Pentacle’s Career Development cultivates the next generation of arts leaders through structured programs that include internship hours, professional development training, mentorship, and a peer network of colleagues in the field. The program supplies dance organizations with much-needed administrative support through interns and trainees, and assists them in assessing their organizational objectives. High school students, college students, recent graduates and emerging administrators are matched with participating dance companies for an experience that is rewarding, beneficial, and educational for all involved.
Arts Administration Internship Program
Pentacle’s Arts Administration Internship Program seeks college students, recent graduates, or individuals above the age of 18 who are passionate about the arts, and interested in expanding their knowledge of the nonprofit arts sector. Selected interns are placed with a participating individual artist or nonprofit arts organization that shares their interests and goals. Throughout the program, interns gain hands-on experience in nonprofit business practices and attend weekly Professional Development seminars led by Pentacle staff members and visiting arts professionals.
High School Internship Program
Pentacle’s High School Internship Program seeks high school sophomores, juniors and seniors who are self-motivated and interested in learning skills utilized by for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Pentacle’s Career Development Programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Pentacle receives private support for its Career Development Programs from the Howard Gilman Foundation, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, The Lotos Foundation, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.