Youth Internships
Paid Creative Career Development Pathways
Now active · Fall–Spring
Creative Careers Mentorship Program
The Arts at Large Career Development Internship Program provides paid internships to Milwaukee Public Schools high school students each year. Rooted in the arts, this program equips young people with essential skills for success in creative industries and beyond such as: communication, leadership, collaboration, and self-efficacy. Interns gain hands-on experience through youth-led projects and artist assistantships.
Applications closedSummer
Artist Assistantship
Our summer internship gives young artists interested in teaching the opportunity to learn directly from an artist educator, as their assistant. By the end of the six-week program, interns develop their teaching practice through daily engagement with 3rd-8th grade camp participants, classroom management and lesson planning development, and weekly check-ins with our Artist Educators. Applications open April 13th, 2026.
Applications closedYear-round
Site Placement Interns
Arts @ Large partners with arts-based organizations across Milwaukee for intern placement and hosting.
Applications closed
Intern Work
See what our interns have created
Our current and past interns produce real creative work — youth-led projects, artist assistantships, and more. Click a portfolio below to page through it right here on the site.
Funders
Career Development internships are made possible due to our sponsors' generosity.
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