Arts Education Intern (Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program)
The artworxLA Arts Education Internship is an invaluable experience in museum education, especially for those interested in school, teen, and outreach programs. The Arts Education intern will provide essential support in preparing for 2025–26 classroom programming, including:?
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Assisting in updating the Teaching Artist Handbook, the principal document articulating artworxLA’s philosophy and methodology.
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Assisting with the organization of the 2025 Summer Teaching Institute for Teaching Artists and classroom teachers.
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Compiling research on two museum exhibition initiatives.
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Assisting with reporting on program evaluation projects.
Reporting to the Director of School and Teaching Artist Programs, the Arts Education intern will receive training in hands-on experiences in object- and inquiry-based learning. The internship is an excellent introduction to facilitating relevance and meaning for specific audiences, especially alternative education youth, by tailoring museum exhibition content through gallery and classroom explorations.?
While these internships are intended for students from backgrounds underrepresented in museums and visual arts professions, eligible candidates from all backgrounds may be considered. Candidates shall have the opportunity to demonstrate their interest in museums and visual arts professions and how they might add diverse and underrepresented perspectives, which can include—among other things—socio-economic status, cultural background, physical or other disability, geographical origin, and/or any other life experiences.
Terms of the Internship?
Applicants must be available to report to work in person for a hybrid format. The Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship at artworxLA is full-time, 40 hours per week, 10am—6pm, for a consecutive ten-week period between June 16–August 22, 2025. The application will be open until the position is filled, and the intern will be selected before May 16, 2025. Gross pay for the internship is $7,150.?
Getty Marrow Undergraduate Interns must be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate in either a bachelor’s degree program or an associate’s degree program. Students must have completed at least one semester or two quarters of college by June. Students who graduated the semester or quarter immediately before the internship begins are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.) Candidates must attend college in or be a permanent resident of LA County; and be a United States citizen or permanent resident (non-citizen authorized to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis; also known as a "green card" holder). Students with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) status valid through the internship period are also eligible.
Candidates are not eligible if they have previously served as Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern at artworxLA; have received a prior BA, BS, or higher degree. For more information about the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program, .
Successful candidates will have completed coursework in the arts, art history, graphic design, communication arts, or related fields; a passion for working for the benefit of youth/community; an interest in museum education, arts education, design, and/or illustration.
How to Apply
To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to internships@.... For inquiries, please contact Fabrizio Flores at fabrizio@.... Please note that candidates selected for an interview will be given the options of in-person or videoconference.
