Internships

Employers are invited to participate in our media arts internship programme.

Students from the School of Media Arts are available to intern with employers who can benefit from their skills and talents. Areas of expertise include moving image, photography, graphic design, digital design, journalism, painting, sculpture, audio engineering, music, sound design, public relations and advertising.

What are internships?

Internships are 120 hour placements of Wintec students, offering a structured form of work experience that students receive course credit for.

How it works

Students keep a daily journal, build a portfolio and present a seminar and written report to their peers. The employer sets the student's tasks and projects, and completes an evaluation form on completion to provide feedback on the student's performance. Find out more about the details and employer benefits of internships in the FAQ section.

Further information

For further information contact the Internship director.

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Projects

New Wave publication project

A book put together by Media Arts staff and students records the journeys of 18 migrants who now live in Hamilton, but were born outside New Zealand. The New Wave: Hamilton’s Migrant Community, looks at the growing diversity of Hamilton’s population. While 70 percent of Hamilton is broadly defined as European, and 20 percent as Māori and Pasifika, there are also citizens from 160 ethnic backgrounds. Journalism tutor Charles Riddle says it is this last 10 percent of the city's population that is fascinatingly diverse and makes for interesting reading. Around 15 students worked on the publication under the expert guidance of editor in residence Aimie Cronin. The project team also worked closely with the Hamilton Migrant Centre and the Hamilton City Council. The book is the first phase in a two-year project which will culminate with an exhibition in the Waikato Museum.

New Wave Launch books Photo by Geoff Ridder

River City Sound sessions

A moving image student produced a multi-camera production making live videos for local bands.

View on Vimeo

Matariki Interactive Waka project

The Matariki Interactive Waka Project is a multi-disciplinary project that aims to create an interactive waka sculpture that will sit beside the Waikato River at Hamilton’s Ferrybank Park and draw the people of the city back to the river.

It’s a community project lead by Media Arts tutor Joe Citizen with Wintec students in the areas of Trade, Engineering, Media Arts and Early Childhood acting as co-creators of the sculpture. We also have several Wintec staff members and independent researchers on board who are all working hard towards a final goal that benefits the people of Hamilton and visitors to this beautiful place. We are also working in partnership with Wintec’s Maori Achievement Office who are advising on tikanga, matauranga and whenua consultation.

Artist's impression of Tōia Mai, Hamilton’s new interactive waka sculpture to be gifted by Wintec.

Moving Image students profile Waikato Museum

One of Moving Image Production students assignments is a group client-based Documentary. This is the fourth year we have teamed up with Waikato Museum who has been our Client for two Museum staff profiles that share behind the scenes stories at the Waikato Museum. Over the last few years of this ongoing community project, Moving Image students have made an excellent range of videos highlighting a variety of Museum staff profiles: what they do, how they do it and why they like working at the Waikato Museum. We look forward to continuing our relationship with the Waikato Museum again in the near future.

News

Young Wintec students claim top prizes at National Youth Art Awards

Monday, 23 September 2024

The 14th annual New Zealand National Youth Art Awards, hosted by the Waikato Society of Arts, celebrated emerging talent at its opening event held at ArtPost Galleries in Hamilton late July.

This year's competition saw a staggering 300 entries cut down to 93 finalists vying for 10 coveted awards.

Among the standout winners were Wintec students Stevie Fiske and Olivia Connolly, both aged 20, who clinched top honours in their respective categories.

Fiske, won the 20-25 age category with their painting titled "Life". Inspired by Craig McClure's exhibition "Thought Crimes" at Ramp Gallery, Fiske's work impressed judges with its "character" and ability to "clearly say something".

"It felt like I was in a movie and the lights were all pointed at me. It was unbelievable," Fiske said of their win.

Currently in their second year of a Bachelor of Contemporary Art, Fiske encourages other young artists to enter competitions, noting, "it's a good way to get your name and image out there, even if you don't win anything"

Fellow Wintec student Olivia wowed judges with her clay sculpture "In The Event That We Decay".

The piece, glazed with iron oxide, explores humanity's relationship with the natural world.

"If the tables were turned, would we be used for the growth of nature?" Olivia pondered in her artist statement.

Olivia, who shares her work on Instagram as @oliart.x, was surprised by her win, given the high calibre of entries.

"I was so happy, and all the hours dedicated to moulding little mushrooms, lichen and crystals felt so worth it," she said.

Both winners stressed the value of participating in such events.

"Worries about not making it as a finalist should never stop you from giving something a go," Olivia said.

Tamsin Green, Wintec Senior Academic Staff Member for School of Media Arts, Ramp Gallery curator and competition judge, said these national awards captured the diverse emerging talent of young artists and provided them with a platform to share their work and be celebrated for that work.

“This prize is especially important to Wintec ākonga as it is a locally supported prize that introduces our students to a range of sponsors and arts organisations. It is an opportunity for them to showcase their work in a professional context and celebrate with whānau.”

Tamsin said she would encourage people to enter for the experience of entering an art competition.

“Whether you win or not it is an opportunity to prepare your work via documentation and professional descriptions for your work. As a curator I am always on the lookout for emerging artists.”

She said the judges were very impressed with the range of work and the skills, ideas, and confidence of New Zealand’s young artists – especially the younger age ranges.

“When making our decision we thought not only about technical skills and confidence, but about the ability of our young artists to create something unique and expressive. We were particularly impressed with these works because they were bold and individual pieces,” she said of Stevie and Olivia’s work.

Learn more about studying art at Wintec here.

Events

Hamilton City Information Session
22 Jan 2025
Explore study options at our Hamilton City Campus available for Semester 1 2025! This whānau-friendly event is a great opportunity to ask any pātai (questions) you may have and get your enrolment sorted.