Internships

Maison&Objet’s 10-day design event features concept stores, pop-up installations, staged window displays, vernissages, meet-and-greets with designers, and product demonstrations all throughout Paris. Design Week is always free and open for the public to attend. Each year, there are hundreds of locations including hotels, restaurants, showrooms, museums, and more that celebrate a multifaceted approach to design.

Paris Design Week

Art Paris brings together over 130 contemporary art galleries from over 20 countries each year to display the fine art masterpieces of both leading and upcoming artists. It’s an opportunity to introduce yourself to artists, curators, and buyers all while discovering new creative inspiration.

Art Paris

Paris Photo, held annually each November in the heart of Paris, stands as the foremost international art fair exclusively devoted to the photographic medium. Bringing together up to 200 exhibitors from around the globe, Paris Photo provides attendees with the most diverse and high-quality showcase of photography-driven projects available today.

Paris Photo

Each year, coinciding with Paris Photo, Polycopies transforms the Concorde-Atlantique boat and adjacent Seine quays into a bookshop exclusively dedicated to photography books. With over 80 French and international publishers and booksellers, visitors can attend events including round tables and signings. Polycopies serves as a hub for photography enthusiasts, collectors, authors, and publishers to exchange ideas, discuss publishing trends, and explore new projects.

Polycopies

Drawing Now Art Fair, Europe’s premier contemporary art fair solely focused on drawing, welcomes over 70 international galleries every March. These galleries showcase the creations of more than 400 artists, exhibiting nearly 2,000 works that span the diversity of drawing from the past 50 years to the present day. Collectors and art enthusiasts alike are invited to explore the pieces of emerging as well as established artists.

Drawing Now

Art Basel’s annual fair in Paris showcases galleries that specialize in modern and contemporary art, presenting exceptional quality works including paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, photography, video, and digital art. The event also installs works in several iconic locations throughout the city.

Paris+ par Art Basel

Première Vision Paris brings together all stakeholders in fashion production, showcasing yarns, fabrics, leathers, furs, textile designs, accessories, components, and a curated selection of fashion manufacturing companies offering sourcing services. Held twice a year, the event serves as a vital hub for meetings and inspiration, providing fashion professionals with a unique business venue and trend laboratory to develop their apparel, bag, shoe, and jewelry collections.

Première Vision Paris

“During my Paris design week internship, I was given a lot of responsibility, such as guiding a group of 10 very international visitors through many different art and furniture galleries in the 6th and 7th arrondissement in Paris. The final stop of the tour was a beautiful exhibition at the headquarters of Baccarat, including a cocktail get-together in the garden of the villa. I was lucky to meet very interesting and friendly people that week, as well as become familiar with beautiful art and design places throughout Paris.”

“My Internship at Koch Gallery during Paris Photo was an amazing experience as I learned a lot about the photo industry. I had the opportunity to meet most of the living artists that the Koch Gallery represents and look through the different art books. At the end, my supervisor suggested I apply for a longer term internship at their gallery.”

“The internship at Nathalie Garçon was a unique opportunity for a first experience. I learned of the internship through a PCA staff member who personally knew Nathalie Garçon. Paris College of Art is amazing at connecting students with industry professionals, connections which are invaluable later on. At the Nathalie Garçon studio, I was working with an incredibly small design team, which meant that I got to learn about and participate in every part of creating the collection, from the very beginning research through to production. As an intern, to have an opportunity like that in a city like Paris is just incredible.”

“I found an internship at the agency Muzéo when I visited their studio on a Paris Inside/Out class visit lead by Stéphanie Lagarde. I was part of the creative team where I worked on a variety of projects. I learned how the real world of creative work happens by seeing the balance between the client briefs, financial factors and project management-and of course deadlines. In addition to the work, I also attended vernissages, team meetings and office dinners. I improved my French and I got to be part of a delightful professional family.”

“I was the editorial assistant for Melissa Unger at Seymour Projects – an online initiative and magazine dedicated to helping artists/creative types, “nurture their imaginations and explore their subconscious minds.” I helped Melissa organize two interactive projects: a booth at the Cutlog Art Fair and the Mindsurf gallery event. They were both really exciting projects to work on because she let me help her with everything: explanatory texts, invitations, the catalog, curating, etc. As her editorial assistant, I also did interviews for the online magazine and copy-editing.”