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Your role

Program summary

Family Programs are designed to encourage kids of all ages and their grown-ups to observe, discuss, and explore art together while developing a sense of lifelong experimentation, critical thinking, and creative expression. 

Family Programs create a family-friendly environment at the Whitney or online, by offering opportunities for parents with a wide age range of children to access the Museum’s programs and resources.

Interns commit between 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks for a total of 200 hours. Interns are assigned to a specific department at the Museum for the duration of the internship.

Your responsibilities include:

• Support Open Studio, a weekly drop-in artmaking program for families on Saturdays, each Second Sunday, and all other family events.
• Supporting freelance educators offsite at community partnerships and Community Programs public events.
• Support with curriculum materials for freelance educators working with community partners and senior centers.
• Research artists in the Whitney’s collection and current exhibitions.
• Prepare art materials, organize material inventories, and maintain storage and program spaces.
• Provide administrative support (e.g. track statistics, create signs and informational materials).
• Complete a final project connected to community programs and partnerships.

About you

Preferred qualifications include:

• Strong interest in working with kids and families, and experience working with art materials.
• Passionate about and have knowledge of contemporary art.
• Interest in organizational projects and preparing large amounts of art materials for museum programs.
• Creativity, attention to detail, and the ability to work on a team.
• Proficiency in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, or ASL is a plus.
•  Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited academic program.

Compensation & benefits

Interns are paid a stipend of $3,000 throughout the internship period.

The following benefits are for full-time employees.

• Health insurance
• Generous paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Free admission to many museums in New York City and nationally.

Training & development

Whitney Academy provides hands-on experience with visitors, training on the use of Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook, curriculum development, and introduction to new works of art, artists, art materials, and techniques. Additionally, they provide training on Art material preparation and opportunities for interns to observe and support programs, tours, guided visits, and artist workshops.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• whitney.org/about/job-postings
• whitney.org/about/internships
• Youtube.com@Whitney Museum