Internships
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors established the Arts Internship Program (which provides internships for nonprofit performing, presenting, literary, and municipal arts organizations) as a companion program to the Getty Multicultural Internship Program (which provides internships to museums and visual arts organizations). The purpose of the County's program is to provide undergraduate students with meaningful on-the-job training and experience in working in nonprofit arts organizations, while assisting arts organizations to develop future arts leaders. Through this program, students develop a deeper understanding of the work involved in nonprofit arts administration, better understand the role of the arts in a community, and develop "real life" business skills that can be put to use in their future careers. During the ten-week course of the summer internships, participating organizations gain the assistance of extra staff to help with special or seasonal projects. Participating organizations also play an important role in molding and shaping potential new workers in the arts sector who may go on to arts leadership positions on staffs or boards.
FOR STUDENTS
Please check back in Spring 2010 for more information about the internship program.
Information about the Arts Internship Program:
- A 10 week paid summer internship (40 hours/week) for 125 full-time undergraduate college students. Students are paid $350/week to work with a nonprofit arts organization within Los Angeles County. Nonprofits include various performing, presenting, and literary arts organizations, and local agencies. Interns also participate in several educational events.
- Undergraduates and graduating seniors may apply. Students must have completed at least one semester of college by June 2010, and be currently enrolled (full-time) in a community college or a four year university.
- Graduating seniors are eligible only if they are to complete their undergraduate degree by September 1st, 2010.
- Students must either reside in Los Angeles County or attend school in Los Angeles County
Candidates are welcome from all areas of undergraduate study and are not required to have demonstrated a previous commitment to the arts.
Please note:
The Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internships program provides internships to Los Angeles Museums and Visual Arts Organizations
Through a related program, the Getty Foundation offers grants to museums and visual arts organizations in Los Angeles County for undergraduate summer internships. Application forms and information about these grants is available online at http://www.getty.edu/foundation/funding/leaders/current/mui_students.html or by calling 310.440.7320.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Please check back in February 2010 for more information.
Organizations that are eligible to apply to the Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program include:
- Performing, presenting (including film and media organizations with a presenting program), and literary arts organizations currently funded in the Commission's Organizational Grant Program. (OGP I, OGP II, OGP 2.5 and OGP III);
- Local Arts Agencies with 501(c)(3) status in Los Angeles County that provide arts programs and services to their municipal constituency.
- Nonprofit performing, presenting (including film and media organizations with a presenting program), or literary arts organizations in Los Angeles County that are not currently funded through the Arts Commission's Organizational Grant Programs that are not part of a college or university program.
2009 Arts Internship Program Evaluation
2008 Arts Internship Program Evaluation
2007 Arts Internship Program Evaluation
