Internships
Internships provide an excellent opportunity to broaden knowledge, gain employment experience and receive credits for your major. A variety of internship possibilities in local arts organizations exist, and, if your internship is unpaid, the college has opportunities to apply for financial assistance.
For BFA students, a 1 credit internship is required. (The course ARTS 3481 Curatorial Practices will also fulfill the BFA internship requirement.) Otherwise register for CLA 3896. Schedule Builder has instructions for registration.
For BA students, an internship is not required.
Internship opportunities are occasionally shared with art majors via email, and students can also visit the sites listed below to find an internship. Take a look at our Art Internship handout for more tips about arranging an internship.
Great places to search for internship opportunities include:
Minnesota Nonprofit Job Board
MN Artists Opportunities Page
Springboard for the Arts
The College of Liberal Arts Career Services also lists internships via their database Handshake.
Previous Internship Opportunities
CLA's Career Services has searchable data on recent internships to help you see what other students' experiences have been.
Other organizations where Art students have done internships include:
- Highpoint Center for Printmaking
- Urban Arts Academy
- Kairos Alive
- ArtReach St. Croix
- African Immigrant Services
- Caponi Art Park
- "Iron" Wayne Potratz
- Mudluk Pottery
- The Ordway
- American Craft Council
- Walker Art Center
- Articulture