Summer Internship Program

SI’s summer teen program is presented in partnership with NYC’s Department of Youth And Community Development (DYCD). Applicants must be no older than 20 years old and currently involved in one of DYCD's internship programs over the summer including the Summer Internship Program and Summer Youth Employment Program. Applications open mid-May and are shared exclusively through DYCD-affiliated Providers.

Our internship program is a 6-week paid opportunity that aims to foster professional skills and increase exposure to contemporary art institutions and art professions. Students visit institutions and grassroots groups around NYC, meet with a variety of working artists and arts professionals, conduct research, and create art on their own and in workshops designed by guest artists. Throughout the summer, students create independent and collaborative projects around a program theme which leads to a final public showing of student learning and work.
 

Learn More about DYCD's Summer Internship Program →

Goals

  • Learn about careers in the arts.
     
  • Create artwork and collaborate on creative projects.
     
  • Practice collective decision-making.
     
  • Explore contemporary art through research and discussion.
     
  • Build critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Access Statement

In this program we will be moving around in the city, using public transportation and seated or standing for a long amount of time. Sometimes, there will be artworks containing triggering or challenging content. We will give a content warning as much as we possibly can in these cases.

Masks are not required for this program but participants are welcome to wear one. SI will make masks and COVID-19 tests available to all participants. All meetings on-site at SI will have a HEPA air purifier running in the meeting space. All participants must be up-to-date with vaccinations including COVID-19 vaccines.