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

This summer there are 125 internship positions available at 95 different organizations. All positions have been filled. Please check back in spring 2010 to apply for the 2010 summer internship program.

The 2009 Arts Internship Program

• A 10 week paid summer internship (40 hours/week) for 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, as well as municipal arts 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 2009, 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, 2009.
  
  
• 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

The Organizational deadline to apply has passed for the program year of 2009.
Please check Back in Fall 2009 to apply for the 2010 program year.

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 Programs.
  
  
• Local Arts Agencies (municipal or 501(c)3) in Los Angeles County that provide arts programs and services to their municipal constituency.
  
  
• Municipal performing arts organizations.
  
  
• Other 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 Commission's grant programs and are not part of a college or university program.

2008 Arts Internship Program Evaluation

2007 Arts Internship Program Evaluation