The Arts Intern College Program

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Baltimore

Artist Legacy Coalition: Foundation-Based Internships 

Duration & Compensation

  • Internship Duration: June 8 – Aug 7, 2026

  • Compensation: $24/hr.

  • Travel Stipend: $250 

  • Final Separate Inten Stipend: $900 program (given upon completion of program)  

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  • Assist with the documentation, handling, and preparation of artworks, photographs, documents, and other archival materials related to the legacy of artist and activist Valerie J. Maynard.

  • Assist with the documentation, handling, and preparation of artworks, photographs, documents, and other archival materials related to the legacy of artist and activist Valerie J. Maynard.

Cleveland, Ohio

Museums & Cultural Arts Institutions

Duration & Compensation 

  • Internship Duration: June 3 – Aug 4, 2026

  • Compensation: Cleveland - $21/hr.

  • Travel Stipend: $250 

  • Final Separate Inten Stipend: $700 program (given upon completion of program) 

  • Assist with research, documentation, and auction preparation to celebrate artists in our programs and support Art House funding. The intern will also help Teaching Artists and participants in summer programs.

  • Assist with accessioning, photographing, organizing artwork, data entry, art deliveries, loans, and participation in team meetings. 

  • Gain hands-on experience in publication design, festival marketing, and content coordination while contributing to the annual festival program and promotional campaigns. 

  • Organize Studio Go’s mobile art program activities into a single reference file, help with Community Arts Center events, and support art programming for all ages.

  • Create a show image for the Student Theatre Enrichment Program while gaining experience in a non-profit arts organization and assisting with various design projects. 

  • Supports FolukeARTS by assisting with program coordination, marketing and communications, data management, and event operations to help deliver community‑centered arts programming.

  • Support the Executive/Artistic Director and Managing Director with video documentation, editing, photography, and website updates to enhance marketing efforts. 

  • Capture, organize, and share the museum’s history in ways that are engaging, professional, and publicly accessible. Will work primarily with the Engagement department, reporting to the Senior Engagement Officer.

New York

Artist Legacy Coalition: Foundation-Based Internships 

Duration & Compensation

  • Internship Duration: June 8 – Aug 7, 2026

  • Compensation: $24/hr.

  • Travel Stipend: $250 

  • Final Separate Inten Stipend: $900 program (given upon completion of program)  

  • Open to Arts Intern Alumni Post-Grads Only! 

    Collaborate with the Communications Manager to promote the foundation's work and enhance its audience engagement. 

  • Open to Arts Intern Alumni Post-Grads Only!

    Assist the Regional Regranting Program Officer in expanding the program's impact on artist-led projects.

  • Assist with research and documentation related to Frankenthaler’s printmaking practice. 

  • Research, exhibitions, and collections documentation at a historic artist foundation. 

  • Under the direction of the Reading Room Manager, the intern will undertake an archival processing project focused on a discrete subseries of institutional records within the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Archives.

  • Under the direction of the Executive Director, the intern will conduct focused research and a data management project supporting the Foundation’s development of a digital asset management system (DAMS) for artworks and image-based materials

New York CITY

Museums & Cultural Arts Institutions

Duration & Compensation 

  • Internship Duration: June 8 – Aug 7, 2026

  • Compensation: NYC - $24/hr.

  • Travel Stipend: $250 

  • Final Separate Inten Stipend: $900 program (given upon completion of program)  

  • Work with Digital Asset Manager and Archivist to create metadata for digitized assets. 

  • Support production of cultural events, including First Saturdays. 

  • Support hands-on STEAM programming in ColorLab and Nature’s Engineers spaces. 

  • Plan public events and programs while learning how museums engage diverse communities. 

  • Support public art commissions and programming for Roberto Lugo’s exhibition. 

  • Support public art commissions and programming for Roberto Lugo’s exhibition. 

  • Gain hands-on experience in nonprofit fundraising and development operations. 

  • Work closely with the Curatorial and Education teams to assist with program development and community engagement events. 

  • Supports the Noguchi Museum’s summer teen, family, youth, and public programs by conducting community research and outreach, and helping design engagement activities for Free First Fridays and Community Days.

  • Support socially engaged art and community-centered programs at The Shed, including Open Call and West Side Fest. 

  • Hands-on experience with a digital archive, website accessibility, and publications while learning about the Vera List Center’s events and diversity efforts since 1992.