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.

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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

David Sidwell’s 40-year contribution to the arts honoured with Institutional Medal

Wednesday, 14 August 2019

David Sidwell at the piano getting ready to perform an original score at his honorary event at Wintec House.

The name David Sidwell will be recognisable to many people in the Waikato region and no wonder, the performing arts maestro and manager at Wintec’s School of Media Arts has been a prominent force across music and theatre for the last 40 years. It will surprise no-one that his achievements were formally recognised with the bestowment of an Institutional Medal on Tuesday evening.

The medal is part of Wintec’s prestigious Honorary Awards which are presented to those who have made a significant contribution to Wintec or the nation through innovation, scholarship or industry, or for enhancing New Zealand society. Previous Wintec recipients this year included health advocate Le’aupepe Elisapeta Peta (Peta) Karalus, arts patron Sir James Wallace and entrepreneur Dallas Fisher.

Barry Harris, Wintec Council chair who formally awarded the medal said that “David is an extremely worthy recipient of this medal and he really is an institution in himself.”

Upon receiving the award, David noted that it “truly validates for me the value that Wintec places on arts and culture within the institution as well as the creative arts industry and arts community. In 2000 I came to work at Wintec and I’m still here almost 20 years later. I’m proud to say that the Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts degree further endorses Wintec’s support of the arts. That has been a career highlight for me.”

David’s career stretches across the Waikato where he has been director for the Hamilton Operatic Society and various other theatre companies. In 2014 he received the Freedom Holder of the City award for his contribution to Hamilton’s music and theatre scene, the highest civic honour that can be awarded.

“Hamilton is truly an arts-focused city where talent is nurtured. A city that has the breadth of talent and passion for the arts needs an internationally recognised state-of-the-art facility that will allow the arts to prosper and flourish. The new Waikato Regional Theatre will be a fantastic new facility to further grow arts in the region.”

Around 100 people attended the event in the Atrium including Wintec honoraries Richard O’Brien, creator of the Rocky Horror Show, and Gordon Chesterman, former chair of the Wintec Council. The occasion was also marked by the presenting of the Gordon Chesterman scholarship to musician and Wintec student Casey Messent. The scholarship is worth up to $15,000 and is awarded on the basis of academic merit, personal character and community involvement.

The evening closed with performances by Casey, Alexandra Wiltshire, Pamela Wallace, Yotam Levy, Scot Hall and David on piano. Guests also heard a snippet from the new musical Mum’s Kitchen written by David and Wintec tutors Jeremy Mayall and Nick Braae. The show opens at the Meteor Theatre on Thursday 22 August.

Find out more about the School of Media Arts at Wintec.

Events

Ramp Gallery |Thought Crimes
02 May 2024
Join us on opening night to celebrate McClure’s new work in his solo exhibition with Ramp.
Ngā Rā Tūwhera | Open Day
30 Aug 2024
Explore your future options at Ngā Rā Tūwhera | Open Day! This whānau-friendly experience is the perfect opportunity to meet our teams, discover course options, and get a sense of what study is all about.