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About the Role
The Whitney seeks an Education: Youth Programs Intern for the Spring 2027 semester, offering a semester-long paid internship for rising Juniors and above enrolled in an accredited academic program. Interns will assist with youth programs, prepare materials, perform administrative tasks, and support outreach efforts.
Responsibilities
- Assist during in-person Youth Insights and drop-in Teen Programs to create a welcoming environment for teens at the Museum
- Prepare art materials, organize material inventory and digital files
- Perform administrative tasks to support programs (track statistics, art supply research, student data, and create signs and informational materials)
- Assist in outreach and marketing efforts
Requirements
- Rising Juniors and above (to include Graduate students) enrolled in an accredited academic program
- Demonstrated interest in art history, contemporary art, American studies, and/or museum education
- Interest in K-12 Museum Education is imperative, as is a desire to learn more about inquiry-based teaching in the galleries
- Excellent attention to detail and written communication skills
- Ability to be flexible, personable, and juggle a variety of tasks simultaneously and work in a fast-paced work environment
- Familiarity with MS Office and Google Suite
Skills
- Art history
- Contemporary art
- American studies
- Museum education
- K-12 Museum Education
- Inquiry-based teaching
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
- Flexibility
- Personable
- Task juggling
- MS Office
- Google Suite
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Internship
- Paid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Rising Juniors and above
- Graduate students
Education Level
- Accredited academic program
Salary/Compensations
- $3000 stipend
Benefits
- Paid internship
- Gain familiarity with artmaking and working with high school-aged audiences
- Develop the ability to create artmaking activities related to Whitney exhibitions
- Knowledge of current and upcoming Whitney exhibitions and the artists participating in Teen Programs, as well as more broadly the field of modern and contemporary art history and related disciplines
- Experience in developing and producing museum programming, including goal-setting, coordinating with museum staff, program documentation, program ticketing, and preparing visual materials
- Learn about different techniques to engage teen learners
- Have gained knowledge about running and maintaining a variety of free programs for youth
- Improved writing and documentation skills
- Lead an inquiry-based discussion of an object
- Collect, analyze, and visualize data
- Conduct research for new exhibitions to create art workshops and inquiry-based discussions
- Trained in Outlook, calendar management, and all technological and administrative skills needed to perform tasks assigned
About the Company
- The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
- The Whitney Museum of American Art has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years.
- The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States.
- Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists themselves, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.
Equal Opportunity
- The Whitney Museum of American Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- The Museum does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, or any other factor prohibited by law.
- The Museum hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
- The Museum encourages all qualified candidates to apply for vacant positions at all levels.
- This description shall not be construed as a contract of any sort for a specific period of employment.