BLOOMBERG Arts InternSHIP
Get paid to explore careers in the arts, learn new skills, improve your college readiness,
and experience the arts and culture of NYC!
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Background
BAI 2024 interns at their final presentations event. Courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Since 2012, with the generous support of Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bloomberg Arts Internship (BAI) program has placed New York City teens from participating public high schools in paid internships.
BAI provides a paid opportunity to try out careers in arts and cultural organizations in New York City; hone your workplace, communication, and public speaking skills; and sharpen your writing, through a program led by Columbia University’s Teachers College that includes guidance for completing your college essay.
Summer 2025 Partners Include:
Bronx: B.A.A.D! (Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance), Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education, New York Botanical Garden, Wave Hill
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM Hamm Archives), Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, The Brooklyn Rail, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Cool Culture, Gallim Dance Company, Museum of Food and Drink, STREB, Inc., UrbanGlass, viBe Theater Experience
Manhattan: Art at Americas Society, Art21, Asian American Arts Alliance, Ballet Hispánico, Building Studio Architects, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Civitella Ranieri Foundation. Classic Stage Company, Cultural Counsel, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, Gibney Dance, Hispanic Society Museum & Library, The Juilliard School & Store, Kaufman Music Center, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council , Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, Museum of Jewish Heritage, Museum of the City of New York, National Black Theatre, National Dance Institute, New York Live Arts, New York Studio School, Open House New York, Park Avenue Armory, Red Bull Theater, Rosie's Theater Kids, Roundabout Theatre Company, Studio Institute, The New Group, The Poetry Society of New York, Theatre for a New Audience, Swiss Institute/ Contemporary Art, Young People's Chorus of New York City
Queens: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, King Manor Museum, Louis Armstrong Museum, Materials for the Arts, MoMA PS1, Museum of the Moving Image, New York Hall of Science, Queens Botanical Garden
Staten Island: Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, Staten Island Museum, Sundog Theatre
Future Partners
If you are a New York City arts and cultural organization interested in joining our Studio Institute partner community and hosting interns, we’d love to connect with you! Contact us at bai@studioinst.org
Summer 2025 Participating High Schools
Manhattan: High School of Art & Design, High School for Fashion Industries, Special Music School, and Urban Assembly Gateway School
for Technology
Brooklyn: Brooklyn High School of the Arts, Edward R Murrow High School, and Midwood High School
Queens: Academy for Careers in Television & Film, Queens Technical High School, and Thomas A. Edison High School
Bronx: Bronx High School of Science, Fordham High School of the Arts and High School of Computers and Technology
Staten Island: Curtis High School
Details
This paid, full-time internship at NYC arts and cultural organizations includes:
Work experience three days per week at one of over 45 non-profit partners of Studio Institute. These organizations contribute greatly to the vibrancy of New York City’s arts and cultural communities.
Weekly classroom workshops focused on improving workplace and college readiness skills and starting the college application process
Weekly visits with cultural institutions and partner organizations, which include special tours and career panels with working arts professionals.
Hear what teen participants in the 2024 Bloomberg Arts Internship program
have to say about their experience.
To participate in the summer 2025 program you must be:
A high school junior from a participating New York City high school during the 2024–25 school year
At least 16 years of age by the end of the 2024–25 school year
Available for the entire internship program (June 30–August 22, 2025)
Able to provide proof of vaccination
Able to provide your employment certificate (green working papers)
Ready to develop college applications and learn about financing your college education
Committed to intern at an arts organization to develop workplace skills
Eager to be immersed in New York City’s exciting arts and cultural scene.
Eligibility
Have questions?
Reach out to bai@studioinst.org
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