The Bloomberg Arts Mentors program is a paid summer internship (June-August) for post-grad and undergraduate college students with a strong interest in the arts and culture of New York City. This is an excellent opportunity for students who would like to gain experience in arts and educational program management and guidance for teens as they prepare to transition to college.

The program is sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the New York City cohort is administered by the Studio Institute, a nonprofit organization that is committed to apprenticeship-based learning, professional development for teachers, visual arts curricula, and sharing arts education research with communities nationwide. Studio Institute partners with a broad range of arts and cultural institutions to provide meaningful career training and expose interns to the multiple professional pathways in the arts. (See page two for a sample of our partnering organizations.)

Mentors support virtual classes (and some in-person support if conditions allow) and oversight to rising senior high school students who will be 1) interning at arts organizations around the city and 2) participating in college support and professional development workshops and 3) attending (virtual and in-person, when possible) arts and cultural field trips across the five boroughs.

Apply now to be a 2021 Bloomberg Arts Mentor:

Undergrad Application

Postgrad Application

Application deadline: April 4, 2021

Qualifications: There are four positions available (two post-grads and two undergrads). Candidates should have a demonstrated deep interest in the arts and have exceptional organizational skills. Candidates must also have strong writing and editing skills and experience working on virtual platforms, such as Zoom and Google Meets. Applicants should indicate, in their cover letter or resume, any design, photography, or film experience that they have, and must be legally allowed to work in the US.

Program Details: Throughout the intern orientation sessions and the eight-week program, Mentors will model professional behavior and assist in administrative responsibilities, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Serve as a mentor to high school students working at cultural institutions throughout New York City in the Bloomberg Arts Internship Program
• Support and mentor high school interns through assisting in the preparation of college applications, college resumes and navigating the Common App
• Communicate with and provide timely feedback to interns regarding work assignments, schedules, and responsibilities
• Collect and process weekly timesheets for high school interns
• Assist with developing prompts for weekly blog postings; manage and track the collection of weekly assignments from interns; and post appropriate photos and student writings to the intern blog
• Help to oversee and assist with intern multi-media projects; Mentors support Artist Instructors and students in this effort
• Manage photo-documentation of the Bloomberg Arts Internship Program at weekly virtual class sessions, breakout groups, and work sites
• Assist in compiling a report at end of the program with highlight photos from each worksite and class sessions
• Assist with the final collection of all intern work, reports, and other program documentation

 

Program Eligibility: Undergrad candidates must be current rising juniors or seniors in a college or university within the five boroughs of New York City, or must be permanent residents of the City. Undergrad applicants must be enrolled full–time during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic years. Postgrad candidates must be current seniors (expected graduation date of spring term 2021) or have graduated in 2020 or 2019 from a college or university within the five boroughs of New York City and must be a current permanent resident of the City.

Financial Aid Requirement: Applicants must demonstrate financial need by submitting a copy of their FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR) and provide the EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) document.

Cultural organizations that have participated in the program in the past include: Art 21, BAAD!, Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, Bartow Pell Mansion Museum, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Children’s Museum of Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem, El Barrio’s Art space PS 109,Dixon Place, Museum of the City of New York, New York Hall Of Science, New York Live Arts, New York Theatre Workshop, Nuyorican Poets Café, Park Avenue Armory, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Socrates Sculpture Park, Transit Museum, and Studio Museum in Harlem.

For more information about the Bloomberg Arts Mentors program email Jen Comer jcomer@studioinstitute.org