Arts Administration Internship Program: For Companies

Pentacle’s Arts Administration Internship Program seeks individual artists and artistic entities who are interested in expanding their administrative capacity through a structured internship program. The program matches each participating entity with a college or post-graduate intern for 10 hours/week for a period of eight weeks. The next session is January 29th-April 22nd, 2024. The deadline for companies to apply is Sunday, November 12th, 2023.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. It's recommended that you sign up for Pentacle's newsletter, blog, and social media to stay updated when sessions dates are announced.

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ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Through an extensive recruitment and interview process, Pentacle identifies potential interns and pairs members of the cohort with participating artistic entities. Artistic entities are required to submit an interest form detailing their mission, activities, and plans for the intern. This information is used to make appropriate matches.

During the program, artistic entities’ interns gain hands-on experience in nonprofit business practices and attend weekly professional development seminars led by Pentacle staff members and visiting arts professionals. Through this dual experience, interns have an opportunity to build their hard and soft skill sets, engage with artistic entities’ administrative efforts, learn from their peers, and meet industry leaders. Participating entities also have the opportunity to engage with interns through a supportive network and build their administrative capacity.

All artistic entities are welcome, there is no required budget size or incorporation status.

Working with an intern through Pentacle provides a greater sense of intern commitment and accountability due to the program’s structure and Pentacle’s role as a facilitating organization. Interns will receive four weeks of educational seminars before their work with their artistic entity begins, giving them a foundation in arts administration skills and best practices.

We will be encouraging participants to abide by the current NY State guidelines regarding any in-person activities. Remote and in-person internships will be assigned based on applicant preferences. The weekly seminars will be held over Zoom. We are also open to interns and artistic entities outside of NYC.

There is a $750 fee for participating partner artistic entities. This fee goes towards the intern's stipend, guest speaker honorariums, and administrative time from Pentacle's Education & Outreach staff.

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

• Qualified intern through extensive recruitment who has received 4-weeks of training prior to starting their work with you 

• Clear work plan outlining intern responsibilities and company goals

• 10 hours/week for 8 weeks to work with an intern

• Mentorship and guidance from Pentacle staff, as needed

WHAT INTERNS GET:

• Weekly educational seminars focusing on topics within arts administration including four weeks of training before the internship begins

• Dedicated Pentacle staff members to guide you through the experience

• A $1,000.00 stipend from Pentacle

• The opportunity to gain hands-on experience in non-profit arts administration

• and more!

Questions? Contact education@pentacle.org.

Dates for future sessions are announced through Pentacle's newsletter, blog, and social media.