HOST an ArtS INTERN this summer
Bring New Voices to the Arts and Cultural Field in Your City
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Background
Arts Intern connects skilled college students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds with career opportunities at leading arts and cultural organizations.
Arts Interns earn a competitive wage and gain professional development vital to advance their career paths. In addition to fully funding students’ stipends, the program provides face time with professionals across the field, increasing student knowledge of, connection with, and investment in museums and cultural institutions.
Arts Interns dive into meaningful projects that showcase their unique perspectives—not just observe from the sidelines. Arts Intern places them at the heart of a cultural institution's daily operations, as their supervisors mentor them through concrete, deliverables while encouraging their creative input. Working alongside experienced arts professionals, they get involved in all facets of an institution’s functions while building their portfolios and professional networks. Arts Intern also enables interns to interact with program peers. Through required special events and seminars at participating institutions, interns meet, compare notes, and learn from each other’s insights.
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.
Details
Timeframe
252 total hours over 9 weeks
5-day commitment, 28 hours per week: 4 days on-site; 1 day
of cohort meetings
Program Dates
Baltimore: June 16 – August 15
Boston: June 9 – August 8
Chicago: June 2 – August 1
Cleveland: June 16 – August 18
Memphis: June 13 – August 15
Newark: June 2 – August 5
New York City: June 2 – August 4
Philadelphia: June 11 – August 13
Program Structure
Ready to host an intern? Watch our info session to discover the benefits and how to apply!
fully funded arts internships
Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Memphis, Philadelphia: $5,790
$5040 for $20/hr x 252 hours intern compensation awarded at the program start plus
$750 for associated administrative costs (awarded to host upon completion)
Boston, Newark, New York City: $6420
$5670 for $22.50/hr x 252 hours intern compensation awarded at the program start plus $750 for associated administrative costs (awarded to host upon completion)
Intern Compensation*
Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Memphis, Philadelphia: $20/hour
Boston, Newark, New York City: $22.50/hour
Final Stipend: $500 from Studio Institue upon completion of Arts Intern’s educational components
*Intern compensation based on the MIT Living Wage Calculator.
Cultural Worksite Requirements
Detailed, department-specific, 9-week project plan for the role
Candidate interviews and hiring (March – April 2025)
Full Onsite Participation: In addition to hosting the intern, organizations must participate in program-related events
Direct supervision with mid-term and final evaluations
Weekly timesheet submission and approval
Employment Structure
Learn about Arts Intern eligibility requirements for college students.
Cultural worksites hire interns as temporary part-time employees who are paid on the same schedule as other employees.
As internships progress, interns take on greater responsibility and agency, completing meaningful projects that the organization uses.
Grants to Cultural Worksites
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We are no longer accepting host applications for our Summer 2025 program.
For inquiries regarding the Arts Intern host application for Summer 2026, contact Sophia Domeville, Senior Manager, Arts Intern College Program: artsintern@studioinstitute.org
Access our Supervisor Resources for practical guidance to effectively mentor your BAI College students HERE.
Summer 2025 Worksite Hosts
Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Industry, The Valerie J. Maynard Foundation
Boston: Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Chicago: ART WORKS Projects, Chicago Japanese Historical Society, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Haitian American Museum of Chicago, Heritage Museum of Asian Art, Media Burn Archive, Museum of Contemporary Photography, National Public Housing Museum, The Polish Museum of America, Smart Museum, Ukrainian National Museum
Cleveland: Art House, Inc., Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, Chagrin Documentary Film Festival, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Public Theatre, Foluké Arts, Inlet Dance Theater, Julia De Burgos Cultural Art Center, Waterloo Arts
Memphis: Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Carpenter Art Garden, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Metal Museum
New York: A.I.R. Gallery, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Developing Artists, Harpo Foundation, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, The Kitchen, Madison Square Park Conservancy, Poster House, Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, Roy Lichtenstein/Toshiko Takaezu Foundation, Staten Island Museum, Woodman Family Foundation
Newark: EqualSpace, GlassRoots, Newark Arts Council, Newark Public Library, Newark Symphony Hall
Philadelphia: The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Founder’s Hall Museum at Girard College, Free Library of Philadelphia, Paul Robeson House and Museum, The Rosenbach
I like to let students make mistakes and then provide feedback. I let them succeed by empowering them to make mistakes. They struggle, I provide feedback, and they learn from the experience.
David Piurek, Conservation Technician of Paintings and Frames, Cleveland Museum of Art;
Arts Intern Supervisor and Mentor
