#getty interns

Applications are open for our multicultural undergraduate *paid* summer internship program. Yes, we’re already thinking about summer 2018.

QUALIFICATIONS

—Reside or attend college in Los Angeles County; and —Be a United States citizen or permanent resident —Self-identify as part of a group underrepresented in museums and visual arts organizations, including, but not limited to, individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent —Be a currently enrolled undergraduate —Full eligibility and terms here!

DEETS

—Full-time, 10-week internship from June 18 through August 24, 2018 —$5,500 stipend —At the Getty Center or Getty Villa in Los Angeles, CA

PREPARE YOUR APP

—500-word personal statement —Transcript —2 letters of recommendation

HOW TO APPLY!

—Submit the online application form by 5:00 pm on February 1, 2018 (mark those calendars) —Check out our website for all details and information

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Getty’s Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program.

“It was 1992. 

Los Angeles had just erupted in civil unrest following the acquittal of four LAPD officers in the beating of Rodney King. In the wake of the uprising, the nation pondered the relationship between race, injustice, and disparity.

The Getty Foundation had already been considering the responsibility and relevancy of arts institutions in a changing society. The population of Los Angeles County had shifted to majority people of color in the late 1980s. Yet, the demographics of professional staff at arts and cultural organizations showed no comparable change: the vast majority was—and always had been—white.

The Foundation realized it had an opportunity to help change that and established the Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program with the aim of increasing diversity in the professions related to museums and the visual arts. The program funds paid, full-time summer internships for students from cultural backgrounds that have traditionally been underrepresented in the visual arts.

Diversifying the workforce in any sector is a thorny problem and internship programs like the Getty’s are just one piece of a much larger puzzle. But, the logic behind the internship program is quite simple: make careers in the arts more accessible to students of color by reducing barriers to entry and increasing exposure to the variety of jobs that are out there.

Twenty-five years in—and over 3,000 interns later—the evidence that this formula works grows person by person.”