Build, assemble and test cognitive paintings and their LED systems
• Build the studio with us, including custom steel and oak furniture and its adaptable exhibition and dining space
• Contribute to research, prototypes, software, spatial design or storytelling according to your skills
• Organise materials, tools, storage, artwork transport and installation in the studio and at external sites
• Manage shipping lists, cost estimates, and customs documentation
• Write or create invitations, exhibition texts, documentation and communication materials where relevant to your project
• Assist in managing multiple ongoing projects
• Occasionally travel as a courier for exhibition

Requirements

• A practice or strong interest in engineering, programming, making, visual art, writing, communication or related fields
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Interest in contemporary art, installation, or performance
• Curiosity about working across art, technology, production, storytelling and communication; you do not need to arrive with all these skills
• Reliability, flexibility and care for both artworks and people

Benefits

You will learn within a diverse team that works like a chosen family, surrounded by a larger community. You will gain practical experience in electronics, steel and oak, and help shape our studio, intimate events and major May exhibition. Your own studio project gives you room to grow with us.

• Duration: 6 months
• Format: Part-time
• Compensation: Unpaid

You must have paid work outside the studio—whether a job, freelance work or service work—to support yourself during this unpaid internship. An independent artistic project alongside is welcome, but optional. Within Studio Apelbaum, you will lead one main project agreed with and supported by the team.

The studio is a place to teach, learn and grow together. We are looking for people who want to stay with us. The internship is a first step, and the main project you take on here can become the direction of your future work in the studio.

Please send:

• A motivation letter explaining your interest in the studio and the direction you would like to develop here (most important). If you have an independent artistic project, you can tell us about it too.
• Your CV and/or portfolio (if available)

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Posted Nov 01, 2026