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

Student sculpts fluid glass into exciting forms at Ramp Gallery

Friday, 06 March 2020

Heather Olesen sculpts exciting forms in glass at Ramp Gallery - Wintec

Curlicue I, 2019, glass, Heather Olesen - this work is part of Heather Olesen’s Master of Arts.

A new exhibition exploring a 15-year love affair with New Zealand glass art by Wintec Master of Arts student, Heather Olesen is an exciting experience in sculptural glass fluidity.

Transition opens on Friday 6 March at Wintec’s Ramp Gallery and draws on the idea of process and chance as a source of inspiration, revealing the artist’s investigations into fine art and craft, and her journey towards a Master of Arts.

Heather’s fluid style captures unique forms through the process of applying heat and gravity techniques to the glass medium. Here she explains the process behind the works in her new exhibition which opens with a public event at 4pm, Friday 6 March and is on show at Ramp Gallery until 13 March 2020.

How long have you been working with glass?
My interest in kiln form glass began in 2004, after attending a Whanganui UCOL Summer Glass School. On the first day of the workshop, I found I had stumbled into a workshop full of established New Zealand glass artists. The tutor was Colin Reid, a glass master from England teaching refined methods of glass kiln casting. My previous ceramic mould making experience helped me delve into reskilling new mould making processes to kiln form glass. Continuing my development and learning to work with glass was by attending master glass workshops.

How do you use and manipulate glass in your work?
Kiln forming is the process of shaping glass in a kiln using heat and gravity. When the glass is heated in the kiln it becomes soft and as temperature increases, it becomes more liquid-like honey. When gravity takes hold of the molten glass it folds and fills the space in which it is contained. The molten glass will fuse and blend with any other compatible glass and once cooled it will resume its crystalline structure as an amorphous solid. My investigations using heat and gravity techniques allowed glass to find its own voice - manifesting differences and change to develop itself into works of art.

How did studying towards your Master of Arts help develop your art practice and processes?
I have developed a deeper theoretical understanding of art, art history and practises. The knowledge gained aided personal development in how I evaluate and visualise my work. Extending artistic freedom to develop work and approaches I would not have previously considered.

Any advice for students considering post-graduate study?
A large part of post-grad study is self-development along with generous support, guidance and encouragement from your assigned tutors. Being open to challenges and developing new levels of learning creates a pathway for future personal development and advancement after post-grad study.

Where to from here?
Future development of works, solo shows and entry into exhibitions both nationally and internationally.

Transition, an exhibition by Heather Olesen, opens at 4.00pm Friday 6 March and is show until Friday 13 March at Ramp Gallery, Wintec School of Media Arts, Collingwood Street, Hamilton.

Learn more about studying a Master of Arts at Wintec.

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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.