Dear Students,
Making sure you know that CUNY Cultural Corps re-opened their application for this academic year.
Applications are due Friday!
Some neat opportunities:
| 9/11 Memorial & Museum Oral History Corps Member |
| 9/11 Memorial & Museum Photo Archive Corps Member |
| A.I.M by Kyle Abraham – Company/Production Management Intern |
| A.I.M by Kyle Abraham – Development Intern |
| A.I.M by Kyle Abraham – Marketing Intern |
| Alice Austen House, Visitor Services and Education Internship |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters Curatorial Intern |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters Production Intern |
| Artists Alliance Inc. GALLERY MANAGEMENT & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP |
| ARTNOIR COMMUNICATION & MARKETING INTERN |
| Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) – Programs Intern |
| Brooklyn Children’s Theatre – Development Intern |
| Brooklyn Children’s Theatre – Programs and Administration Intern |
| CENTRO – Art Gallery Attendant |
| CENTRO – Arts & Culture Events |
| CENTRO – Gender or Media Research Assistant |
| CENTRO – Outreach and social media |
| CENTRO – Public Humanities |
| CUE Art Foundation Communications Intern |
| CUNY Creative Arts Team, College and Adult Program (CAP), Program Assistant |
| Harlem Stage Education and Community Engagement Intern |
| Haus Agency – Wholesale + PR Internship |
| Independent Curators International – Programs Intern |
| Independent Curators International (ICI) – Development Intern |
| Intrepid Museum – Oral History Intern |
| Mark DeGarmo Dance Arts Administration, Fundraising, and Citizen Leadership Internship |
| Mark Morris Dance Group Education and Community Engagement Intern (Youth & Family Programs) |
| Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden-Education/Program Intern |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage- Department Administrative Assistant |
| Museum of the Moving Image – Education Intern |
| New 42/New Victory Theater Youth Engagement Intern |
| New York African Chorus Ensemble, Inc – Administrative Assistant |
| New York Botanical Garden Volunteer Services Intern |
| Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance Special Events Assistant |
| PEN America National Engagement Internship |
| Powerhouse Arts – Event Production Intern |
| Powerhouse Arts – Marketing Intern |
| Prospect Park Zoo Education Assistant |
| Queens Zoo Education Assistant |
| SassClass Marketing & Community Intern |
| Staten Island Museum- Art Collections Management Associate |
| Staten Island Museum- History Archives Associate |
| Staten Island Museum- Natural Science Collections Associate |
| Teatro Círculo – Fundraising Assistant |
| The Paley Center for Media Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement and Human Resources Internship |
| Ukrainian Museum – Curatorial Intern |
| Ukrainian Museum – Education Intern |
| viBe Theater Experience |
| viBe Theater Experience (Institutional Giving) |
| Voelker Orth Museum Audience Engagement Associate |
| Voelker Orth Museum Horticultural Associate |
| Voelker Orth Museum Museum Education Associate |
| Wave Hill Youth Programs Intern |
| Wildlife Conservation Society Education Programming Administrative Assistant |
We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you: applications for our CUNY Cultural Corps 2023-2024 cohort have briefly reopened, and we are now accepting a limited number of students into the program. The CUNY Cultural Corps program provides paid internships at cultural arts organizations for CUNY students.
The program was started in collaboration with The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs as an effort to foster diversity and equity in NYC’s cultural sector. Please read below for more details on the program, the application link, and next steps.
Program Information
Through the Cultural Corps program, CUNY students can obtain internship positions at various +cultural institutions. Please review the positions currently available through this extension, before submitting your application: 2023 Student Application Extension- Available Positions Overview
After undergoing an application screening, an interview process, and receiving their placement, students work between 10-12 hours a week throughout the fall and spring semesters and are paid $18 an hour. In addition, students receive a series of career workshops meant to further their professional development in the field.
Program Eligibility
To be eligible to apply, you must:
- Be currently enrolled at any CUNY college, working towards a degree (Community College, Senior College, or Graduate School).
- Be registered for at least 12 credits (for undergraduate freshmen, sophomores, and juniors) or 6 credits (if you are a rising senior) while enrolled in the program.
- Have a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.5.
- Have earned at least 24 college credits by the end of the Summer (12 college credits for community college students).
- Have addressed any remedial education needs prior to beginning Fall classes.
- Have the proper work authorization required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
What to Expect of the Selection Process
- Submit your application here by Friday, September 22nd, 2023.
- We strongly encourage students to submit their resumes.
- Sometime in October 2023, the Cultural Corps Team will contact you to inform you if your application is selected to move on to the next step. If selected, you will be prompted to RSVP to a Group Orientation.
- After the Group Orientation you will be required to review important resources, we will share with you. You will then:
- Confirm you have reviewed the resources
- State your willingness to follow through with the program expectations and requirements.
- Submit proof of eligibility.
- Submit your professional references, which we will be contacting.
- If all requirements are met and you continue to the next stage, you will be interviewed by some organizations and matched to one.
- Selected students are onboarded into the CUNY Cultural Corps 2023-2024 cohort.
- Students who meet our requirements and cannot be successfully matched to an organization are placed on a waitlist to possibly join this cohort later in the year.
Click here to learn more about CUNY Cultural Corps
Click here to submit your 2023 – 2024 application
We hope you are as excited as we are about this opportunity to join CUNY Cultural Corps this year and look forward to receiving your application!
Best Regards,
CUNY Cultural Corps Team