PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Seattle Art Museum connects art to life. SAM strives for its employees, volunteers, and interns to reflect the community in which it exists. Emerging Arts Leader internships are intended to open career pathways for individuals who bring dynamic backgrounds and perspectives to their work in art, museums, or community engagement.
While diversity can embody many characteristics, this internship program is intended to engage with historically under-represented groups in the museum field including, but not limited to, individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent.
EMERGING ARTS LEADER INTERNSHIP, DEVELOPMENT – click for full description and to apply
Working with SAM’s Institutional Giving Team, this intern will complete project work related to corporate membership and corporate, foundation, and government giving programs. Additional projects may include corporate, foundation, and government prospect research, drafting acknowledgement letters to SAM’s institutional funders, and engaging with the grant writing process.
Candidates with interest in nonprofit administration, fundraising, or communications are especially encouraged to apply.
TEEN PROGRAMS INTERNSHIP – click for full description and to apply
The Teen Programs Intern is a member of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Education Department.
The core objective of the Teen Program Internship is to further racial equity and diversity objectives within SAM and in the broader professional field by offering a paid internship opportunity for candidates from historically underserved communities.
The opportunity for educational advancement is an important part of this position. The internship will provide the candidate with a wide range of museum and education experiences that may help to prepare the intern to pursue a career in education, art, museum, non-profit, or related fields. As a member of SAM’s internship program, this intern will be encouraged to identify professional development goals and propose projects of interest to their supervisor.
The Teen Programs Intern will be focused primarily on supporting the 2024-2025 Teen Arts Group (TAG) cohort and will be expected to collaborate with and support the supervisor with agenda planning and administrative work for TAG programming, such as workshops, Teen Night Out, etc. As a peer or former participant in TAG, the intern will be expected to serve as a role model and mentor for new members.
