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Host an Arts Intern

Studio Institute’s Arts Intern program provides paid opportunities for skilled college students interested in exploring arts careers, who may otherwise lack access to vital experiences without this paid opportunity.

Since 1999, Arts Intern has placed undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need and diverse backgrounds in paid internships that can impact career paths in profound and lasting ways. Art institutions transform interns into future leaders through immersive mentorship by experienced staff. Under their guidance, Arts Interns gain practical experience across departments while discovering how each role advances the organization's mission and impact.

Interns drive innovation with fresh perspectives through dynamic project ownership while earning competitive pay. Beyond individual placements, the program fosters a vibrant peer network through required, curated seminars and events—creating lasting connections that enrich the arts ecosystem.

Arts professionals who mentor these students help to bring new faces and voices to the arts and cultural field. Arts Interns take away experience, skills, knowledge, and relationships that equip them for a future in that or other fields.