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Undergraduate students can now apply directly to Los Angeles museums and visual arts organizations for summer 2008 internship positions. Click on the link to the right for a complete list of internship opportunities.
Organizations interested in applying for internship grants should note that the 2008 deadline for organizations to apply for Multicultural Undergraduate Internship grants has passed. For reference only, information on the 2008 grants follows. Online application materials for 2009 will be available later this year.
Purpose
In order to increase diversity in the professions related to museums and the visual arts, and to provide support for local organizations, funding is available to Los Angeles-area museums and visual arts organizations for multicultural undergraduate internships during summer 2008.
The internships are intended specifically for outstanding students who are members of groups currently underrepresented in these professions: individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent.
Eligibility
Museums of all types and nonprofit visual arts organizations of any size that are located in Los Angeles County are eligible to apply for the 2008 grants. Applicants must have nonprofit status as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service Code.
Terms
Museums and visual arts organizations in Los Angeles County may request support for one to three full-time internship positions, each with a salary of $3,500, for a consecutive ten-week period between June and August 2008. In addition to these salaries, organizations will receive $500 per internship to assist with administrative costs. Large organizations with multiple departments may apply for more than three interns.
Internships should be designed to offer eligible students experience in key areas such as curatorship, conservation, education, publications, and related programmatic activities. Larger museums are encouraged to request at least one internship in a curatorial or conservation department. In order to ensure the best educational experience for the intern, applicant organizations must have at least one full-time staff member.
Organizations receiving grants will be responsible for recruiting eligible interns. To assist them in this process, the Getty Foundation will disseminate information about available positions through its Web site and mailings to local colleges and universities.
Eligibility for the internships will be limited to currently enrolled undergraduates who either reside or attend college in Los Angeles County, will have completed at least one semester of college by June 2008 and will not graduate before December 2008. Candidates can be sought from all areas of undergraduate study and are not required to have demonstrated a previous commitment to the visual arts.
Inquiries
Please address inquiries to:
Attn: Multicultural Undergraduate Internships
The Getty Foundation
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1685
U.S.A.
Phone: 310.440.7320
Fax (inquiries only): 310.440.7703
Email: summerinterns@getty.edu
Please note:
Los Angeles County Internship Grants for Performing and Literary Arts Organizations
Through a related program, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission offers grants to performing and literary arts organizations in Los Angeles County for undergraduate summer internships. Application forms and information about these grants are available online at www.lacountyarts.org or by calling 213.202.5858.
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