Program Description
Since its inception in 1999, the ARTS Intern program has provided an exciting opportunity for college undergraduates to learn about museum professions in New York City, through internships in museums and cultural institutions. (See host institutions listed below.) The program seeks candidates with demonstrated financial need and encourages applicants from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Museums host interns in meaningful, educational positions in many different departments, ranging from curatorial, education, development, finance, and special events. Interns will have time-bound assignments and individual projects. In
2009, the program was incorporated into the programs of Studio in a School, and continues to be managed under the guidance of Thomas Cahill.
Museums host interns in meaningful, educational positions in many different departments, ranging from curatorial, education, development, finance, and special events. Interns will have time-bound assignments and individual projects. In
2009, the program was incorporated into the programs of Studio in a School, and continues to be managed under the guidance of Thomas Cahill.
Program Details
The program runs for 9 weeks starting the second week of June. Interns work a 35-hour week, and receive a total pay of $3,300. In 2013, the program will run from June 10 through August 9.
Interns also attend weekly visits to participating institutions. ARTS INTERN coordinates programs that highlight the cultural offerings of and challenges facing institutions in New York City. Past programs have included curatorial tours of
exhibitions, panel discussions, programming workshops, and presentations by speakers in various museum departments and careers.
These museum visits include unique, behind-the-scenes looks at museum operations, presentations by senior staff and curators, and panels featuring young museum professionals. Following these visits, assignments are posted on our blog. All interns must respond to these postings and participate in the on-line discussion about museum visits, presentations, and exhibitions.
In addition to blog postings, interns must complete a report midway through the program and a final report. Weekly time-sheets must be completed on a timely basis. All of these items are required, including the weekly blog entries, in order for interns to be paid the full stipend.
Therefore, this internship includes work that may need to be completed beyond the usual workplace hours. Students who
are not prepared for this workload should not apply to the ARTS Intern program.
Interns also attend weekly visits to participating institutions. ARTS INTERN coordinates programs that highlight the cultural offerings of and challenges facing institutions in New York City. Past programs have included curatorial tours of
exhibitions, panel discussions, programming workshops, and presentations by speakers in various museum departments and careers.
These museum visits include unique, behind-the-scenes looks at museum operations, presentations by senior staff and curators, and panels featuring young museum professionals. Following these visits, assignments are posted on our blog. All interns must respond to these postings and participate in the on-line discussion about museum visits, presentations, and exhibitions.
In addition to blog postings, interns must complete a report midway through the program and a final report. Weekly time-sheets must be completed on a timely basis. All of these items are required, including the weekly blog entries, in order for interns to be paid the full stipend.
Therefore, this internship includes work that may need to be completed beyond the usual workplace hours. Students who
are not prepared for this workload should not apply to the ARTS Intern program.
Summer 2013 Sites
American Folk Art Museum
Brooklyn Historical Society
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
El Museo del Barrio
Jewish Museum
Museum of Biblical Art
Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the Moving Image
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
Scandinavia House
South Street Seaport Museum
Staten Island Museum
Studio Museum in Harlem
The Brooklyn Museum
The Frick Collection
The International Center for Photography
The Noguchi Museum
The Queens Museum of Art
The Rubin Museum of Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
Brooklyn Historical Society
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
El Museo del Barrio
Jewish Museum
Museum of Biblical Art
Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the Moving Image
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
Scandinavia House
South Street Seaport Museum
Staten Island Museum
Studio Museum in Harlem
The Brooklyn Museum
The Frick Collection
The International Center for Photography
The Noguchi Museum
The Queens Museum of Art
The Rubin Museum of Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
_"This is a fantastic program and we are very thrilled to be a part of it." Kyle Reinhart, Scandinavia House
