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Arts Intern 2020: Experiencing Arts Careers During an Unusual Summer

The closure of arts institutions across the nation this summer required innovative approaches to ensuring our commitment to Arts Intern students despite the limitations imposed by social distancing and the constraints of virtual internships. Read more.

Exploring Creative Careers with the Bloomberg Arts Internship

Studio Institute is pleased to share this blog featuring an interview with Bloomberg Arts Intern Rachel K. McCain, which was originally posted on Bloomberg.org. Read about her experience working remotely as an intern in the Development Department at the Park Avenue Armory this summer.[Photo: Rachel K. McCain]

Studio Arts Mentor Rosanna Victorio: Inspired by Her Students’ Creativity

Studio Arts Mentor Rosanna Victorio advises prospective student interns and apprentices to “Try everything. It’s so much easier to decide what you don’t want to do than what you want to do.” Read more.

Studio Institute Arts Partners Provide Virtual Workplace Opportunities for Teens

Thanks to the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies, more than twenty New York City arts organizations are continuing their partnership with Studio Institute’s internship-based work and learning experience for students this summer, placing 35 teens in virtual internships. Read more.

Students Honored at Art History Research Fellowship Awards Ceremony

Congratulations to the Art History Research Fellowship winners from four New York City public schools! The twelve high school seniors selected to receive this year’s awards were honored in a special Zoom ceremony held on July 7 to celebrate their accomplishment. Read more.

Black Lives Matter

Studio in a School has always chosen to work with schools in underserved communities of color. Our artists and educators provide children with the same access to a quality arts education as all other children have. Children as young as age three learn to take materials in their hands and claim agency in the world by creating works of art. Read more.

Teen Apprentices to Begin Virtual Summer Internships

Kudos to the 46 dedicated teen artist instructors who represent this year’s TAP team! Learn how our teen apprentices adapted to recent events, successfully completing online training and creating online art lessons for children. Read more.

Studio Institute Provides Memphis Children with Art Supplies, Lesson Packets

With Memphis schools closed for the remainder of the school year, Studio Institute has created packets of art supplies and corresponding lessons so that children can continue making art at home. Read more about it in The Daily Memphian.

Student Artists Exhibit Their Work at Lincoln Center

Studio Institute’s Studio Intensives series—now in its fifth year— offers after-school and Saturday classes for aspiring art students attending NYC public high schools. In the Winter Multi-Media Intensive: The Figure in Motion, students attended weekly representational drawing sessions with live models and created artwork. The culmination of the program was with an exhibition of student work at Lincoln Center on March 5th. Read more.

Agnes Gund Receives Inaugural Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award

Studio in a School’s inspirational founder, Agnes Gund, was presented with the inaugural “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award” at a ceremony in Washington D.C. on February 14.