[NoHo Arts District, CA] – The L.A. County Arts Internship Program is here! The L.A. County Department of Arts & Culture has a paid arts internship program for qualified college students.
About the L.A. County Department of Arts & Culture’s Arts Internship Program
In 2000, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors established the Arts Internship Program, which provides internships for nonprofit performing, presenting, film, media, literary, municipal arts, social justice and social service nonprofit organizations as a companion program to the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program, which provides internships to museums and visual arts organizations. The purpose of the County’s program is to provide undergraduate students with meaningful on-the-job training and experience working in nonprofit arts organizations.
When is the L.A. County Arts Internship Program?
Interns will be able to work from June 1, 2025 – March 1, 2026 depending on the needs of the organization. Every organization sets its own start and end dates, hours worked per week as well as on-site versus remote work parameters. So prospective interns are strongly encouraged to carefully review each individual posting and inquire about these details with the organization.
These internships are for 400 hours of work at $17.87 an hour, at over 170 different arts organizations across the @countyofla.
Who is Eligible for the L.A. County Arts Internship Program?
The 2025 Arts Internship Program positions will be open to currently enrolled undergraduate (2 or 4-year) and community college students who reside or attend college in Los Angeles County. Recent graduates may apply as long as they have completed their degree between May 1 – December 1, 2025. The Department of Arts and Culture encourages eligible students from all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as disabled students, to apply. Eligible students may participate in the program only once.
Note:
- Students who have already earned a BA, BS, or a higher degree are not eligible for the Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program.
- Students who have previously participated in the program are not eligible to participate a second time.
- Students must possess the legal right to work in the United States.
- Students who are invited to participate in the program will be asked to provide verification of eligibility via college transcripts, driver’s license, and other documents to show enrollment status and/or LA County residence.
-There are no exceptions to their eligibility requirements.-
How to Apply?
You apply directly to the organization. You can filter by neighborhood and type.
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