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Exhibition InternMuseum of Contemporary Art • Toronto, Ontario, CA
Exhibition Intern

Exhibition Intern

Museum of Contemporary Art • Toronto, Ontario, CA
7 days ago
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CA$19.10 hourly
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Description

Position Summary
  • Posted on: August 10, 2026
  • Closing on: August 31, 2026
  • Location: Toronto, ON
  • Employment Type: Internship
  • Remote/Onsite: Hybrid
  • Report to: Exhibition Manager
  • Start date: October 5, 2026 to March 26, 2027
  • Salary: $19.10 per hour

MOCA Toronto is seeking an Exhibition Intern to work with the Museum’s Exhibition Team and assist with all facets of the museum’s exhibition and special projects initiatives. The Intern will have the opportunity to support the development and implementation of exhibitions in 2026, research and planning for 2027 and beyond, and support with archival activities. This position will receive direct mentorship from MOCA’s Exhibition Manager, as well as work with the Production Lead and Exhibition Designer and Artistic Director. The Intern will play an integral role in the production and care practices of exhibitions as well as research towards future projects. This role will allow the Intern to gain valuable work experience in a museum while making an important contribution to MOCA’s exhibitions team. The research, production, and administration they conduct will shape future exhibitions and projects at the museum.

Key Responsibilities

- Performing research on exhibiting artists to become fluent in their practice and the needs of their work
- Conducting research on materials, equipment, and services required for production
- Support vendor relationships
- Maintaining exhibition files by updating and organizing them
- Assisting in the preparation of loan requests, loan agreements, checklists and shipping documents
- Monitor condition of loans through each phase of the loan period
- Filing and maintaining condition reports for incoming and outgoing artworks
- Assist with minor conservation and safety tasks
- Maintaining photo documentation and credits, as well as fielding image and material requests
- Assisting with the physical production and installation (as well as deinstallation) of artworks

Qualifications

Must-haves
  • College or University graduate from a program in Museum Studies, Curatorial, Archival Studies, Design and Production, or other related field
  • Familiarity with and some experience in the areas of archival preservation, arrangement, and description.
  • Experience working with textual, graphic materials, and artifacts.
  • Background and experience in creating virtual and physical exhibitions.
  • Demonstrated research and writing skills and academic literacy
  • A strong interest in contemporary art, production, design, administration, and conservation; familiarity with the arts landscape in Toronto
  • Good verbal/written communication skills and sensitivity to interact with a diversity of staff and publics in a courteous and professional manner
  • Adaptable
Nice-to-haves
  • Demonstrates self-management
  • Proficiency in MS Office, database management and good keyboarding skills

  • be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada;
    Note: Non-Canadian graduates holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent resident status are not eligible.
  • be legally entitled to work in Canada (have a valid social insurance number);
  • be between 16 and 30 years of age inclusively at the start of employment;
  • be a graduate from college, CEGEP or university; and
  • be registered in the YCW online candidate inventory.
Note: Priority will be given to graduates that have not previously participated in YCW internship programs and that are unemployed or underemployed.

Benefits

Attractions Ontario Benefits and Toronto Attractions Council Benefit.

Vision

The Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto is at the heart of the art ecosystem. MOCA will be ambitiously inclusive, interdisciplinary, and internationally renowned through our work with artists. A place for everyone to explore that provokes ideas and discussion and challenges the current cultural moment.

Mission

Artists, relationships, and experimentation are at the centre of everything we do. MOCA Toronto presents rotating exhibitions and programmes that prioritize twenty-first-century artistic production, primarily through commissioning new work. We foster active dialogue, participation and celebrate complexity; in order to serve as an inclusive cultural hub in this hyper-diverse city and world.

Values

  • Equity, inclusion, and access
  • Artist-centered, interdisciplinary and process-oriented
  • Critical conversations and transformative work at our core
  • Reciprocal and relationship-based
  • Locally rooted and globally connected
  • Courage and Responsibility

Brief History

MOCA is a twenty-year-old institution that has experienced numerous iterations over the years. However, two main aspects have remained constant:

  • The institution has served as an important gathering space in Toronto and Canada for artists to experiment, celebrate complexity, and offer thought-provoking responses to the current cultural moment
  • MOCA has been and is constantly evolving and expanding with our times
In September 2018, MOCA moved into the Auto BLDG, a purpose-designed home in a former industrial space at the heart of a new neighbourhood in the Lower Junction.

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