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 participants at the 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 and communication skills, and sharpen your writing, through a program led by Columbia University’s Teachers College that includes guidance for completing your college essay.
Summer 2024 Partners Included:
Bronx: B.A.A.D! (Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance), New York Botanical Garden, Wave Hill—and participating high schools: Bronx High School of Science, Fordham High School of the Arts ,and High School of Computers and Technology
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, The Brooklyn Rail, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Cool Culture, STREB, Inc., UrbanGlass, Urbanworld Foundation, viBe Theater Experience, Weeksville Heritage Center, Wyckoff House Museum—and participating NYC high schools: Brooklyn High School of the Arts, Digital Arts and Cinema Technology High School, Edward R Murrow High School, and Midwood High School
Manhattan: Art21, Asian American Alliance, Ballet Hispánico, Building Studio Architects, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Creative Capital Foundation, Gibney Dance, Hispanic Society Museum & Library, The Juilliard School, The Laundromat Project, Madison Square Park Conservancy, Martha Graham School, Museum of Jewish Heritage, National Black Theatre, National Dance Institute, New York Live Arts, New York Theatre Workshop, Open House New York, Park Avenue Armory, Roundabout Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Theatre for a New Audience—and participating NYC high schools: High School of Art & Design, High School for Fashion Industries, Special Music School, and Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology
Queens: King Manor Museum, Materials for the Arts, Museum of the Moving Image, New York Hall Of Science, Queens Botanical Garden—and participating NYC high schools: Academy for Careers in Television & Film, Queens Technical High School, and Thomas A. Edison High School
Staten Island: Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, Staten Island Museum—and participating NYC high school: Curtis High School
Future Partners
If you are a New York City arts and cultural organization interested in joining our Studio Institute partner community, we’d love to connect with you! Contact us at bai@studioinst.org
Details
This full-time internship in 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.
Eligibility
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 by its official ending date
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.
Participating high schools (in summer 2024): 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; and Staten Island: Curtis High School.
Have questions?
Reach out to bai@studioinst.org
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