College and Post-Graduate Internship Program: For Interns

Pentacle’s College and Post-Graduate Internship Program seeks college students, postgraduates, or individuals above the age of 18 who are passionate about the arts and interested in expanding their knowledge of the nonprofit arts field. This program requires a commitment of 13 hours/week for eight weeks. The upcoming session will run June 14th-August 10th, 2021. The DEADLINE to apply is Friday, May 7th, 2021.

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About the Internship Program

College and post-graduate internships allow participants to gain hands-on experience in nonprofit business practices and attend weekly professional development seminars led by arts leaders in the field and Pentacle staff members. Interns are matched with artistic entities according to their mutually-defined goals and previous experience. Weekly educational seminars offer interns the opportunity to build their administrative skills, learn from their peers, and network with field leaders. Program administrators provide mentorship to the interns and monitor their progress towards strategic goals as defined by each artistic entity and intern.

Interns must be available to work for their artistic entities 10 hours per week over an 8-week session and attend one virtual 2-hour evening seminar each week. Outside work to prepare for seminars totaling 1 hour per week may be required occasionally.

In the final month of the internship, interns have the opportunity to discuss extending their internship to work with their designated arts organization beyond the program period.

Interns will receive a $750 stipend for their participation. College credit may be arranged.

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 applicants preferences. The weekly seminars will be held over Zoom. We are also open to interns and artistic entities outside of NYC.

What We're looking for:

Interest in working with both emerging and established performing arts companies, as well as an interest in the greater performing arts field & nonprofit administration
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Superb organizational skills and attention to detail
Diligent and self-motivated work ethic
Desire to work individually, as well as part of a team
Positive, open and engaged approach

What You'll get:

Considered & personalized match with an affiliated company
Weekly educational seminars focusing on topics within arts administration
Peer-to-peer learning and discussion
Dedicated Pentacle staff members to guide you through the experience
Guest lectures by professionals in the field
Leadership development
The opportunity to gain hands-on experience in non-profit arts administration

Intern applications are accepted on a rolling basis and dates for upcoming sessions are announced through Pentacle's newsletter, blog, and social media.

Read more about our Career Development programs.

Questions? Contact education@pentacle.org.

"This internship program has been much more than expected. The amount of education that I got from this was not something I could have learned from school. This was a space to talk openly about our experiences with people that really care and are very resourceful for all of us. This is the most amazing experience, I would highly recommend this to anyone in the arts."
—Fall 2019 Intern

"This program is extremely beneficial and informative. It provides insight on the world of the arts and all it entails. I gained hands-on experience with, and a greater sense of, the vast array of tasks within arts administration. Having the opportunity to be a part of this internship program is something I am incredibly grateful for. Thank you so much Pentacle!"
—Fall 2019 Intern

TOPICS COVERED DURING WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

Intro to Non-Profit Organizations
Fiscal and Budgets
Marketing and Communications
Fundraising and Development
Project Management
Resume Building, Cover Letter Writing, and Job Recruitment
Arts and Activism
Company Management
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

ENGAGE WITH WEEKLY GUEST SPEAKERS

Past and Returning Speakers

Fernando Maneca, former Marketing and Communications Director at Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Candace Thompson-Zachary, Manager of Justice, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives at Dance/NYC
Jenny Thompson, Senior Director of Development & Revenue Strategies at Gibney
Nancy Steele, Founder of Steeledance and former VP of Strategy at Pfizer
Patch Schwadron, Senior Career Counselor at The Career Center at the Actors Fund
Alexa Gould, Digital Media Strategist at Cayenne Creative
Amy Wilson, Fibers Artist and Professor at the School of Visual Arts
Donna Walker-Kuhne, Founder of Walker International Communications Group Inc. & Professor at NYU

Audrey Ross, Founder of Audrey Ross Publicity
Ashley Browne, Freelance Bookkeeper and Business Manager at Keigwin + Company
Amy Jacobus, Founder of Amy Jacobus Marketing
Davalois Fearon, Artistic Director of Davalois Fearon Dance
Phil Chan, Co-Founder at Final Bow for Yellowface
Sarah A. O. Rosner, Producer at Gibney and Founder of the A.O. Movement Collective
Stephanie Acosta, Multidisciplinary Artist and Producer of Sunday Service at the Knockdown Center
Sydney Skybetter, choreographer and Professor at Brown University

Pentacle’s Internship and Fellowship 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 Andrew M. Cuomo 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 Internship and Fellowship Programs from the Howard Gilman Foundation, The New York Community Trust, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, and The Harkness Foundation for Dance.